By 2025 West Africa Economic Summit
Nigeria to host event in Abuja
Summary
- President Tinubu announces WAES 2025 to hold June 20–21 at Abuja International Conference Centre
- Summit aims to unlock trade and investment opportunities and empower West African youth
- Regional leaders, investors, SMEs, and innovators to attend high-level policy dialogues and expos
- WAES aligns with Nigeria’s 4D foreign policy strategy: democracy, development, demography, and diaspora
Abuja — Nigeria will host the 2025 West Africa Economic Summit (WAES 2025) on June 20–21 at the Abuja International Conference Centre, President Bola Ahmed Tinubu announced in a statement released by the Presidency.
Under the theme “West Africa Economic Summit: Unlocking Trade and Investment Opportunities in the Region,” the event will bring together Heads of State, Ministers, CEOs, investors, SMEs, youth innovators, and development partners to explore inclusive economic solutions for West Africa.
WAES 2025 will feature a presidential roundtable, a private sector CEO forum, and a “Deal Room” designed to facilitate business-to-government and business-to-business engagements targeting at least five major investment deals or public-private partnerships.
Other key highlights include the West Africa Business Expo, cultural showcases, and an Innovation Pitch spotlighting the region’s creative and entrepreneurial youth.
The summit reflects Nigeria’s 4D foreign policy framework of democracy, development, demography, and diaspora, focusing on harnessing the region’s population potential to drive sustainable growth and integration.
For more details or registration, interested persons are advised to visit waes2025.org or contact the Ministry of Foreign Affairs via waes@foreignaffairs.gov.ng.
