ACCREDITATION UNDERWAY! Delegates are arriving and checking in at the Bola Ahmed Tinubu International Conference Centre Pavilion as WAES 2025 kicks off. The atmosphere is buzzing with energy as West Africa gathers in Abuja. #WAES2025

Accreditation in Progress Delegates are arriving and checking in at the Bola Ahmed Tinubu International Conference Centre Pavilion ahead of WAES 2025. The atmosphere is vibrant as West Africa converges in Abuja. #WAES2025

The accreditation of delegates are ongoing at the Bola Ahmed Tinubu International Conference Center Pavilion ahead of West Africa Economic Summit (WAES 2025) 2025. The environ is vibrant as West African States converges in Abuja. #WAES2025

Abuja pulses with excitement as the West Africa Economic Summit 2025 gets underway! Delegates are arriving at the Bola Ahmed Tinubu International Conference Centre for accreditation, filling the air with a sense of purpose, fresh ideas, and the vision of a united West Africa.

As you can see the atmosphere of Abuja is very different as delegates from different Countries comes together for West Africa Economic Summit happening now. This will make us all share our ideas and the way forward for us as African people with purpose. #WAES2025

Live in Abuja as the West Africa Economic Summit 2025 kicks off! The atmosphere is charged with purpose, ideas, and the promise of a united West Africa. Delegates streaming into the Bola Ahmed Tinubu International Conference Centre for accreditation. #WAES2025

You can feel the sense of purpose in the room. Heads of state, policymakers, business leaders, and innovators all leaning in, exchanging ideas, asking the hard questions, and listening. This isn’t just talk. It’s real engagement, and it’s happening right here in Abuja. #WAES2025

The atmosphere inside the Bola Ahmed Tinubu International Conference Centre is electric, a true convergence of minds and missions. Delegates from across West Africa and beyond are fully engaged in strategic conversations that matter. #WAES2025

“Overcoming Barriers to Harnessing AfCFTA for Stronger Intra-Regional Trade in West Africa.” - Moderated by Yvonne Ike, Head of Sub-Saharan Africa at Bank of America, the discussion offered bold insights into unlocking regional trade in West Africa. #WAES2025

The future of West Africa is being shaped today, and you are invited to be part of it. As Nigeria hosts the inaugural West Africa Economic Summit at the Bola Ahmed Tinubu International Conference Centre, join leaders, innovators, and partners across the region and the world for

"We need sub-regional coordination to avoid the global headwind." – Dr. Jumoke Oduwole Honourable Minister of Trade & Investment (Nigeria) #WAES2025

"Scaling Exports via Industrialisation & Port Reforms” - Matthew Stevenson of the World Economic Forum emphasised that AfCFTA implementation is a top priority. He called for serious port reforms and strong industrial policies to position West Africa as a global trade force.

Day 1 of the West Africa Economic Summit 2025 has set a powerful tone for regional transformation. From opening discussions to strategic sessions on trade, investment, and innovation, today’s conversations reaffirmed our shared commitment to building a stronger, more integrated

Day 1: Excerpts of Welcome Speech by HMoS for Foreign Affairs, Amb. Bianca Odumegwu-Ojukwu. #WAES2025

The future of West Africa should be the top priority of everyone genuinely involved in business and development now as creativity is taking over space. #WAES2025

Competition is healthy, and it is in our common interest to keep it positive for all stakeholders. As a region, West Africa has the scale, talent, and critical mass that no individual state alone can match. ~ Hon. Minister Hon. Yusuf Maitama Tuggar #WAES2025

Our job now, our responsibility, is to help find the best way to deliver goods and services to our people, to help the private sector and the free market to do what they do best, generating investment and building capacity. ~ Hon. Minister Hon. Yusuf Maitama Tuggar #WAES2025

We could think of a dozens of what we can offer the international market and where we can do better for each other in the region. Bring those investments, let’s see our transport and economic infrastructure and other building blocks for prosperity grow. Hon. Min. Hon. Yusuf Maitama Tuggar