By: ALEX ADI
Lagos opened on Friday to host the 2025 ECOWAS Trade and Investment Forum and exhibition. This major event has brought together West Africa’s top business leaders, government officials, and investors to drive regional trade, attract investment, and boost economic growth. Our Correspondent Alex Adi reports from Tafawa Balewa Square, where participants are buzzing with excitement about new connections, ideas, and a renewed commitment to sustainable growth and development in West Africa.
ECOWAS is cranking up the heat on West Africa’s economic growth. The Trade and Investment Forum and Exhibition is opening a wave of regional trade, innovation, and investment, with a spotlight on West Africa’s game-changing entrepreneurs, youth, and women-led businesses. The event is themed “Deepening Economic Integration through Trade and Innovation in West Africa” and marks ECOWAS’ 50th anniversary, celebrating five decades of regional integration. Speakers at the opening ceremony are optimistic, envisioning an industrialized West Africa fueled by innovation and solid trade and investment opportunities.
The ECOWAS Pavilion is set to dazzle with West Africa’s best, showcasing the region’s vibrant products, cultural heritage, and business opportunities. With over 2,000 exhibitors, the 39th ECOWAS International Trade Fair is primed to spark value-creating partnerships and ignite economic growth. Ministers, Commissioners, and development partners will lead strategic dialogues, cementing West Africa’s position as a hub for trade and investment.
