President Bola Tinubu and several West African heads of state are currently attending the inaugural West Africa Economic Summit (WAES) at the Bola Ahmed Tinubu International Conference Centre in Abuja.
The high-level summit, initiated by President Tinubu in his role as Chairman of the ECOWAS Authority of Heads of State and Government, aims to deepen regional economic integration, with a focus on boosting trade and investment cooperation across West Africa.
In attendance are Presidents of Ghana, Liberia, Sierra Leone, Senegal, The Gambia, Benin, Togo, and Guinea-Bissau, alongside key ministers overseeing finance, trade, infrastructure, and foreign affairs from ECOWAS member states.
The summit also features participation from prominent regional economic institutions, including the West African Monetary Agency (WAMA), West African Monetary Institute (WAMI), ECOWAS Bank for Investment and Development (EBID), the West African Economic and Monetary Union (UEMOA), and the African Continental Free Trade Area (AfCFTA) Secretariat.
WAES is expected to produce tangible outcomes that will accelerate the region’s integration agenda seen as vital to achieving long-term peace, stability, and economic prosperity across West Africa.
