The West Africa Industrialisation, Manufacturing, Trade Summit & Exhibition is set to occur in Lagos, Nigeria from March 3 to 5, 2026, gathering regional and international investors, officials, and industrial leaders. This summit is seen as crucial for West African nations as they work towards enhanced industrial growth, manufacturing investments, and job creation, transitioning from stabilization and reform phases to a focus on execution.

The theme of the summit, 'Accelerating West Africa’s Sustainable Industrial Revolution for Economic Prosperity,' underscores its goal of transforming regional trade opportunities into actionable investments at the factory level. Organizers emphasize that the summit will act as a platform to facilitate discussions that convert policy into projects, focusing on building resilient value chains and increasing industrial capacity within the next year and a half.

This initiative comes at a time when there have been significant shifts in national industrial and trade policies throughout West Africa, especially in Nigeria. The urgency of these changes reflects a broader aim to stimulate economic growth through targeted industrial policies, making the summit an opportune moment for stakeholders to align their strategies and enhance cooperation for regional development.