West Africa stands at a strategic inflection point as the region transitions from commodity-led growth toward more diversified investment models. With 2025 GDP growth forecasted at 4.5% in 2025, West Africa is expected to carry this momentum into 2026.
In this context, the 2026 West Africa Regional Outlook Webinar will explore how value creation can be scaled across sectors such as agriculture, manufacturing, and energy. Key topics of discussion include:
Oil & gas and upstream-midstream in new producers: With countries such as Senegal and Niger coming online, the next wave of energy investment is reshaping regional supply chains.
Agribusiness and local processing: With the region home to a large share of the world’s uncultivated arable land, the focus is shifting to converting raw output into higher-value goods—requiring infrastructure, capital and regulatory support.
Trade integration and logistics: Through the Economic Community of West African States (ECOWAS) framework, deepening intra-regional trade and unlocking infrastructure corridors (ports, rail, digital) remain critical.
Currency risk and financing models: With inflation, currency volatility and high financing costs still endemic, the session will dive into innovative financing, de-risking techniques, and public-private partnership (PPP) frameworks tailored for West African markets.
In this outlook, our experts will evaluate how to convert the region’s demographic and resource advantages into resilient growth and real investment returns.
Moderator
Country Managing Partner | Olajide Oyewole LLP (DLA Piper Africa - Nigeria)
Speakers
Associate Director | Control Risks
Chief Economist & Head of Research, Middle East & Africa | Standard Chartered