Nigeria has been chosen to host the 24th
edition of the World Economic Forum on Africa (WEF). The event will be
held in Abuja from May 7th-9th this year.
The forum will bring together regional
and global leaders to discuss innovative structural reforms and
investments that can sustain the continent’s growth while creating jobs
and prosperity for all its citizens.
With a Gross Domestic Product (GDP)
of $510 billion, Nigeria’s economy has overtaken South Africa’s as the
biggest in Africa. And so it is fitting for this year’s WEF to be held
in Nigeria (last year’s edition was held in Cape Town, South Africa).
However, there have been concerns over
the event still being held in Abuja despite the recent Nyanya-Abuja
bombing that killed over 71 people and injured over 120.
Despite these concerns, WEF says the forum will still be held in Abuja.
“Our security planning for the World
Economic Forum on Africa is already well under way and will be the
largest security operation ever mounted in this country for an
international summit,” the forum said, in a statement.
“These tragic events will not stop us from delivering on our promise to host a world-class meeting next month.”
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