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Lagos will host thousands of creatives, investors, policymakers, financiers and buyers from Africa and the diaspora in November for the Creative Africa Nexus Weekend (CANEX WKND), as the continent seeks to expand trade and investment in its creative industries.
The four-day event, organised by the African Export-Import Bank (Afreximbank) in partnership with the Federal Republic of Nigeria, the African Union Commission and the African Continental Free Trade Area (AfCFTA) Secretariat, will run from Nov. 5 to 8 at the Wole Soyinka Centre for Culture and Creative Arts, National Theatre Complex, Iganmu, Lagos.
Held under the theme “One People, United in Culture, Creating for the World: From FESTAC ’77 to CANEX’27”.
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Kanayo Awani, Afreximbank’s Executive Vice President for Intra-African Trade and Export Development said the event provided an important platform for converting Africa’s creative talent into sustainable commercial opportunities.
“By bringing creators together with investors, financiers, buyers and policymakers, we are helping to strengthen the ecosystem required for African creative businesses to grow, access new markets and retain greater value from their work.
“Hosting CANEX WKND 2026 in Lagos is particularly significant given Nigeria’s influence across music, film, fashion, literature and other creative sectors. We look forward to bringing together participants from across Global Africa to deepen collaboration, mobilise investment and support the continued growth of the creative economy,” Awani said.
Nigeria’s Minister of Industry, Trade and Investment, Jumoke Oduwole, said hosting the event would reinforce the country’s role as a centre for creative and commercial activity.
“Our creative industries are an important source of enterprise, employment and exports, and strengthening the connections between talent, investment and markets is critical to unlocking their full economic potential,” Oduwole said.
“CANEX provides an important platform to bring African and diaspora creatives, investors and businesses together in Nigeria, while creating opportunities for stronger partnerships, greater market access and increased investment across the creative value chain,” she said.
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