Connecting the skies of West & Central Africa – where aviation, tourism, finance, and policy meet to build the region's future.
Why AeroWest?
Connecting the Skies of West & Central Africa
AEROWEST 2026 - A Confluence of opportunities!
A new chapter begins for aviation & tourism in West & Central Africa - AEROWEST! AEROWEST is a summit that brings together two of the most powerful, yet interdependent engines of economic growth in Africa: aviation and tourism.
Across West and Central Africa, the challenge is clear. Airlines struggle with financing, leasing, insurance, and payment constraints. At the same time, tourism potential remains largely untapped - not due to lack of demand, but because of limited connectivity, high travel costs, and fragmented systems.
Without aviation, tourism cannot grow. Without tourism, aviation cannot thrive.
AEROWEST 2026 is where these worlds converge.
Unlocking Aviation & Tourism Assets
Together, West and Central Africa account for roughly a third of Africa's population, yet less than 15% of the continent's air traffic – a gap set to close rapidly as passenger numbers climb.
1/3of Africa's population across the two regions
<15%of the continent's current air traffic
110M+passengers projected by 2040
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The two regions account for nearly one-third of Africa's population, yet capture less than 15% of the continent's total air traffic. While East and Southern Africa have made strides in connectivity and airline growth, this region still faces high operating costs, fragmented regulations, underdeveloped infrastructure, and limited intra-African routes. With passenger traffic projected to exceed 110 million by 2040, the gap between potential and performance is too wide to ignore.
This is not just another conference - it is a deal-making, solution-driven platform designed to unlock investment, strengthen connectivity, and address the most critical barriers facing the region today. From aircraft financing and leasing to insurance risk, from route development to digital payments and revenue flows, the conversations at AEROWEST are focused on real challenges and practical solutions.
Bringing together government leaders, airlines, airports, investors, lessors, insurers, tourism authorities, fintech innovators, and global partners, AEROWEST creates a unique environment where policy meets capital, and partnerships turn into action.
For sponsors and exhibitors, this is a rare opportunity to position your organization at the center of Africa's aviation and tourism transformation, engage directly with decision-makers, showcase solutions to a highly targeted and influential audience, and unlock new markets, partnerships, and investment opportunities.
For participants, it is a chance to be part of a defining conversation - one that will shape the future of connectivity, travel, and economic integration across the region.
AEROWEST 2026 is where West & Central Africa connects, collaborates, and builds the future together.
