The Economic Community of West African States (ECOWAS) Commission, in partnership with the Ministry of Higher Education and Scientific Research of the Republic of Benin, is preparing to launch the second edition of the African Forum on Research and Innovation (FARI 2025). The event is scheduled for Friday, November 22, 2024, in Cotonou, Benin.
Attendees will include Prof. Eléonore Yayi LADEKAN, Minister of Higher Education and Scientific Research of the Republic of Benin; Chief Uche Geoffrey NNAJI, Minister of Innovation, Science, and Technology of Nigeria; and Prof. Fatou Sow SARR, Commissioner for Human Development and Social Affairs at the ECOWAS Commission.
FARI serves as ECOWAS’s leading forum dedicated to science, technology, and innovation. It aligns with Strategic Axis 5 of ECOWAS’s Science, Technology, and Innovation Policy Action Plan. The forum aims to promote inventions and innovations by highlighting regional inventors and startups. It seeks recognition as a significant event for science and innovation within the ECOWAS community.
