Lai Mohammed: Africa must exploit $1.3trn MICE market

Vanguard News | 03-10-2026 09:14pm |

Former Minister of Information and Culture Alhaji Lai Mohammed has urged African governments to reposition the Meetings, Incentives, Conferences and Exhibitions (MICE) industry as a major economic tool. He noted that the continent currently accounts for only about four per cent of a global market estimated at $1.3 trillion. Mohammed made the call while speaking as a panellist at the ninth Africa MICE Summit in Mombasa, Kenya.

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