The event, organised by the African Export-Import Bank (Afreximbank), is expected to strengthen Nigeria’s position in Africa’s creative economy by connecting cultural influence with commercial opportunities.

Stewart died at his Los Angeles home on Wednesday, October 28, his spokesperson Kelly Bush Novak confirmed. A statement published on his social media accounts on Thursday said he had been living with Alzheimer’s disease and Lewy body dementia and was in the care of his wife, singer-songwriter Sunny Ozell.