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A Solo Overland Circumnavigation · Nigeria to the Globe
In April 2026 a Nigerian man climbs into a 430bhp BMW in Abeokuta and drives. Not to the next town. Not to the next country. To the world.
Lagos to the World is a solo overland circumnavigation of the globe — the first of its kind departing Nigeria. Three legs. Four continents. One mission: to prove that African excellence travels everywhere it goes.
Running alongside every kilometre is a men's health awareness mission — bringing health activations to roadside communities across the West African corridor. Communities that formal health campaigns have never reached.
The expedition departs with the personal blessing of former President Chief Olusegun Obasanjo from his Green Legacy Hotel in Abeokuta.
Erik's photo here
Born in Stockholm in 1965. Lived on three continents. Managing Director of Carbon Deficits Ltd and CD Africa Parts. Founding member of the BMW Club Nigeria. Self-taught BMW engineer.
Erik has driven the West African corridor for over thirty years — always in a BMW. He is not preparing this car for the expedition. It is already proven. Lagos to Owerri, completed over ten times without incident. Lagos to Accra, driven multiple times. The car works because Erik works — annual engine-out services, genuine BMW components, zero tolerance for compromise.
Lagos to the World is also a personal mission. Erik lost his mother, Professor Helen Nwagwu, and his sister to cancer. The men's health awareness programme he carries across the West African corridor is the awareness that was never available to them.
"I swallow the midnight and spit it out like an apple seed. This expedition has been building for thirty years. April 2026 is simply when the road begins."
2008 BMW E60 535i · N54 Inline 6 · Stage 2+ MHD Tune · Forged Engine Rebuild in Progress · 37 Named Components
Lagos to the World is supported by the finest automotive, logistics and technology brands in the world. Sponsor positions are being confirmed now ahead of the April 2026 departure.
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Become a PartnerLagos to the World is powered by people who believe that African excellence belongs on the world stage. Every contribution — large or small — puts fuel in the tank, tyres on the road and health activations in communities that need them.
When you support Lagos to the World you are not making a donation. You are buying a seat on the journey. Your name travels with this expedition from Abeokuta to Accra, from Lagos to Senegal, and eventually from Africa to the world.
Join the Convoy — contribute $100 or more and your name is written permanently in the Lagos to the World expedition diary. You travel with us.
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