By Ayomide Otitoju
Mining stakeholders from across Africa and the globe are set to gather in Cape Town from October 1–3, 2025, for Africa Mining Week (AMW), a premier platform aimed at advancing the continent’s mineral extraction, beneficiation, and value addition agenda.
The three-day event, themed “Vision & Strategy – Setting the Stage for Minerals Industrialization,” will feature high-level panel discussions, technical workshops, exhibitions, ministerial forums, country spotlights, deal signings, and exclusive networking sessions designed to connect global investors with opportunities along Africa’s mining value chain.
Day one will open with keynote addresses from Nigeria’s Minister of Solid Minerals Development and Chairman of the Africa Minerals Strategy Group (AMSG), Dr. Oladele Alake, and Franklin Edochie, Deputy Director and Head of Metals & Mining at the Africa Finance Corporation (AFC). Alake will later join a ministerial forum alongside counterparts from South Sudan, Zimbabwe, Ghana, and the AMSG Secretariat to discuss policies driving beneficiation and local value creation.
Investor perspectives will also take centre stage, with institutions such as AFC, World Mining Investment, Apeiron Investment Group, Industrial Development Corporation, and African Infrastructure Investment Managers sharing strategies for mobilising capital into Africa’s mining sector. Producers and downstream players including Rand Refinery and B2Gold Namibia will engage stakeholders, while a fireside chat with Yasser Ramadan, Chairman of the Egyptian Mining Authority, and technical workshops by Sidley Austin, Oildynamix, AFC, and CLC Solution will address regulatory and technical developments.
Day two, themed “Leadership and Innovation Shaping the Future of Mining,” will spotlight women leaders in Africa’s mining industry, alongside country-focused discussions with ministers Alake and Winston Chitando of Zimbabwe. Francesco La Camera, Director General of the International Renewable Energy Agency, will speak on Africa’s role in the global energy transition through critical minerals, while Ghana’s Typhoon CEO Kwaku Nsiah-Asare will outline initiatives to formalise small-scale mining. Companies including Pensana, Isondo Precious Metals, Valterra Platinum, Ivanhoe Mines, First Quantum Minerals, Anglo American, and MetSoP will present opportunities in mineral production and trading.
The event will conclude with country spotlights on Ghana, Nigeria, South Sudan, and Zimbabwe, showcasing investment opportunities and policy frameworks shaping the continent’s mining future.
