Unmatched by any other Mining event in Africa, Mining Indaba continues to host the largest number of senior government officials from across Africa and beyond. Ministers come to address the industry and provide updates on new policies and their plans for the future.
See which Ministers and Head of State attended in 2020.
His Excellency Julius Maada Wonie Bio
President
Republic of Sierra Leone
His Excellency Sylvestre Ilunga
Prime Minister
Democratic Republic of the Congo
Hon. Francis Gatare
CEO
Rwanda Mining Petoleum and Gas Board
Hon. Jama Mohamoud Egal
Minister of Energy and Minerals
Somaliland
Hon. Gwede Mantashe
Minister of Mineral Resources
South Africa
Hon. Jacob Jusu Saffa
CEO
Sierra Leone
Hon. Lelenta Hawa Baba Ba
Minister of Mines and Petroleum
Mali
Hon. Oumarou Idani
Minister of Mines and Quarries
Burkina Faso
Hon. Diamantino Azevedo
Minister of Mineral Resources and Petroleum
Angola
Hon. Winston Chitando
Minister of Mines and Mining Development
Zimbabwe
Hon. Jean-Claude Kouassi
Minister of Mines and Geology
Cote d'Ivoire
Hon. Mohamed Abdel Vettah
Minister of Petroleum, Energy & Mines
Mauritania
Hon. Kwaku Asomah-Cheremeh
Minister of Lands and Natural Resources
Ghana
Hon. Gabriel Dodo Ndoke
Minister of Mines, Industry and Technological Development
Cameroon
Hon. Christian Magnagna
Minister of Equipment and Infrastructure and Mines
Republic of Gabon
Emma Wade-Smith
Her Majesty's Trade Commissioner for Africa
UK Department for International Trade
Hon. Ibrahima Gueye
General Secretary, Minister of Mines and Geology
Senegal
John Mosonik
Deputy Minister - Petroleum and Mining
Kenya
Hon. Jackson Mphikwa Mthembu
Minister in the Presidency
Republic of South Africa
Hon. Thembi Siweya
Deputy Minister - Planning, Monitoring & Evaluation, Presidency
South Africa
Hon. Lefoko Maxwell Moagi
Minister for Mineral Resources, Green Technology & Energy Security
Botswana
H.E Eng. Khalid S. Almudaifer
Vice Minister of Industry & Mineral Resources
The Kingdom of Saudi Arabia
H.E. Albert M. Muchanga
Commissioner for Trade and Industry
African Union
Hon. Richard Musukwa
Minister of Mining
Zambia
Hon. Leopold Mobil Fatran
Minister of Energy & Mines
Central African Republic
Hon. Mahamat Hamid Koua
Ministre du Pétrole, des Mines et de l'Energie
Chad
Hon. Temeki Ts'olo
Minister of Mines
Kingdom of Lesotho
Hon. Stanslaus Haroun Nyongo
Deputy Minister of the Ministry of Minerals
Tanzania
Angela MacDonald
First Assistant Secretary of the Middle East and Africa Division
Australia
Hon. Matsumoto Yohei
State Minister of Economy, Trade and Industry (METI)
Japan
Hon. Mary Ng
Minister of Small Business, Export Promotion and International Trade
Government of Canada
Hon. Andrew A. Fahie
Premier
Virgin Islands
Hon. Zamani Saul
Premier
Northern Cape
David Peyman
Deputy Assistant Secretary of State for Counter Threat Finance & Sanctions
U.S. Department of State
H.E. Bronte Moules
Ambassador, Australian Embassy, Harare
Zimbabwe
H.E. Peter Doyle
Ambassador, Australian Embassy, Addis Ababa
Ethiopia
H.E. Carol McQueen
Ambassadors, Canada Embassy
Burkina Faso
H.E. Aurélien Lechevallier
Ambassador
French Embassy in South Africa
H.E. Lana J. Marks
Ambassador
U.S. Embassy South Africa
H.E. Norio Maruyama
Ambassador
Embassy of Japan in South Africa
H.E. Didier Vanderhasselt
Ambassador
Embassy of Belgium in South Africa
H.E. David McIlroy
HM Ambassador
British Embassy in Guinea Conakry
H.E Bridgette Motsepe-Radebe
Ambassador
African Union
H.E. Richard Bale
High Commissioner
Canadian High Commission in Cameroon
H.E. Andrew Barnes
High Commissioner
Australian High Commission, Accra, Ghana
H.E. Kim Butler
High Commissioner
High Commission of Canada in South Africa
H.E. Gita Kamath
High Commissioner
Australian High Commission in Pretoria
H.E. Claire Ireland
High Commissioner
Australian High Commission in Nigeria
Hon. Foday Rado Yokie
Minister of Mineral Resources
Sierra Leone
Hon. Gesler E. Murray
Minister of Mines and Energy
Liberia
Hon. Naana Eylah
Deputy Minister of Lands and Natural Resources
Ghana
Hon. Vincent de Paul Massassa
Minister of Petroleum Gas & Mining
Gabon
Hon. Prof. Mthuli Ncube
Minister of Finance
Zimbabwe
Hon. Olamilekan Adegbite
Minister for Mines and Steel Development
Nigeria
Hon. Willy Kitobo Samsoni
Minister of Mines
Democratic Republic of the Congo
Hon. Eustache Muhanzi Mubembe
Minister for Energy and Hydrocarbons
Democratic Republic of the Congo
Hon. Tito Mboweni
Minister of Finance
Republic of South Africa
Hon. Blade Nzimande
Minister of Higher Education - Science and Technology
South Africa
Hon. Ebrahim Patel
Minister of Economic Development
South Africa
Hon. Sibusiso Busi Moyo
Minister of Foreign Affairs
Zimbabwe
Hon. Mmamoloko Kubyi
Minister of Tourism
Republic of South Africa
H.E. Richard Muyei
Governor, Lualaba Province
Democratic Republic of the Congo
Hon. Nomalungelo Gina
Deputy Minister
DTI South Africa