Driving sustainable investment in African Mining
Hon. Gwede Mantashe
Minister of Mineral and Petroleum Resources
Republic of South Africa
Hon. Enoch Godongwana
Minister of Finance
Republic of South Africa
Hon. Mpho Parks Tau
Minister of Trade, Industry and Competition
Republic of South Africa
H.E. Albert M. Muchanga
Commissioner for Economic Development, Trade, Tourism, Industry and Minerals (ETTIM)
African Union Commission
Hon. Karima Tafer
Secretary of State for Mines
Republic of Algeria
Hon. Diamantino Azevedo
Minister of Mineral Resources, Petroleum and Gas
Republic of Angola
Hon. Bogolo Kenewendo
Minister of Minerals and Energy
Republic of Botswana
Hon. Professor Fru Calistus Gentry
Minister of Mines, Industries and Technological Development
Republic of Cameroon
Hon. Rufin Benam Beltoungou
Minister of Mines and Geology
Central African Republic
Hon. Ndolenodji Alixe Naimbaye
Minister of Petroleum, Mines & Geology
Republic of Chad
Hon. Pierre Oba
Minister of Mines and Geology
Republic of Congo
H.E. Kizito Pakabomba Kapinga Mulume
Minister of Mines
Democratic Republic of the Congo
Hon. Teddy Lwamba Muba
Minister of Hydraulic Resources and Electricity
Democratic Republic of the Congo
Hon. Yonis Ali Guedi
Minister of Energy and Natural Resources
Republic of Djibouti
H.E. Karim Badawi
Minister of Petroleum & Mineral Resources
Arab Republic of Egypt
Hon. Antonio Oburu Ondo
Minister of Hydrocarbons and Mining Development
Republic of Equatorial Guinea
Hon. Eng. Habtamu Tegegne
Minister of Mines
Federal Democratic Republic of Ethiopia
Hon. Emmanuel Armah-Kofi Buah
Minister of Lands and Natural Resources
Republic of Ghana
Hon. Djiba Diakité
Minister Director of Cabinet
Republic of Guinea
Hon. Bouna Sylla
Minister of Mines and Geology
Republic of Guinea
Hon. Djami Diallo
Minister of Environment
Republic of Guinea
Hon. Hassan Ali Joho, EGH
Cabinet Secretary for Mining
Republic of Kenya
Hon. Mohlomi Moleko
Minister of Natural Resources
Kingdom of Lesotho
Hon. Wilmot J.M. Paye
Minister of Mines and Energy
Republic of Liberia
Hon. Dr. Ken Zikhale Ng'oma
Minister of Mining
Republic of Malawi
H.E. Thiam Tidjani
Minister of Mines and Industry
Islamic Republic of Mauritania
Hon. Estevão Tomás Rafael Pale
Minister of Mineral Resources & Energy
Republic of Mozambique
Commissaire Colonel Ousmane Abarchi
Minister of Mines
Republic of the Niger
Hon. Dr Oladele Henry Alake
Minister of Solid Minerals Development
Federal Republic of Nigeria
Prince Shuaibu Abubakar Audu
Minister of Steel Development
Federal Republic of Nigeria
H.E. Birame Soulèye Diop
Minister of Energy, Oil and Mines
Republic of Senegal
Hon. Julius Daniel Mattai
Minister of Mines and Mineral Resources
Republic of Sierra Leone
Hon. Abdiwahab Abdi Omar
Deputy Minister of Petroleum and Mineral Resources
Federal Republic of Somalia
Hon. Steven Kiruswa
Deputy Minister of Minerals
United Republic of Tanzania
Hon. Phiona Nyamutoro (MP)
Minister of State for Mineral Development
Republic of Uganda
Hon. Situmbeko Musokotwane (MP)
Minister of Finance and National Planning
Republic of Zambia
Hon. Paul Kabuswe
Minister of Mines and Minerals Development
Republic of Zambia
Hon. Frank Tayali (MP)
Minister of Transport and Logistics
Republic of Zambia
Hon. Winston Chitando
Minister of Mines and Mining Development
Republic of Zimbabwe
Hon. Kang Insun
Vice Minister of Foreign Affairs
Republic of Korea
H.E. Khalid Al-Mudaifer
Vice-Minister for Mining Affairs
Kingdom of Saudi Arabia
Hon. Yuichiro Koga
State Minister of Economy, Trade and Industry
Government of Japan
Hon. Wake Goi (MP)
Minister of Mines
Independent State of Papua New Guinea
Hon. Satish Chandra Dubey
Minister of State of Coal and Mines
Republic of India
Benjamin Gallezot
French Interministerial Delegate for Ores and Metals Supplies
French Government
Krzysztof Galos
Undersecretary, Ministry of Climate & Environment
Republic of Poland
John Humphrey
His Majesty's Trade Commissioner for Africa
UK Department for Business and Trade (DBT)
Hon. Héctor José Silva Hernández
Minister of People’s Power for Ecological Mining Development & President of Minerven
Bolivarian Republic of Venezuela

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Countries Represented

South Africa

South Africa

South Africa remains a mining powerhouse with sophisticated infrastructure, advanced mineral processing capabilities, and a mature mining ecosystem. Across the programme South Africa will showcase its technological innovation, strong regulatory frameworks, and opportunities in transitional minerals critical for green energy technologies.
Angola

Angola

Angola has transformed its mining sector, offering significant investment potential in diamond, gold, and emerging critical mineral sectors with strategic government support for mineral sector reconstruction. Hear how the country is developing transparent investment policies, modernizing geological mapping, and creating incentives for foreign direct investment in exploration and processing.

Boswana

Botswana

Botswana extends beyond its diamond sector leadership to offer investments in emerging critical minerals, leveraging its stable political environment and sophisticated mining governance framework. At Mining Indaba, hear about the country’s development strategies for mineral diversification, investments in technological capabilities, and the creation of attractive frameworks for sustainable mining investment.

Côte d'Ivoire

Côte d'Ivoire

Côte d'Ivoire has emphasized diversification beyond traditional minerals, presenting new exploration and processing opportunities, and discussing regional economic integration through mining. At Mining Indaba, Côte d'Ivoire continues to showcase diversified investment opportunities in gold, manganese, and emerging mineral sectors, supported by encouraging economic policies.
Democratic Republic of the Congo

Democratic Republic of the Congo

Democratic Republic of the Congo represents a critical hub for battery minerals, showcasing transformative developments in cobalt and copper, while emphasizing sustainable mining and downstream processing strategies. During Mining Indaba, the mining industry can leverage the country's strategic focus on downstream processing, special economic zones for electric battery manufacturing, and government initiatives supporting value chain development in critical minerals.
Guinea

Guinea

Guinea offers substantial investment opportunities in bauxite and emerging critical minerals, with significant reserves and strategic government support for sustainable mining development. Across Mining Indaba, Guinea will highlight its international partnership strategies and demonstrate how the country will position itself as a key player in the global critical minerals supply chain.
Nigeria

Nigeria

Nigeria will highlight its diversification beyond oil into solid mineral exploration, presenting new investment opportunities in the mining sector, focusing on technological integration and local value creation. Through various engagements at Mining Indaba Nigeria will highlight new regulatory frameworks, tax incentives, and the creation of investment-friendly policies that attract global investors.

Zambia

Zambia

Zambia focuses on copper and emerging battery mineral potential, discussing regional mineral processing capabilities, and presenting economic diversification through mining innovations. During Mining Indaba, Zambia will continue to focus on developing local processing capabilities, attracting technological partnerships, and creating more value-added mineral export strategies.

In 2025, the unparalleled ministerial representation also included mining ministers from Cameroon, Central African Republic, Chad, Equatorial Guinea, Liberia, Mauritania and Zimbabwe, underscoring Africa's commitment to transforming our mineral wealth into opportunities for economic growth, technological innovation, and global and regional integration.