Agenda Sessions

Leveraging High Demand for Minerals to Support Responsible Mining and Scale up Development in Africa

The mineral intensity of the low carbon economy called for by the Paris Agreement on Climate change together with the ongoing multiple countries’ strategies/drives to secure resilient supplies of minerals and metals for their economic and national security needs, represent for Africa an opportunity to unleash its  potential in critical minerals and metals value chains including for its economic diversification and to secure its own needs in the future.  

Join us for an exchange on the opportunities, enablers, success drivers, and innovative approaches to potentially inform updated stakeholders agendas aimed at supporting Africa to decisively realize its minerals and metal development prospects in the foreseeable period.

Keynote Panel Debate: Security of Supply – Threat or Opportunity in Africa’s Metals and Minerals Sup

The mismatch between the demand and supply of minerals and metals needed to achieve the goals of the Paris Agreement on climate change is projected to grow – creating risks to the global energy transition and decarbonisation of industries. The large concentration of several minerals and metals value chains – and ongoing strategies by multiple countries to secure minerals and metals needed for their economies and national securities in a resilient manner – create an opportunity for Africa to potentially grow its supply response capabilities, including for its own development needs. There are however also threats.

Mineral Value Addition for Africa: Building Domestic Manufacturing Industries

- What are the pros and cons for the mining industry?

- What policies should governments consider to ensure successful mineral value addition within Africa?

- Case study: Zambia and the Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC) have signed a historical cooperation agreement to facilitate the development of value chain in electric battery and clean energy sector.