Driving sustainable investment in African Mining

Franklin Edochie

SVP & President & Acting Head, Metals & Mining Africa Finance Corporation


2026 Agenda Sessions

The Africa Gold Council: Championing Africa’s Gold Future

The Africa Gold Council's core mission is to support Africa's gold market development by applying a data driven approach towards system building, working with partners for a domestic African end-use gold market, to curating financial product innovations. 
This session explores Africa's gold economy spanning integration of artisanal production for the economy, to cultural and market integration and the finance models that can unlock the continent's gold value chain.

Opening remarks: Africa's Gold Vision
Panel: The gold value chain: integration into market eco-systems
Panel:Gold and Culture
Panel:Financing the Gold Value Chain

Wednesday 11 February 09:00 - 11:00 Red Sea Stage (CTICC1 – Level 1)

Add to calendar 02/11/2026 09:00 02/11/2026 11:00 The Africa Gold Council: Championing Africa’s Gold Future

The Africa Gold Council's core mission is to support Africa's gold market development by applying a data driven approach towards system building, working with partners for a domestic African end-use gold market, to curating financial product innovations. 
This session explores Africa's gold economy spanning integration of artisanal production for the economy, to cultural and market integration and the finance models that can unlock the continent's gold value chain.

Opening remarks: Africa's Gold Vision
Panel: The gold value chain: integration into market eco-systems
Panel:Gold and Culture
Panel:Financing the Gold Value Chain

Red Sea Stage (CTICC1 – Level 1) Africa/Johannesburg