Driving sustainable investment in African Mining

Kakenenwa Muyangwa

CEO ZCCM Investments Holdings

Mr. Muyangwa is a seasoned business leader with over 35 years of experience in business strategy, corporate management, transaction negotiations, corporate recoveries, metals trading, project financing, auditing and accounting. Prior to his appointment as CEO of ZCCM-IH, he was Board Chairperson of ZCCM-IH plc since 2023. Mr. Muyangwa has represented ZCCM-IH on various boards of investee companies, including Mopani Copper Mines, CNMC Luanshya Copper Mines, and Kariba Minerals. He has led regional metal marketing and mining investment initiatives across Madagascar, South Africa, and Botswana. He previously served as a long-term consultant to the African Development Bank in Cote d’Ivoire and is a Non-Executive Director at First National Bank Zambia Limited. He has previously held senior leadership positions at Konkola Copper Mines, Barclays Bank of Zambia, and conducted interim assignments as Finance Director at Scaw Limited, Chibuluma Mines, and Mpelembe Drilling. He earned his professional accounting background at Price Waterhouse (one of the predecessor firms to PwC) in both Zambia and the United Kingdom, focusing on audit and business advisory services. He began his mining career in 1987 as a Senior Assistant Mining Engineer at ZCCM’s former Nchanga Division. He holds a Bachelor of Engineering Degree in Mining Engineering from Imperial College, London, and is a Fellow of the Association of Chartered Certified Accountants (ACCA).


2026 Agenda Sessions

How can African countries leverage the rise of new investors in critical minerals? (part 2)

Building on the foundations set in part 1, the second part of the session turns to the role of development finance institutions and structured finance in scaling projects from development into execution. This discussion will focus on how DFIs, state-owned investment vehicles, and advisory institutions can de-risk projects, mobilise blended capital, and support infrastructure and critical minerals development at scale.

Panellists will explore practical financing tools, risk mitigation mechanisms, and the evolving role of development finance in crowding in private capital, particularly in complex jurisdictions and large, capital-intensive projects.
 

Monday 09 February 16:45 - 17:30 Victoria Falls Stage (CTICC2 - Level 2)

Add to calendar 02/09/2026 16:45 02/09/2026 17:30 How can African countries leverage the rise of new investors in critical minerals? (part 2) Building on the foundations set in part 1, the second part of the session turns to the role of development finance institutions and structured finance in scaling projects from development into execution. This discussion will focus on how DFIs, state-owned investment vehicles, and advisory institutions can de-risk projects, mobilise blended capital, and support infrastructure and critical minerals development at scale.

Panellists will explore practical financing tools, risk mitigation mechanisms, and the evolving role of development finance in crowding in private capital, particularly in complex jurisdictions and large, capital-intensive projects.
 
Victoria Falls Stage (CTICC2 - Level 2) Africa/Johannesburg