Driving sustainable investment in African Mining

Marcus Courage

CEO Africa Practice

Marcus is the CEO of Africa Practice - a mission-led strategic consulting firm advising investors and development partners across the continent. He has more than twenty five years’ experience capacitating organizations to co-create solutions that address complex business and development challenges, and unlock value.

Marcus has served as an advisor on public policy, regulatory compliance and stakeholder relations to several mining majors. He was a contributor to the drafting of the African Mining Vision.

Prior to founding Africa Practice in 2003, Marcus served as director of international affairs for an NYSE-listed firm advising governments on how to secure preferential terms of trade and attract investment. 


2025 Agenda Sessions

The symbiotic approach – strengthening global mineral supply through greater African industrialisati

  • What is the current state of financial mobilization available to producers, and how can additional avenues provide mutually strategic benefit?
  • What needs to be done to promote additional corridor development and regional market integration?
  • How can external partners act competitively within the African CRM space to properly deliver on Africa’s mineral potential?
  • Clustered development – in what ways will further industrialisation cataylse the development of connected economies & communities?

Tuesday 04 February 14:45 - 15:30 CTICC2

Intergovernmental Summit

Add to calendar 02/04/2025 14:45 02/04/2025 15:30 The symbiotic approach – strengthening global mineral supply through greater African industrialisati
  • What is the current state of financial mobilization available to producers, and how can additional avenues provide mutually strategic benefit?
  • What needs to be done to promote additional corridor development and regional market integration?
  • How can external partners act competitively within the African CRM space to properly deliver on Africa’s mineral potential?
  • Clustered development – in what ways will further industrialisation cataylse the development of connected economies & communities?
CTICC2 Africa/Johannesburg