Driving sustainable investment in African Mining

Mkhululi Ncube

Program Management Officer AMDC

Mr Mkhululi Ncube is the Programmes Officer at the African Minerals Development Centre (AMDC). In this role, he provides strategic operational support and coordination for the implementation of the Africa Mining Vision Action Plan and implementation tools such as African Green Minerals Strategy(AGMS). He also oversees the Artisanal and Small-Scale Mining (ASM) portfolio at AMDC. With close to 20 years of minerals development experience, Mkhululi has held various roles in development, knowledge management, and policy research at the United Nations Economic Commission for Africa (UNECA), the United Nations Development Programme (UNDP), and the Development Policy Management Forum (DPMF). His work has mostly covered natural resources.


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

How can formalising artisanal and small-scale mining unlock value addition?

Illicit ASM activity continues to drain value from Africa’s mineral economies and limit revenue mobilisation. Can formalisation coexist with large-scale mining, and are governments and regional bodies doing enough to enable it?

Wednesday 11 February 15:00 - 15:45 Sahara Stage (CTICC2 - Level 2)

Add to calendar 02/11/2026 15:00 02/11/2026 15:45 How can formalising artisanal and small-scale mining unlock value addition?

Illicit ASM activity continues to drain value from Africa’s mineral economies and limit revenue mobilisation. Can formalisation coexist with large-scale mining, and are governments and regional bodies doing enough to enable it?

Sahara Stage (CTICC2 - Level 2) Africa/Johannesburg

The Compact Model: what does Africa’s minerals future look like beyond 2030?

As global priorities shift and technology evolves, how can Africa future-proof its minerals strategy? What will It take for the continent to remain central to supply chains that are constantly reinventing themselves?

Wednesday 11 February 16:15 - 17:00 Sahara Stage (CTICC2 - Level 2)

Add to calendar 02/11/2026 16:15 02/11/2026 17:00 The Compact Model: what does Africa’s minerals future look like beyond 2030? As global priorities shift and technology evolves, how can Africa future-proof its minerals strategy? What will It take for the continent to remain central to supply chains that are constantly reinventing themselves? Sahara Stage (CTICC2 - Level 2) Africa/Johannesburg