Name: Mining Indaba
Start: 2026-02-09T10:30:00+02:00
End: 2026-02-12T15:30:00+02:00
Location: CTICC

Ousmane Diawara

Partner EY

Ousmane Diawara joined EY in 2014 after having started his career in an advisory boutique. Promoted partner in 2023, Ousmane is both part of the infrastructure team and the Mining & Metals team. While based in Paris, he is deeply focused on the African continent, supporting public authorities and private clients in their major capital projects. Ousmane has worked on over 50 transactions across the African continent. He brings deep experience in project structuring, project finance, PPP, JV management in developing markets aspiring to improve lives of communities. Ousmane brings his strong deal maker skills to realize the true potential of the mining sector to be a catalyst for infrastructure development (corridors, power, logistics, industrialisation, skills) and long-term value creation. He holds a mining engineer degree from Nancy School of Mines (France).

2026 Agenda Sessions

How can African countries leverage the rise of new investors in critical minerals?

The first part of this session focuses on how private capital and sovereign stakeholders are shaping Africa’s next generation of mining and infrastructure projects. Drawing on perspectives from global mining leadership, private equity, and government, this discussion will explore how early-stage project development, capital deployment strategies, and policy alignment can unlock value across the project lifecycle.

Panellists will examine what investors look for at the front end of projects, how governments can position assets to attract long-term capital, and where partnerships between private investors and state actors are most effective in accelerating development while managing risk.

Monday 09 February 16:00 - 17:00 Victoria Falls Stage (CTICC2 - Level 2)

Add to calendar 02/09/2026 16:00 02/09/2026 17:00 How can African countries leverage the rise of new investors in critical minerals? The first part of this session focuses on how private capital and sovereign stakeholders are shaping Africa’s next generation of mining and infrastructure projects. Drawing on perspectives from global mining leadership, private equity, and government, this discussion will explore how early-stage project development, capital deployment strategies, and policy alignment can unlock value across the project lifecycle.

Panellists will examine what investors look for at the front end of projects, how governments can position assets to attract long-term capital, and where partnerships between private investors and state actors are most effective in accelerating development while managing risk. Victoria Falls Stage (CTICC2 - Level 2) Africa/Johannesburg

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