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Driving sustainable investment in African Mining

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? (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
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