Driving sustainable investment in African Mining

Popol Mabolia Yenga

Director General The Mining Cadastre (CAMI) DRC




 


2026 Agenda Sessions

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