With just one month left until the African Mining Week (AMW) conference, the world’s mining community is gearing up to discuss industry formation, sign deals and forge new partnerships at Africa’s premier mining gathering.
Scheduled for October 1-3, 2025 in Cape Town, AMW will be held under the theme ‘From mining to mineral processing: unlocking Africa’s mineral resources’ and will bring together African stakeholders and global partners to strengthen investment flows across the mining value chain.
AMW 2025 has confirmed the participation of six African mining ministers, including South Sudan’s Mining Minister Martin Gama Abucha. Winston Chitando, Zimbabwe Minister of Mines and Mine Development; Kenneth Zikale Reeves Ngoma, Malawi Minister of Mines; Teddy Lwamba, Minister of Hydropower and Power, Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC); Emmanuel Kofi Buah, Minister of Land and Natural Resources, Ghana; and Karim Badawi, Egypt’s Minister of Petroleum and Mineral Resources. Ministers are expected to take part in ministerial forums, exclusive fireside chats and country spotlights to highlight policies aimed at attracting investment. The event will also be attended by high-level regulators, including Moses Michael Engadou, Executive Director of the African Union’s Minerals Strategy Group, and Khadijah Hassan Abdoulaye, Chad’s Secretary of State for Petroleum, Mines and Geology.
AMW will connect global investors to projects in Africa, backed by a range of players across the industry, including Africa Finance Corporation (AFC), Rand Refinery, Sidley Austin, Oil Dynamics, Moore Global and Power Trake. The event will feature investors including AFC, South African International Development Corporation, African Infrastructure Investment Management Company, World Mining Investments and Standard Bank, who will showcase financing tools and strategies that facilitate the flow of capital to mining and infrastructure projects in Africa.
To support Africa’s plans to increase mineral production, AMW 2025 will feature leading mineral producers, highlighting industry milestones, ongoing projects, and resource development and monetization strategies. Participating producers include Implats, Valterra Platinum, Ivanhoe Mines, Pensana, B2Gold, First Quantum Minerals, Goldfields, and Typhoon Greenfield Development.
In addition, downstream companies such as Rand Refinery, one of the world’s largest integrated metal smelting facilities, Isondo Precious Metals and Toyota SA will highlight value-add strategies to help drive mineral beneficiation and local processing in Africa.
AMW will also spotlight the nexus between energy and mining, with insights from International Renewable Energy Agency Director-General Francesco La Camera and representatives from renewable energy companies JUWI and Solink and energy services company OilDynamics. The conference will be held in parallel with Africa Energy Week “Investing in Africa Energy” and will create a platform for cooperation between energy and mining stakeholders.
AMW 2025’s three-day agenda will also include contributions from research institutions, academia and legal experts including S&P Global Insights, Columbia Business School, Chatham House, Sidley Austin, Moore Global, Minexx and Project Blue, and is expected to shape the debate on policy, market trends and the future of mining in Africa.
The event will also feature exhibition space showcasing technology, services and expertise from across the mining value chain. With one month left, interested parties have time to secure their spots at Africa’s major mining event. Sponsors, exhibitors and attendees can contact sales@energycapitalpower.com for more information.
