African Mining Week 2025 to Showcase Opportunities in Chad, DRC, Malawi, South Sudan, Zimbabwe and Beyond

Strategic Insights -

African Mining Week (AMW) 2025 is set to bring together several African ministers to showcase opportunities in mining across their jurisdictions. Taking place from October 1-3, 2025, in Cape Town, the event will feature high-level panel discussions, exclusive networking, and deal signings. Confirmed ministerial participants include Martin Gama Abucha, Minister of Mining, South Sudan; Winston Chitando, Minister of Mines and Mining Development, Zimbabwe; Kenneth Zikhale Reeves Ng'oma, Minister of Mining, Malawi; Khadidja Hassane Abdoulaye, Secretary of State for Petroleum, Mines and Geology, Chad; and others.

Key Takeaways:

  • Malawi is emerging as a key player in critical minerals, securing $12 billion in Chinese investments in June 2025, with growing investor confidence and resource potential.
  • South Sudan is experiencing a surge in international interest, partnering with investors from Russia, Qatar, the U.S., and South Africa to advance geological mapping and exploration efforts.
  • Zimbabwe continues to strengthen its position as a key global supplier of lithium, with new project launches and investments, despite lack of information on specific numbers or investments.
  • Ghana is implementing a five-pillar strategy to strengthen its position as Africa's largest gold producer and the world's sixth largest, aiming to achieve this by taking steps such as investing in infrastructure and exploring new technologies.
  • Egypt's Minister of Petroleum and Mineral Resources, Karim Badawi, is seeking to unlock Egypt's gold, potash, and phosphate potential through a five-pillar strategy.
  • Chad's Secretary of State for Petroleum, Mines and Geology, Khadidja Hassane Abdoulaye, will participate in a panel discussing Africa's Mineral Future: A Roadmap Toward Sustainable Growth and Value Creation.
  • The Democratic Republic of Congo's (DRC) Minister of Hydraulic Resources and Electricity, Teddy Lwamba, will join a panel highlighting the country's strategic role in the global energy transition and efforts to leverage energy infrastructure to unlock its estimated $24 trillion in mineral wealth.
  • The World Bank estimates that Africa's mining sector could generate an additional $2 billion in revenue and create 3.8 million new jobs by 2030 through localized value addition.

Statistics:

  • $24 trillion: Estimated mineral wealth in the DRC.
  • $12 billion: Chinese investments secured by Malawi in June 2025.
  • $2 billion: Potential additional revenue from Africa's mining sector by 2030 through localized value addition.
  • 3.8 million: Number of new jobs expected to be created in Africa's mining sector by 2030.
  • 5 pillars: Number of strategies implemented by Ghana to strengthen its position as Africa's largest gold producer and the world's sixth largest.
  • 5 pillars: Number of strategies led by Egypt's Minister of Petroleum and Mineral Resources to unlock Egypt's gold, potash, and phosphate potential.

Sources:

  • M2 PRESSWIRE-September 1, 2025-: African Mining Week (AMW) to Feature Chad, Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC), Malawi, South Sudan, Zimbabwe and Africa Minerals Strategy Group (AMSG) Ministers
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