With just one week to go, African Mining Week (AMW) 2025 is poised to bring together mining stakeholders from across Africa and around the globe to drive the continent’s mineral extraction and beneficiation agenda.
Scheduled for October 1–3, 2025, in Cape Town, AMW 2025 offers a dynamic program of high-level panel discussions, technical workshops, exhibition space, a ministerial forum, country spotlights, deal signings and exclusive networking sessions – all designed to connect global investors with opportunities across Africa’s mining value chain.
Under the theme Vision & Strategy – Setting the Stage for Minerals Industrialization, day one will open with keynote addresses from Dr. Oladele Alake, Nigeria’s Minister of Solid Minerals Development and Chairman of the Africa Minerals Strategy Group (AMSG), and Franklin Edochie, Deputy Director & Head of Metals & Mining at the Africa Finance Corporation (AFC). Minister Alake will then join a ministerial forum alongside Martin Gama Abucha of South Sudan, Winston Chitando of Zimbabwe, Yusif Sulemana of Ghana, and Moses Engadu, Secretary General of AMSG. Focused on Extraction to Transformation: African Governments Driving Beneficiation and Value Addition, the forum will explore policies and initiatives that are shaping investment flows and local value creation across the continent.
Day one will also feature insights from African investors – including AFC, World Mining Investment, Apeiron Investment Group, Industrial Development Corporation and African Infrastructure Investment Managers – highlighting best practices for advancing investment along Africa’s mining value chain. Leading producers and downstream players, such as Rand Refinery and B2Gold Namibia, will engage with stakeholders, while a fireside chat with Yasser Ramadan, Chairman of the Egyptian Mining Authority, and technical workshops hosted by Sidley Austin, Oildynamix, AFC and CLC Solution will provide actionable guidance on regulatory and technical developments in the sector.
Day two, under the theme Leadership and Innovation Shaping the Future of Mining, will feature the Women in Leadership in Africa’s Mining Industry panel, showcasing the transformative impact of female leaders. Fireside chats with Ministers Chitando and Alake will provide updates on the state of their respective countries’ mining sectors. Francesco La Camera, Director General of the International Renewable Energy Agency, will explore Africa’s critical minerals sector and its role in the global energy transition, while Kwaku Nsiah-Asare, CEO of Typhoon, will discuss initiatives to formalize small-scale mining in Ghana. Representatives from Pensana, Isondo Precious Metals, Valterra Platinum, Ivanhoe Mines, First Quantum Minerals, Anglo American and MetSoP will examine opportunities across mineral production and trading.
On day three, country spotlights for Ghana, Nigeria, South Sudan and Zimbabwe will highlight investment opportunities and provide a direct platform for stakeholders to engage with emerging prospects and policy frameworks shaping Africa’s mining future.
![The signing ceremony took place in Kisumu, with Governor Prof. Anyang’ Nyong’o representing the county government and UN-Habitat Executive Director in Kenya, Anaclaudia Rossbach, signing on behalf of the UN agency. Under the agreement, both parties commit to jointly implementing the housing upgrade project, which Governor Nyong’o said will primarily target vulnerable groups. “The PINUA programme [is] designed to benefit the most vulnerable members of the community,” Nyong’o said, reaffirming his administration’s commitment to fostering sustainable neighborhoods equipped with essential services. Beginning November 1, 2025, the county government, working with UN-Habitat, will launch pilot projects in Kibuye Estate and Muhoroni Sub-County, based on designs and models developed through extensive public participation. The programme will focus on upgrading informal settlements by providing essential social infrastructure such as schools, sanitation facilities, affordable rental housing, early childhood development centres, and public open spaces. It also supports incremental housing models, allowing families to progressively build and eventually own decent homes. Rossbach emphasized UN-Habitat’s global commitment to driving transformative change in urban areas: “This partnership is crucial in advancing our new strategy, which focuses on improving housing access and digitally transforming informal settlements for everyone.” According to UN-Habitat housing architect Fred Omenya, the pilot phase will begin in January 2026 with the construction of two blocks of 24 housing units in Kibuye Estate.](https://businessinsights.africa/wp-content/uploads/2025/10/About-us-still-25957706200_7ca2db7e5e_k-100x70.jpg "Kisumu, UN-Habitat sign Ksh2.7bn deal for social housing upgrade")
