African Mining Indaba 2023 | African Development Bank

Who: African Development Bank

What: African Mining Indaba 2023

Where: Cape Town International Convention Center (CTICC), South Africa

When: February 6 – 9, 2023

The African Development Bank will participate in the African Mining Indaba 2023 in Cape Town, South Africa, from 6 to 9 February 2023. The theme of this year’s conference is Unlocking African Mining Investments: Stability, Security and Supply.

The African Development Bank delegation will be led by the African Natural Resources Management and Investment Centre, and will include key departments such as Industrialization and Trade Development, Sanctions and Appeals Board, along with the African Legal Support Facility.

As one of the sponsors of the African Mining Indaba 2023, the bank, in collaboration with the African Legal Support Facility and CONNEX Support Unit, will host two events on battery minerals in the energy transition and the use of contract negotiations to unlock new mining opportunities. The bank will also sponsor the Ministerial Lounge, the meeting place for all African ministers on the Indaba.

The delegation will participate in the ministerial symposium, where the private sector will discuss policy reforms in the mining sector with African ministers. The bank’s participation in this year’s Indaba aims to create partnerships with the private sector and multilateral institutions to catalyze new investment in the African mining sector in the context of climate change and a just energy transition.

Main stage event: | wednesday 8^e February 2023 | Main Stage, CTICC |11:20 – 12:20 |

The Bank will work with the ALSF and the CONNEX Support Unit to host a 60-minute session entitled Ensure effective mining contract negotiations for win-win outcomes for governments, investors and communities. Discussions will focus on strategies for drafting and negotiating relevant contract provisions to unlock mining investments for mutual benefit.

Special Topic Side Event: Tuesday, 7^e February 2023, from 14:00 to 16:00 UTC on Level 1 Stage, CTICC

In collaboration with the ALSF, the Bank is organizing a special side event entitled: Minerals and the energy transition: strategies and investment prospects for Africa. This event will focus on effective strategies to unlock mining investment in Africa’s green mineral sector within the context of environmental sustainability.

Overall, the African Development Bank’s involvement in the Mining Indaba will focus on the theme of the general conference: Unlocking African Mining Investments: Stability, Security and Supply to promote the bank’s initiative to develop the African Green Minerals Strategy.

The ministerial network lounge: 6^e – 9^e February 2023 at the CTICC, Ministerial Lounge

This VIP lounge will provide a meeting space for African mining ministers and development partners to discuss investments in their country. This allows the bank team to meet various ministers and discuss the project implementation, among other things.