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The need for Africa to build value-added industries around its mineral wealth has been discussed ad nauseam. What progress has there been?

Northern Graphite’s Okanjande mine will restart production in order to supply a new battery facility in Saudi Arabia.

The critical minerals race presents a rare window of opportunity for Africa to rise as a strategic player shaping global supply chains.

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When we co-develop markets, rail, renewables, processing and supply-chain traceability, the value grows and accrues to Africa, writes Tania Mandaza, Vice President, Mining & Metals, Stanbic Bank Zimbabwe.

After decades of delays, Guinea’s giant Simandou iron ore project is expected to begin production in December. Gavin Serkin visited.

Africa’s mining sector stands at a pivotal moment. With abundant mineral wealth and rising global demand, the 2026 Mining Indaba champions partnerships — uniting governments, investors and communities — to drive sustainable growth, beneficiation, and inclusive development.

Guinea’s giant Simandou project plans to support a wider industrial ecosystem in a bid to avoid the “resource curse”.

Djiba Diakité, one of the most influential figures in the Guinean government, says that Simandou will feed a sovereign wealth fund and fuel other growth sectors.

The main objective of the African Extractive Minerals Development Bank is to bridge the funding deficit which has caused the underdevelopment of the extractive minerals value chain in the continent. We asked Adetutu Aderogba, AEMBank’s global head of tech, digitisation and sustainability, how it meets this goal.

At its London Investor Roadshow, AEMBank argued that Africa must break with the pit-to-port model and retain more value from its mineral wealth.

The future of the country’s mining sector is uncertain after the installation of a military-led government.

Mining Indaba 2026 returns to Cape Town from 9–12 February, uniting the entire mining ecosystem. Laura Nicholson, Product Director for Indaba, sets out how collective leadership will fast-track breakthrough solutions.

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Mining in Africa 2026

Governments seek to find answer to age-old mining question

Namibian graphite mine to supply Saudi Arabia as battery race heats up

Harnessing Africa’s bargaining power in the critical minerals race

Harnessing Africa’s rare earth potential: Standard Bank’s blueprint for industrial transformation

Visiting Simandou: is Guinea’s mining mega-project finally ready?

Stronger together: Partnerships will transform Africa’s mining sector

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Governments seek to find answer to age-old mining question

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Visiting Simandou: is Guinea’s mining mega-project finally ready?

Stronger together: Partnerships will transform Africa’s mining sector

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