As African mining faces increasing volatility from climate change and the imperative to supply critical minerals for the global energy transition, the focus is shifting to resilience, digital transformation and leadership, and safety to sustain performance in more complex operating conditions.
Leading Investing in African Mining Indaba 2026 voices this week unpacked how regional integration promotion, pan-African partnerships and policy alignment are accelerating Africa’s mining transformation, which is in turn promising to catalyse energy and transport infrastructure development, industrial and manufacturing activity, skills demand, and employment creation on the continent. As Africa’s biggest mining platform, the Mining Indaba is helping to build momentum towards the realisation of a timely new Africa partnership era.