Mining Indaba 2026

Balancing economic growth with Ecosystems

Success in mining isn’t measured by profits alone. It comes from growth that sustains the land, empowers communities and drives innovation that delivers real, lasting impact.

That’s why we are committed to Africa’s mining future. With innovative financial advisory solutions and deep Pan-African expertise, we partner with industry pioneers to navigate challenges, grow businesses responsibly and create meaningful outcomes for communities and the mining sector alike.

We are invested in your story and, and we invite you to write it with us.

Shirley Webber, Coverage Head, Resources & Energy, Absa CIB unpacks how stronger partnerships can help Africa better leverage its mineral resources for sustainable growth.

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RESOURCES AND ENERGY

How Africa Can Turn Fragmented Mineral Belts into Coherent Regional Value Chains

In 2023, a mine operating along the Central African Copperbelt moved its first test consignment through the Lobito Corridor, using the refurbished rail spine that links the Democratic Republic of Congo to Angola’s Atlantic coast. Roughly 1100 tonnes of copper concentrate from the Kamoa-Kakula complex in Kolwezi were loaded at the Impala Terminals facility and sent west by rail to the Port of Lobito

RESOURCES AND ENERGY

What Gold and Copper Tell Us About the New Logic of Mining Investment in Africa

When gold broke through the US$4,000 mark in October last year to reach new record highs, the market saw it as investors seeking a safe haven in the midst of economic and political turbulence. But it was also driven by the fear of missing out, with the gold trade in physical, ETFs, and gold miners since becoming a crowded trade.

RESOURCES AND ENERGY

Botswana and Ghana Show How Africa’s Mining Agenda Is Moving Inward

It is often said that Africa holds close to a third of the world’s known reserves of the minerals essential to the energy transition and to emerging industrial technologies. The figure appears so frequently in policy papers and investor decks that it has become almost rhetorical, a shorthand for potential rather than a measure of realised strategy. But that is beginning to shift, at least at a discernibly faster pace.