Mining Indaba 2026 stronger together, progress through partnerships

Since 1994, Investing in African Mining Indaba has evolved into one of the most influential meeting points for the continent’s mining ecosystem, bringing together governments, operators, investors, OEMs/technology providers, communities, and policy leaders to turn opportunity into investable progress.

But what keeps Indaba relevant isn’t size. It’s the purpose: alignment.

Africa’s mining growth, across exploration, development, processing, logistics, financing, and responsible sourcing, accelerates when we stop operating in silos and start building connected value chains. That’s why the 2026 message lands so clearly: “Stronger Together: Progress Through Partnerships.”

Stronger together: progress through partnerships

At the opening, Advisory Board Chairman Frans Baleni framed Mining Indaba as more than a conference, a forum where Africa’s voice is amplified and hard choices are tested, and challenged the industry to deepen collaboration across the entire chain: infrastructure, inclusion, beneficiation, and the critical minerals opportunity.

What Mining Indaba 2026 is really signalling

This year’s content themes map the agenda investors and governments are already prioritising: Communities & Indigenous People, Critical Minerals, Disruptive Technologies, Downstream Buyers, Governance, Regulation & Policy, Infrastructure & Industrialisation, Investment, Just Energy Transition, Leadership, Sustainability

High level speakers

This years key note speakers are: Hon. Louis Watum Kabamba, Hon. Bouna Sylla
Hon. Gwede Mantashe, Hon. Paul Kabuswe, Hon. Anthony P. Mavunde, Duncan Wanblad, Al Cook, Mike Fraser,Richard Stewart, J. Paul Rollinson, Jonathan Price, Clive Johnson,Ben Magara, Mpumi Zikalala, Phoevos Pouroulis, Rohitesh Dhawan, Suneeta Kaimal, Inga Petersen, Dinah McLeod, Michèle Brülhart, Gracelin Baskaran, Martin Lokanc, Ignacio de Calonje, Namrata Thapar, Samaila Zubairu, Abiola Osho, Denys Denya, Jeremy Awori, Farid Dadashev, Raj Ray, Sunny Shah, Brian Menell, Dave Goddard, Dave Harper, Jon Stanton, Joseph Starwood, Kwasi Ampofo, William Clowes, Thomas Biesheuvel, Dominic Piper, Laura Nicholson

All information can be found on the official Mining Indaba webpage.

Next big event – WMC 2026

As governments, industry leaders, investors, and communities align around the future of mining, the next milestone on the global calendar is World Mining Congress 2026, Peru.

World Mining Congress 2026 will unite global mining leaders, policymakers, investors, and scientists in a shared mission: to redefine how the mining industry delivers the minerals society urgently needs—responsibly, efficiently, and sustainably. We invite everyone to attend.