Africa is central to the global energy transition, with its rich reserves of green minerals offering significant opportunities for economic transformation, industrial development, and sustainable investment. Yet unlocking this potential will require new approaches to financing, stronger policy alignment, and investment frameworks that support responsible and inclusive growth.

Following the publication of the co-authored report Powering the Transition: Capital Strategies for Africa’s Green Minerals, Africatalyst and SLR invite investors, financial institutions, policymakers, mining and industry stakeholders, and development partners to an expert webinar exploring the report’s key findings and their implications for Africa’s green minerals sector.

The discussion will examine the financing gaps and investment barriers facing Africa’s green minerals, while highlighting practical strategies to build a stronger pipeline of responsible, investable projects.

What to expect

The webinar will explore key recommendations from the report, including:

• Aligning mining, climate and industrial policies to create a more coherent investment environment.
• Scaling blended finance and innovative financing instruments to mobilize capital and reduce investment risks.
• Strengthening ESG and inclusion frameworks to ensure that green minerals development delivers responsible and broad-based benefits.
• Building bankable project pipelines that can attract and sustain private and institutional investment.
• Deepening regional integration through AfCFTA to strengthen value chains, markets, and opportunities across the continent.

Join Africatalyst and SLR for an informed discussion on how innovative capital strategies can help translate Africa’s green mineral wealth into responsible investment, industrial development, and inclusive economic growth.