Progress through Partnerships: Unlocking Investments, Infrastructure and Markets for Value Addition and Inclusive Development
Sustainable Energy for All (SEforALL) is convening a series of high-level, closed-door roundtable discussions in the margins of Investing in African Mining Indaba 2026, in partnership with the Critical Minerals Africa Group, UNIDO’s Global Alliance for Responsible and Green Minerals, the Council for Critical Minerals Development in the Global South, and the Paris Peace Forum’s Global Council for Responsible Transition Minerals.
These roundtables will bring together senior government officials, industrial development corporations, regional and national investment agencies, development finance institutions, and industry leaders to advance concrete partnerships that address key implementation gaps in Africa’s critical minerals value-addition agenda.
The discussions are designed to generate practical, action-oriented solutions to accelerate Africa’s participation in clean energy transition mineral value chains, with a focus on value addition, financing, enabling infrastructure, market access, and inclusive development outcomes.
Roundtable 1
Energy as an Infrastructure Enabler: Unlocking the Renewables Opportunity for Powering the Minerals Value Chain
Partners: SEforALL, Council for Critical Minerals Development in the Global South, Critical Minerals Africa Group (CMAG)
Date & Time: Wednesday, 11 February 2026 | 09:00–10:30
Access to reliable, affordable, and sustainable energy is foundational to Africa’s ambitions for mineral beneficiation and downstream value addition. This roundtable explores how renewable energy can act as a key infrastructure enabler for mining and minerals processing, drawing on practical policy, regulatory, and delivery models from across the continent. Discussions will focus on scaling investment in renewable generation and transmission infrastructure while supporting domestic clean energy industries.
Contact for expressions of interest:
darryn.allan@seforall.org
Roundtable 2
Value Addition in Africa: Framework Conditions and Financing Mechanisms to Drive Investment in Clean Energy Transition Mineral Value Chains
Partners: SEforALL, Council for Critical Minerals Development in the Global South, UNIDO Global Alliance for Responsible and Green Minerals
Date & Time: Wednesday, 11 February 2026 | 11:30–13:00
Mobilizing the right forms of capital remains a critical bottleneck for Africa’s transition from raw material exports to full participation in clean energy technology value chains. This roundtable convenes governments, DFIs, export finance agencies, investors, and industry to identify policy and financing solutions that can unlock investment across exploration, processing, manufacturing, and deployment—anchored in the African Green Minerals Strategy and the G20 Critical Minerals Framework.
Contact for expressions of interest:
darryn.allan@seforall.org
Roundtable 3
Enhancing High Standards Without Fragmenting Mineral Markets: A Global Dialogue Beyond the G7
Partners: Paris Peace Forum, Global Council for Responsible Transition Minerals, SEforALL
Date & Time: Wednesday, 11 February 2026 | 15:00–16:30
As standards-based approaches to critical mineral supply chains gain traction, there is a growing risk of market fragmentation and exclusion of producing countries. This roundtable brings together producing countries, industry leaders, G7 representatives, and experts to explore how high environmental and social standards can be advanced without creating a two-tier global system—while supporting responsible industrialization, investment, and development outcomes for Africa.
Contact for expressions of interest:
darryn.allan@seforall.org
