At this year’s Investing in African Mining Indaba, Kemcore was proud to participate in a critical conversation shaping the future of Africa’s mineral value chains.
Our Founder & CCO, Calisto Radithipa, joined leaders from government, industry and advisory institutions in a high-level discussion hosted by Boston Consulting Group (BCG), focused on one central question:
If Africa holds the resources, how do we ensure it captures the value?
Across sessions, one theme stood out clearly:
Securing critical minerals requires more than extraction — it requires coordinated ecosystems.
Key reflections from the discussions:
• Regional collaboration over fragmentation
Progress in value addition depends on countries coordinating around shared industrial ecosystems with defined roles and priority projects.
• Infrastructure is the real unlock
Energy, logistics and processing capacity remain both the greatest constraint and the greatest opportunity.
• Value capture must be intentional
Owning mineral resources does not automatically translate into owning the value chain. Industrial strategy, policy clarity and execution matter.
• Partnerships must evolve
The future lies in integrated partnerships between governments, miners, processors, investors and downstream buyers.
For Kemcore, this conversation is aligned with our long-term vision: building regional manufacturing capacity, strengthening supply security, and supporting Africa’s transition from exporter of raw materials to producer of industrial value.
The dialogue at Indaba confirmed one thing:
The critical minerals debate is no longer about why Africa.
It is about how we execute — together.
We thank Boston Consulting Group and all fellow participants for driving a forward-looking and solutions-oriented discussion.
