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24 - 25 September 2025, Fleuve Congo Hotel, Kinshasa, DRCthat's a wrap on DRC-africa Battery Metals Forum 2024

Thank you to everyone who registered and participated!

Your involvement has been key to our progress. Let's keep moving forward together.
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September 24-25, 2025.

  • Demonstrate thought leadership and raise your company’s profile
  • Network with top tier decision-makers across the battery metals supply chain
  • Increase exposure and brand awareness at the event and beyond
  • Consolidate your market presence in the DRC and the region

DRC Ministry of Industry Supports DRC-Africa Battery Metals Forum 2024

The Ministry of Industry and the Development of Small and Medium-Sized Enterprises of the DRC has officially confirmed its support for DRC-Africa Battery Metals Forum 2024.

With a focus on fostering an open and transparent environment, the event serves as the driving force behind the establishment of a battery manufacturing industry in the DRC, driven by the growing demand for batteries and electric vehicles.

  • This is a major milestone as we work towards building a sustainable battery pre-cursors manufacturing industry in the DRC.

Our Partners

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About DRC-Africa Battery MetalShaping the Future of African Battery Metals

The DRC-Africa Battery Metals Forum is the premier gathering for stakeholders involved in the African battery metals industry, including producers of cobalt, copper, lithium, nickel, graphite, manganese, rare earths, and 3 T, as well as battery manufacturers, traders, end-users, investors, and NGOs.

With a focus on fostering an open and transparent environment, the event serves as the driving force behind the establishment of a battery manufacturing industry in the DRC, driven by the growing demand for batteries and electric vehicles.

  • Comprehensive Platform: uniting stakeholders from across the battery metals industry to foster partnerships and dialogue
  • Strategic Focus: establishing the DRC as Africa's key hub for battery metals production and innovation
  • Inclusive and Sustainable Growth: promoting a battery metals industry that supports local beneficiation, sustainable development, and socio-economic progress in the DRC and Africa.
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2024 SPEAKERSThank you to our incredible speakers

Our industry speakers aim to share knowledge, experience, learning and support to bring awareness, ideas and solutions to the African battery manufacturing sector.

Our Brands

Our Brands

Sponsor/Attendance opportunities at DRC-Africa Battery Metals ForumJoin Us at the DRC-Africa Battery Metals Forum

Seize the opportunity to sponsor or delegate at the DRC-Africa Battery Metals Forum, where industry leaders and innovators meet to shape the future of the battery metals industry. Don't miss your chance to participate and make a significant impact!

Become a Sponsor

Position your brand in front of a targeted audience at the DRC-Africa Battery Metals Forum. Gain valuable exposure, differentiate from competitors, and build connections with key industry stakeholders.

Key Sponsorship Opportunities
Choose from a variety of sponsorship options that align with your marketing goals:

  • Venue/Executive Lounge
  • Forum Session/ Opening Session
  • Cocktail Function
  • Delegates Lunch/ Bags/ Refreshments
  • Badges/Lanyards/Registration Desk

Become a Delegate

Send your company representatives to the DRC-Africa Battery Metals Forum to learn, share knowledge, and network with peers from across the globe. Attending as a delegate offers valuable insights into the latest industry trends, best practices, and opportunities to connect with like-minded professionals.

Why Attend the 2-Day Forum?

  • Build relationships with vendors and industry peers
  • Get inspired by industry leaders and trends
  • Connect with suppliers and source products/services
  • Gain exclusive industry education/content not publicly available
  • Engage with a community of like-minded professionals

Business Matchmaking ® Sponsored by AxisHouse

Our 'concierge-style' matchmaking programme will connect you with new business opportunities. Delegates, sponsors, exhibitors and speakers have the opportunity to connect with solution providers, exploring solutions to their challenges and opening doors to new prospects.

  • Identify the key stakeholders you want to meet
  • We will set up your meetings in the dedicated networking lounge
  • Available to all delegates, sponsors, exhibitors and speakers

This is my second DRC Battery Metals Forum, I participated in the first edition and this one as well provides a very good platform for all the stakeholders to get together and discuss the challenges and opportunities for Battery Metals in the DRC, so thank you to the presenters and organizers, I think that to many the questions raised this year really need a follow up and to have further discussion about the business climate in the DRC and how to encourage investment in the country.

H.E. Lucy Tamlyn

US Ambassador, DRC

How to InfluenceYour Opportunity to Influence Thinking of Key Stakeholders

Maximise your results with DRC- Africa Battery Metals Forum’s 365 marketing opportunity. Influence your prospect before, during and after the event, ensuring they not only know who you are, but are excited to converse. Our team works with you to ensure your expertise is recognised by those you want to connect with. We help you, achieve your goals.

  • Create evergreen brand visibility 365 days per year.
  • Targeted marketing before, during & after events.
  • Leverage trusted industry media to present your brand.

WHO ATTENDS DRC- AFRICA BATTERY METALS FORUM?POSITION YOURSELF AND IDENTIFY WHO TO INFLUENCE

Battery Metals connects people and organisations to information and each other with an objective to create opportunity. Whether you are an investor looking for potential partners, interested in new trends or ready to source new projects, a government representative looking for policy recommendations and best practice or a project owner chasing funding, Battery Metals ecosystem of like-minded professionals will ignite the spark of change.

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2024 SPONSORS AND EXHIBITORS

Cobalt Plus
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TFM / KFM
Cobalt
ARSP
Lithium
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Nickel
ELEPHANT TRADE
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