The only platform dedicated to supporting the country’s strategic ambition to industrialise its battery metals sector — unlocking value across both upstream and downstream activities.
The conference is designed by leading figures and industry experts to deliver exceptional insights and generate opportunities for all attendees to work together.
Our industry speakers aim to share knowledge, experience, learning and support to bring awareness, ideas and solutions to the African battery manufacturing sector.
Be part of the DRC’s battery metals revolution, drive industrialisation, localisation and beneficiation, unlock new markets, and secure your position across the value chain from mine to market.
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Gain insights, build connections, and unlock opportunities across the full battery metals value chain from mine to market.
Our dedicated content and engagement platform will unpack how the DRC is localising its battery value chain, from mineral extraction to refined battery components. Delegates, sponsors, exhibitors, and speakers will gain insights into value addition, manufacturing opportunities, and industrial partnerships driving DRC's green energy future.
Join us for focused sessions on shaping Africa’s battery metals value chains. Gain invaluable insights into industrialisation, beneficiation, and localisation, and explore opportunities driving the future of Africa’s battery metals economy.
The DRC–Africa Battery Metals Forum supports the DRC's vision to become a battery precursor manufacturing hub. By driving localisation, beneficiation, and industrialisation, the Forum connects stakeholders to unlock investment, advance local processing, and accelerate the DRC’s transition from mineral exporter to value-added leader in the global battery supply chain.
Held in Kolwezi, the centre of the DRC’s battery metals ecosystem, the Forum is a strategic platform dedicated to the country’s industrial advancement. It brings together key government decision-makers, mining and processing companies, financial institutions, and industrial developers to collaborate on actionable pathways that support domestic transformation and economic sovereignty.
As the world’s leading producer of cobalt and a significant source of copper, lithium, and other critical minerals, the DRC is uniquely positioned to anchor a sustainable battery metals value chain. The Forum shines a spotlight on how local content development, infrastructure expansion, and policy alignment can fast-track the DRC’s ambitions to move from extraction to transformation.
Our Partners
The Ministry of Industry and the Development of Small and Medium-Sized Enterprises of the DRC has previously supported the DRC–Africa Battery Metals Forum, and we look forward to continued collaboration for the 2025 edition.
As the DRC pursues its vision of becoming a hub for battery precursor manufacturing, the Forum remains a vital platform for fostering an open, transparent, and investment-ready environment.
It supports national efforts to build a sustainable battery manufacturing industry in response to the global surge in demand for electric vehicles and energy storage technologies.
Securing ongoing institutional support is a key milestone as we work together to drive value addition, local processing, and industrial growth within the DRC’s battery metals sector.
Participant Feedback and Expectations
The DRC–Africa Battery Metals Forum brings together the full spectrum of industry leaders from engineers and metallurgists to CEOs and mine managers all driving Africa’s battery metals value chain forward.
Renowned for its high-quality audience and unmatched networking, 81% of attendees would recommend the forum, with 69% rating the experience as excellent or satisfactory. This is the must-attend event for building connections, gaining insights, and advancing industrialisation, localisation, and beneficiation in the DRC.
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29-30 September 2025
Kampi Ya Boma, Kolwezi, DRC
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T: +27 21 700 3500
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