Podcasts
Maximising on Africa’s critical mineral endowment | Mining Indaba Insights 2025
Panellists
Elizabeth Arnott
Responsible Mining Consultant
Dr Theophilus Archeampong
European Council on Foreign Relations (ECFR)
George Bennett
CEO | Rainbow Rare Earths
Gareth Walsh
Director – Climate and Energy Advisory | Tony Blair Institute for Global Change
Key topics
In this episode, TDi’s CEO Assheton Stewart Carter talks to three representatives from different parts of the mining industry, who all spoke at the 2025 Mining Indaba in Cape Town, on maximising Africa’s critical mineral endowment.
The panelists are:
- Gareth Walsh | Director – Climate and Energy Advisory, Tony Blair Institute for Global Change
- Dr Theophilus Archeampong | Visiting Fellow, European Council on Foreign Relations (ECFR)
- George Bennett | CEO, Rainbow Rare Earths
The speakers discuss how African countries can be positioned as a partner of choice in the energy transition and what needs to be done to ensure Africa becomes a global minerals leader and future-proof its mining industry.
