Get Guardian on GoogleThe Critical Minerals Financing Corporation (CMFC) is taking Nigeria and other African countries’ mining investment opportunities to the global stage, as it seeks to attract international capital into the continent’s largely untapped critical minerals sector.
The corporation will headline discussions on Africa’s critical minerals at Resourcing Tomorrow 2026, one of the world’s major mining investment forums, scheduled to be held in London from December 1 to 3, with more than 2,300 delegates and ministers from 60 countries expected to participate.
As Gold Sponsor of the event, CMFC will present investment opportunities across Nigeria and the East African corridor, while outlining financing structures designed to make African mining projects attractive and accessible to international investors.
The move comes amid growing global demand for critical minerals needed for industrial development, clean energy technologies and other emerging industries, with Africa seeking to attract more investment into the exploration, processing and development of its mineral resources.
CMFC said its participation would focus on demonstrating that African mining assets could attract international financing when supported by proper verification, structured investment processes and effective risk management.
The corporation is also sponsoring the fourth Annual Government Roundtable, an invitation-only ministerial meeting scheduled for November 30 at Canada House, London. The meeting, organised in partnership with the High Commission of Canada in the United Kingdom, is expected to attract about 120 ministers, ambassadors, senior government officials, mining executives and investors from more than 60 countries.
Discussions at the roundtable will focus on securing mineral supply chains, mobilising investment, accelerating mining project development and promoting responsible mining and processing in established and emerging markets.
The sponsorship will provide CMFC with direct access to government officials and policymakers, including representatives of Nigeria, South Africa and the United States, whose decisions could influence the development of mining projects across the continent.
Chairman of CMFC, Lamon Rutten, said Nigeria and other African countries would play an important role in shaping the global economic future because of their significant mineral resources.
He said the challenge facing Africa was not a lack of mineral deposits or global demand, but the absence of the institutional structures required to convert mineral resources into projects that international lenders could finance.
According to him, CMFC is working to bridge this gap by developing financing structures that connect African mineral assets with global investors.
