Africa’s Lithium Market Expansion Ahead of African Mining Week (AMW) 2025

Africa’s lithium industry is gaining strong momentum in 2025, marked by new project launches, significant discoveries, increased capital inflows and progress in local value addition. In a major milestone for downstream development, Zimbabwe’s Verify Engineering announced in July the successful production of the country’s first locally manufactured lithium-ion battery. The development aligns with Zimbabwe’s national strategy to ban unprocessed lithium exports by 2027 – a move aimed at driving beneficiation, enhancing domestic industrial capacity and positioning the country as a competitive player in the global battery value chain.

These advancements lay the foundation for the upcoming African Mining Week (AMW) 2025 – Africa’s premier gathering for mining stakeholders – which will spotlight emerging opportunities across the continent’s lithium value chain.