This recording is from “Congo DRC and the global race for critical minerals” which was an hour long webinar – including a Q&A session – by Dr Guy Kioni on 10 December 2025.

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Some of the areas the talk addressed, were:

• The DRC’s Strategic Role
• Global Competition and Cooperation
• Regional Cooperation in Africa
• Energy requirement
• Security and Supply Chain Risks
• Industrialisation and sustainable Local Value Creation
• Technology and Transparency
• Pathways Forward

Speaker

Dr Guy Kioni is a recognised geoeconomic strategist, known for his ability to build bridges between business, technology, and economic diplomacy. As CEO of the London-based Missang consultancy firm, he specialises in critical mineral supply chains, economic diplomacy, organisational and digital transformation, and sustainable development. He connects Africa’s resource potential with global industrial demand by fostering high-impact public–private partnerships.

He is a Critical Mineral Fellow of the Critical Mineral Initiative at Middle East and North Africa Forum (MENAF). In addition, he also serves on the Advisory Board of Buenassa SA which is a Congolese company behind one of the first copper and cobalt refinery in the country.

Dr Kioni has a BSc in Business Information Systems from De Montfort University, a Diploma in Blockchain for Business from the University of Oxford, and an Honorary Doctorate in Business from the University of Bolton. He has lived in Belgium, the DRC, Zimbabwe, and the UK.