The Africa Battery Initiative is EXCITED and THRILLED to announce its cooperation with the Regional Economic and Trade Organization , “the East Africa Community (EAC)”, in preparation and Hosting the 1st East Africa Mineral Summit 2024.

Scope of the Summit has now expanded to cover all 7 East African Community Member Countries namely: Tanzania,Kenya , Uganda, The DRC, Burundi, Rwanda and South Sudan. In addition to EAC member Countries , Mozambique, Zambia and Zimbabwe will also participate.

The 1st East African Battery Minerals Summit (the “Summit”) is an unprecedented opportunity for leading companies and investors to participate in the development and industrialization of each sector of the EV
battery supply chain in the East African Community region.

Recent studies conducted by both East African and international institutions indicate that the DRC, Tanzania, Burundi, and Zambia alone account for a
significant percentage of the total global deposits of key battery minerals, including (1) Cobalt – 60%, (2) Nickel – 40%, (3) Lithium – 35%, and (4) Graphite.