DRC Mining Week postponed to Oct 7-9

The Democratic Republic of Congo Mining Week originally scheduled to hold at The Pullman Grand Karavia Hotel in Lubumbashi, DRC between June 17-19, has been postponed. The postponement is not unconnected with COVID-19  pandemic. “The health and safety of our exhibitors, visitors, employees and the wider public is of paramount importance to us,” says managing director David Ashdown. The new date is October 7-9 at same venue.

A statement signed by Senior communications manager: Annemarie Roodbol, made available to OpenLife stated that “due to the current status of the global COVID-19 virus and the ban applied on mass gatherings by the government of the Democratic Republic of Congo, Clarion Events Africa (formerly Spintelligent) is rescheduling DRC Mining Week. The event, which was due to take place from 17-19 June, will now run from 7-9 October 2020. The venue – The Pullman Grand Karavia Hotel in Lubumbashi, DRC – remains unchanged.” 

The  Mining Week, on its 16th edition, is expected to  attract over 5,000 local and international mining stakeholders and influencers from across public and private sectors, doing business in the DRC and is recognised as the largest, B2B mining expo in the country.

It  is organised by Clarion Events Africa, a leading Cape Town-based and multi-award winning organiser of exhibitions and conferences across the continent in the infrastructure, energy and mining sectors. Other well-known events by Clarion Events Africa include African Utility Week & POWERGEN Africa, Africa Mining Forum, Nigeria Mining Week, Future Energy East Africa and Future Energy Nigeria. The company is part of the UK-based Clarion Events Group.