Pan-African MineTech Exploration Technology Pre-Incubation Programme

The timbuktoo MineTech Hub, together with the United Nations Development Programme (UNDP) and ecosystem partners across Botswana, Liberia, Malawi, Nigeria, Zambia, and Zimbabwe, invites students, graduates, researchers, engineers, innovators, technical professionals, and early-stage entrepreneurs to transform real-world mining and mineral exploration challenges into practical technological solutions. This challenge-led pre-incubation programme supports innovators as they transition from a problem and an early idea to a validated solution and prototype. It focuses on developing accessible, cost-effective, and locally relevant technologies to improve how mineral resources are identified, characterised, and targeted across Africa. Selected participants receive technical mentorship from experts, universities, geological institutions, and mining sector practitioners, alongside opportunities for industry engagement and solution validation. Applicants do not need a finished product or an established company; a clearly defined idea or solution addressing the country challenge briefs provided by various UniPods is sufficient to qualify.

Interested applicants should submit their application online via the official Google Form by the deadline.