Investment firm Mubadala has signed a US$5bn agreement with the government of Guinea to develop a bauxite mine and an alumina refinery in the country, which would help it secure raw material for its UAE aluminium plants

South African steel products manufacturer Scaw Metals Group has partnered with the Guma Group and Jospong Group of Companies to construct a US$40mn grinding plant in Tema, Ghana

Kumba Iron Ore, a subsidiary of miner Anglo American Plc, has signed an agreement with ArcelorMittal South Africa (AMSA) to supply 6.25mn metric tonnes of iron ore annually to the steel manufacturer

Manufacturer Egyptian Steel has announced that it has planned for an initial public offering (IPO) in 2015 and expects to float up to 30 per cent of its shares in the local stock market

State-owned Zimbabwe Mining Development Corporation (ZMDC) has formed a platinum metal production joint venture with UK-listed Eurasian Natural Resources Corporation (ENRC) and an unnamed Chinese firm