Egypt: Orascom Telecom neared stock market delisting

Egyptian stock markets began the week in a state of stagnation with almost no news to inspire the local market. However, one of the big icons of its market, Orascom Telecom Holdings was nearly taken out of the exchange list after almost 10% of its shareholders were bought out. The delisting of the telecommunication firm […]

Belgium Moves Closer to Historic Trial Over Patrice Lumumba’s Killing

Belgian prosecutors have announced on Tuesday, June 17 their intention to prosecute 92-year-old former diplomat Etienne Davignon for alleged involvement in the 1961 assassination of Congolese independence leader Patrice Lumumba. Davignon is the sole surviving member of a group of ten Belgians named in a 2011 lawsuit by Lumumba’s children, who accused them of complicity […]

Morocco Calls for South-South Cooperation in Excellence Centers for Climate Change

Morocco’s foreign minister Salaheddine Mezouar called for a genuine south-south cooperation in fostering the input of excellence centers about climate change capacity building. “We need to acquire the knowledge of the north and foster south-south cooperation” said Mezouar at a meeting on the Moroccan initiative to reinforce the capacities of excellence centers and Think Tanks […]