Group One Holding, a Singapore-based company backed by Qatar’s wealth fund, Qatar Investment Authority (QIA), is considering a US initial public offering (IPO), reports say. The company is reportedly changing its legal domicile to the Cayman Islands from Singapore as a step towards the listing. Group One Holdings is Asia’s largest global sports media platform […]
The M23 rebels, backed by Rwanda, have seized control of Bukavu, the second-largest city in the eastern Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC), raising fears of a regional escalation. Their rapid advance through the South Kivu region, after an earlier lightning-speed offensive on Goma in neighboring North Kivu, marks a significant escalation in the ongoing conflict. […]
The Acting UN Special Envoy to Libya, Stephanie Koury, visited on January 20 the House of Representatives headquarters in Benghazi, where she met with several Libyan Members of Parliament to discuss the political process. Mrs Koury outlined the United Nations Support Mission in Libya’s (UNSMIL) efforts to break the ongoing political deadlock, facilitate elections, and […]
