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Casablanca Stock Exchange reports record oversubscription for Vicenne’s IPO

The initial public offering (IPO) of Vicenne, a leading Moroccan medical equipment company, broke a new record on the Casablanca Stock Exchange with an IPO that was oversubscribed 64 times. The offering attracted over 32 billion dirhams in demand by investors for shares worth just 500 million dirhams, resulting in an unprecedented oversubscription. Vicenne offered […]

Unprecedented ICC action targets perpetrators of Darfur atrocities

The International Criminal Court is preparing to issue arrest warrants for individuals allegedly responsible for grave human rights violations in Sudan’s West Darfur region, amid an ongoing civil conflict that has lasted 19 months. ICC Prosecutor Karim Khan’s announcement comes as violence continues to intensify in the region, with systematic attacks occurring on a daily […]

DR Congo discharges last Ebola patient

The last patient treated for Ebola in the Democratic Republic of Congo was discharged on Tuesday, the World Health Organization (WHO) said.   The patient was released from a hospital in the eastern city of Beni, bringing the 19-month-old outbreak closer than ever to an end.   The outbreak has killed 2,264 people and infected […]