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African Governments have made greatest use of the ICC 15 Apr 2013 | 08:40 pm
Many observers and critics of the International Criminal Court (ICC) argue that the Court has focused entirely on Africa and needs to expand its investigations to other continents. Some critics even c...
Kenya’s 2013 elections in perspective 19 Mar 2013 | 07:43 pm
Now that the country has completed the general elections for 2013, which ended with the declaration of Mr. Uhuru Kenyatta as the fourth president of Kenya, it is useful to reflect on the whole elector...
Mali: French soldier killed fighting Islamists 20 Feb 2013 | 02:35 am
A French soldier has been killed fighting Islamist rebels in Mali, President Francois Hollande has said. More than 20 militants also died in the clashes in a mountainous northern region, France's def...
Ivory Coast ex-President Laurent Gbagbo at ICC court 20 Feb 2013 | 01:52 am
Ivorian ex-President Laurent Gbagbo has appeared at the International Criminal Court to hear whether he could be tried on charges of crimes against humanity. He is the first former head of state to h...
Chad Hosts Wanted Al-Bashir as Côte d’Ivoire Joins ICC 16 Feb 2013 | 03:15 am
As Côte d'Ivoire today takes a major step towards ensuring accountability for grave crimes by joining the International Criminal Court (ICC), Chad is once again failing to live up to its obligations a...
ICC Launches War Crimes Probe in Mali 17 Jan 2013 | 03:03 am
The International Criminal Court (ICC) has opened an investigation into alleged war crimes in Mali. In a statement Wednesday, ICC prosecutor Fatou Bensouda said she has determined that some "deeds of...
French President: “France won’t intervene in Central Africa” 27 Dec 2012 | 09:57 pm
President Francois Hollande says French forces would not intervene in the internal affairs of the Central African Republic (CAR), a former French colony. "If we are present, it is not to protect a re...
Jesse Jackson Jr., promising political scion, resigns 24 Nov 2012 | 10:36 am
Jesse Jackson Jr. is the namesake son of one of the most prominent black men in the United States, a progressive-minded activist whose ascent into public life prompted talk of a new era of African-Ame...
Sierra Leone: Ernest Bai Koroma wins presidential poll 24 Nov 2012 | 09:55 am
Sierra Leone's incumbent President Ernest Bai Koroma has won the presidential election, the election commission has said. He received almost 59% of votes cast, meaning there is no need for a run-off ...
ICC issues warrant for ICoast ex-leader Gbagbo's wife 24 Nov 2012 | 12:08 am
The International Criminal Court has issued an arrest warrant for former Ivorian president Laurent Gbagbo's wife Simone, accusing her of being his "alter ego" in orchestrating a campaign of election v...
