Mali’s ex-Islamist leader sentenced by ICC to 10 years for war crimes in Timbuktu
The International Criminal Court (ICC) has sentenced Al Hassan Ag Abdoul Aziz, an extremist leader of an al-Qaeda-linked Ansar al-Din armed group, to 10 years […]
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ICC: Prosecutor orders “reactivation” of investigations in the DRC while continuing investigations in Ivory Coast
On Monday, October 14, the International Criminal Court (ICC) prosecutor announced the “reactivation” of investigations in the Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC), following a visit […]
ICC Delivers Verdict in Landmark Timbuktu War Crimes Case
The International Criminal Court (ICC) has reached a significant decision in the case against Al Hassan Ag Abdoul Aziz, a key figure in the 2012 […]
ICC Permits Absentia Hearings in Ugandan Joseph Kony Case
In a significant ruling, judges at the International Criminal Court (ICC) in The Hague decided on Monday to proceed with a hearing on charges against […]
BRICS Summit: Pretoria accuses Israel of “genocide” in Gaza
South African President Cyril Ramaphosa on Tuesday November 21 accused Israel of “war crimes” and “genocide” in Gaza and called for an “immediate and complete […]
Brics: A meeting on Gaza with Putin
South Africa will chair an extraordinary virtual meeting of the Brics (Brazil, Russia, India, China, and South Africa) today Tuesday November 21 “on the situation […]
In war-torn Sudan, Darfur’s Arab tribes could change the game
Arab tribal chiefs from Darfur have launched an appeal to join the paramilitary Rapid Support Forces to confront the Sudanese army led by General Abdelfattah […]
Sudan: Ex-dictator al-Bashir “in a hospital” and not in the prison from which his former lieutenants fled
The deposed Sudanese dictator Omar al-Bashir is “still in a hospital under the custody of the judicial police”, the army announced on Wednesday, after one […]
Has South Africa’s ruling party asked to leave the ICC?
South Africa’s ruling ANC has called for the country, criticized since the start of the war in Ukraine for its closeness to Moscow, to leave […]
Kenya: Raila Odinga calls for international inquiry into death of lawyer Paul Gicheru
There are calls for an international investigation into the death of lawyer Paul Gicheru in Kenya. The lawyer, who was being prosecuted by the ICC, […]