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 […]
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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 […]
Ramaphosa and Putin prepare BRICS Summit
According to the Russian presidency, Putin told Ramaphosa that the pact’s obligations to “remove obstacles to the export of Russian food and fertilizers have not […]
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: New government sworn in
The government of Kenya’s new President William Ruto was sworn in Thursday, two months after a close but peaceful presidential election. The 22-member government team […]
DRC: Thomas Lubanga and Floribert Ndjabu regain freedom in Ituri civil society
In northeastern DRC, the last members of the presidential task force who have been held hostage by the Codeco armed group for more than two […]
Central African Republic: Maxime Mokom transferred to the ICC
Maxime Mokom was transferred Monday to the International Criminal Court from Chad, where he was arrested in late February. This anti-balaka leader is being prosecuted […]