By Godfred Zina In recent years, the International Criminal Court (ICC) has found itself at the center of a fierce geopolitical and moral debate across Africa....
By Fidel Amakye Owusu In conflicts around the world, women and children are rarely the main combatants – but they are often the most devastated. Among...
By Gregory Simpkins It probably escaped the notice of most people that the International Criminal Court (ICC) in October 2023 declined to prosecute Maxime Mokom, a...
In many cases, the ICC’s pattern of inconsistently pursuing cases has also made it seem like a partisan institution among post-conflict communities, a perception that politicizes...
Uganda’s President Yoweri Museveni on Friday called on African nations to withdraw from the Rome Statute that established the International Criminal Court (ICC), amid accusations that...
Prosecutors at the International Criminal Court (ICC) have withdrawn their crimes against humanity charges against Kenyan president Uhuru Kenyatta. Kenyatta faced charges for allegedly masterminding post-election...
The African Union (AU) has urged its members to “speak with one voice” against criminal proceedings at the International Criminal Court against sitting presidents. The 54-nation...
(AFP) – African nations this past weekend, demanded the International Criminal Court (ICC) defer the “crimes against humanity” trials of Kenya’s leadership, as the country’s president...
Former UN secretary-general., Kofi Annan. PHOTO/AFP/Getty Images Former UN secretary-general Kofi Annan said Monday it would be a “badge of shame” for Africa if its leaders...
Kenyan President Uhuru Kenyatta. PHOTO/File By Stephen Lande & Dennis Matanda | Just like Kenya deftly managed a post-inferno crisis that shut down its international airport...
(Reuters) – African leaders will meet in the Ethiopian capital Addis Ababa, on October 13 to take a common stance on whether to join Kenya’s planned...
Kenya’s Deputy President William Ruto (pictured), pleaded innocent to crimes against humanity charges at the International Criminal Court (ICC) on Tuesday. As the parties took their...
Kenya’s parliament on Thursday passed a motion to withdraw from the International Criminal Court (ICC) just before the country’s deputy president face trial at The Hague...
Sudan’s President Omar al-Bashir. PHOTO/Gregorio Borgia/AP (AP) – Civil rights activists and human rights lawyers Monday demanded that Nigeria arrest Sudanese President Omar al-Bashir and deliver...
Bosco Ntaganda. PHOTO/Getty Images Barely a week after 11 African Union leaders met in the Ethiopian capital, Addis Ababa in a bid to find a solution...
Marlon Samuels of the West Indies. PHOTO/AFP Marlon Samuels has broken into the top 20 for the first time in the Reliance International Cricket Council (ICC)...
ICC chief prosecutor., Fatou Bensouda. PHOTO/File Fatou Bensouda of Gambia was sworn in Friday as the International Criminal Court’s new chief prosecutor, saying she was ready...
ICC Chief Prosecutor.,Fatou Bensouda. PHOTO/File The newly-elected chief prosecutor of the International Criminal Court (ICC), Fatou Bom Bensouda, has been named ‘Person of the Year’ by...
Luis Moreno-Ocampo (l) Fatou Bensouda (r) International Criminal Court (ICC) countries agreed to nominate Fatou Bensouda of Gambia, as chief prosecutor for the main war crimes...
Laurent Gbagbo. PHOTO/Sia Kambou / AFP – Getty Images Ivory Coast’s ousted leader Laurent Gbagbo was set Tuesday to be transferred to the International Criminal Court...
Sudan President., Omar al-Bashir PHOTO/REUTERS A court in Nairobi has issued a warrant requiring that President Kibaki’s government arrest and hand over Sudan leader Omar al...
Hague court to decide on whether to confirm cases against six individuals over deadly post-election violence in 2008.
Hague court dismisses plea to halt investigation against six for suspected role in deadly 2007 post-poll violence.
