Opinion
The Habari Networks’ 10 most influential people of 2012
7). Fatou Bensouda
Nationality: Gambian
Occupation: Chief Prosecutor of the International Criminal Court
Gambia native Fatou Bensouda was this year sworn in as the International Criminal Court (ICC) chief prosecutor to lead the fight against the world’s worst war criminals.
Ms. Bensouda, has been named ‘Person of the Year’ by Gambia News and Report weekly magazine. She is the first black person to lead the ICC.
Bensouda’s international career as a non-government civil servant formally began at the International Criminal Tribunal for Rwanda, where she worked as a Legal Adviser and Trial Attorney.
Bensouda has been the recipient of various awards, most notably, the distinguished ICJ International Jurists Award in 2009; the 2011 World Peace Through Law Award, and was listed by Time magazine among the 100 most influential people in the world in 2011. She has been named by a leading African magazine, Jeune Afrique as the 4th most influential personality in Africa in the Civil Society category.
