Why South Africa let Bashir get away Once again, the ICC comes out as a toothless entity in the wrangling over African leaders accused of war crimes. A provisional court order was issued on Sunday to prevent Sudan’s President Omar al-Bashir from leaving South Africa where he had been attending the African Union (AU) summit.
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Sudan’s President Omar al-Bashir, who is wanted for war crimes, has left South Africa, pre-empting a court ruling over an international warrant for his arrest. The Pretoria High Court was due to decide whether he should be handed over to the International Criminal Court which charged him with the crimes. Mr Bashir was in Johannesburg
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Sudanese president Omar al-Bashir The ICC has issued two arrest warrants for President Bashir A South African court has issued an interim order preventing Sudanese President Omar al-Bashir from leaving the country. It says Mr Bashir will have to stay until the court hears an application later on Sunday on whether he should be handed
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By Karim Lebhour Addis Ababa (AFP) – African leaders have agreed in principle to impose a flurry of taxes in a bid to finance their pan-African bloc, set up to push the continent’s diplomatic agenda but dependent on foreign handouts. After a two-day summit held in the African Union’s Chinese-built headquarters in the Ethiopian
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By Karim Lebhour Addis Ababa (AFP) – African leaders have agreed in principle to impose a flurry of taxes in a bid to finance their pan-African bloc, set up to push the continent’s diplomatic agenda but dependent on foreign handouts. After a two-day summit held in the African Union’s Chinese-built headquarters in the Ethiopian
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African leaders tell intl court to drop charges against Sudan’s president, Kenyan VP Ruto By ELIAS MESERET, Associated Press ADDIS ABABA, Ethiopia (AP) — The International Criminal Court should drop or suspend charges against Sudanese President Omar al-Bashir and Kenyan Deputy President William Ruto until African concerns about the court and proposals to change its
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The Sudanese president has faced the threat of ICC prosecution since 2009 The president of Sudan has claimed victory over the International Criminal Court after it ended its probe into allegations of war crimes in Darfur. The ICC charged Omar al-Bashir in 2009 for crimes in the region dating back to 2003, but he refused
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The International Criminal Court convened its annual meeting, focusing on the negative perception that Africans have about the role of the court. Kenyatta after ICC dropped charges The International Criminal Court’s 122 member states opened their annual meeting Monday with Africa the focus, as the court is roiled by the collapse of the case against
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The International Criminal Court convened its annual meeting, focusing on the negative perception that Africans have about the role of the court. Kenyatta after ICC dropped charges The International Criminal Court’s 122 member states opened their annual meeting Monday with Africa the focus, as the court is roiled by the collapse of the case against
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AFP International Criminal Court prosecutors on Friday withdrew crimes against humanity charges against Kenyan President Uhuru Kenyatta but said fresh charges could be brought if new evidence is found of his involvement in post-election violence. Kenyan President Uhuru Kenyatta said Friday he was “vindicated” after the International Criminal Court’s chief prosecutor dropped a case against
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