Tag Archives: Fatou Bensouda
By David Bosco, Almost 15 years ago, delegates from more than 100 countries gathered in a crowded conference room in Rome, cheering, chanting and even shedding a few tears. After weeks of tense negotiations, they had drafted a charter for … read more »
Posted in Article, East Africa, Eritrea, Ethiopia, Ghana, Kenya, Nigeria, Op-ed, Somali, South Africa, South Sudan, Sudan
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Tagged African Union, Central African Republic, Fatou Bensouda, Indepth Africa Magazine, International Criminal Court, Kenya, Omar al-Bashir, Uhuru Kenyatta
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(Reuters) – Lawyers for Kenya’s president-elect, Uhuru Kenyatta, will push the International Criminal Court on Monday to drop charges against him after the case against his co-accused collapsed. The case against Kenyatta, on charges of crimes against humanity over bloodshed … read more »
(CNN) — The International Criminal Court on Monday dropped charges against former Cabinet Secretary Francis Kirimi Muthaura — one of four prominent Kenyan leaders accused of crimes against humanity. ICC prosecutor Fatou Bensouda said people with information had died or … read more »
Posted in Cote d'Ivoire, Djibouti, East Africa, Ethiopia, Ghana, Kenya, Nigeria, South Africa, South Sudan, Sudan, Zimbabwe
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Tagged CNN, crimes against humanity, Fatou Bensouda, Francis Muthaura, International Criminal Court, Kenya, prosecutor, Uhuru Kenyatta
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Intolerable human insecurity and threats to humanitarian operations in Darfur remain largely invisible; an overview in three parts: South Darfur By Eric Reeves January 11, 2013 -In assessing human security in West Darfur (December 27, 2012, http://www.sudanreeves.org/?p=3684), I began by … read more »
Posted in Article, East Africa, South Sudan, Sudan
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Tagged African Union – United Nations Hybrid Operation in Darfur, Darfur, darfur news, Fatou Bensouda, IndepthAfrica, International Criminal Court, Omar al-Bashir, Sudan, Sudan news, UNAMID, United Nations Security Council
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Nathan Wangusi Either Kenyans are full of contradictions or they are being underestimated by the two tribal leaders, Deputy Prime Minister Uhuru Kenyatta and his counterpart Eldoret North MP William Ruto who are facing charges of crimes against humanity arising … read more »
Posted in Article, Election, Kenya
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Tagged Fatou Bensouda, Francis Muthaura, Hague, IndepthAfrica, International Criminal Court, Kenya, Kenyan, Uhuru Kenyatta, William Ruto
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The International Criminal Court says it will launch a preliminary inquiry into the events that have taken place in Mali, where Islamist rebels have seized control of the country’s north. Chief prosecutor Fatou Bensouda says the probe will determine whether … read more »
Posted in Daily News Wrap, ICC, Mali, Miscellaneous, News, West Africa
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Tagged About Africa, Africa news, African History, African Maps, All Africa, Bensouda, breaking news, East Africa, Fatou Bensouda, Indepth Africa Magazine, Indepth Africa Magazine, IndepthAfrica, IndepthNigeria, International Criminal Court, Islamism, Mali, Malick Coulibaly, Military use of children, Nigeria news, niheria newspapers, nothafrica, West Africa
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The Hague – Gambia’s Fatou Bensouda was sworn in on Friday as the International Criminal Court’s new chief prosecutor, saying she was ready to lead the fight against the world’s worst war criminals. “I, Fatou Bensouda, solemnly undertake that I … read more »
Posted in Gambia, News, Spotlight, West Africa
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Tagged Democratic Republic of Congo, Fatou Bensouda, Hague, International Criminal Court, Joseph Kony, Laurent Gbagbo, Luis Moreno-Ocampo, Omar al-Bashir
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Abidjan – Ivory Coast President Alassane Ouattara’s party was headed for a parliamentary majority on Thursday, media reports said, as former strongman Laurent Gbagbo awaits trial in The Hague. Public television reports said Ouattara’s Rally of Republicans (RDR) had so … read more »
Posted in Cote d'Ivoire, Election, News, West Africa
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Tagged Alassane Ouattara, Côte d'Ivoire, Fatou Bensouda, Hague, Indepth Africa Magazine, IndepthAfrica, International Criminal Court, Ivorian Popular Front, Laurent Gbagbo, Luis Moreno-Ocampo
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Member states of the International Criminal Court elected Fatou Bensouda of Gambia as its next chief prosecutor on Monday, in part to counter perceptions in Africa that it unfairly targets the continent. Bensouda, 50, will succeed the high-profile Luis Moreno-Ocampo … read more »
Posted in Gambia, News, Spotlight, West Africa
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Tagged Andrew Cayley, Bensouda, Fatou Bensouda, Hague, Indepth Africa Magazine, IndepthAfrica, International Criminal Court, Luis Moreno-Ocampo, Omar al-Bashir
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October 26, 2011 by benim
New York – Two Africans are on a shortlist of four candidates to replace Luis Moreno-Ocampo as chief prosecutor of the International Criminal Court, the top war crimes tribunal, the selection panel said on Tuesday. Fatou Bensouda, a Gambian and … read more »
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Tagged Andrew Cayley, Fatou Bensouda, Gambia, Indepth Africa Magazine, IndepthAfrica, IndepthGhana, IndepthMultimedia, IndepthNigeria, IndepthSouthAfrica, IndepthWorld, International Criminal Court, Luis Moreno-Ocampo, Nigeria, Nigeria news, Nigeria online, North Africa, Omar al-Bashir, Pan African News, Robert Petit, Southern Africa, West Africa
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A Congolese warlord accused of conscripting, training and arming hundreds of child soldiers is guilty beyond “any possible doubt” of war crimes, prosecutors told the International Criminal Court on Thursday. In the debut trial of the ICC, prosecutors this week … read more »
Posted in Central Africa, DR Congo, News
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Tagged About Africa, Africa news, African History, African Maps, All Africa, Angelina Jolie, Arab League, breaking news, Democratic Republic of Congo, East Africa, Fatou Bensouda, Hague, IndepthAfrica, IndepthGhana, IndepthMultimedia, IndepthNigeria, IndepthSouthAfrica, IndepthWorld, International Criminal Court, Muammar al-Gaddafi, Nigeria, Nigeria news, North Africa, Pan African News, Southern Africa, Thomas Lubanga, Union of Congolese Patriots, West Africa
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There may be a future inquiry by the International Criminal Court into human rights crimes during Côte d’Ivoire’s post-electoral crisis. But that has no impact on the current situation in the country. By Bram Posthumus, Dakar Laurent Gbagbo, the loser … read more »
Posted in Analysis, Conflict/Tragedy, Cote d'Ivoire, Hottest News, News, West Africa
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Tagged African Union, Alassane Ouattara, Charles Blé Goudé, Côte d'Ivoire, Economic Community of West African States, Fatou Bensouda, International Criminal Court, Laurent Gbagbo
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November 13, 2010 by benim
Guinea’s former premier Cellou Dalein Diallo maintained a small lead over rival Alpha Conde in results published on Friday of just over half the votes cast in the West African country’s presidential election. Diallo had 51.8 percent to Conde’s 48.2 … read more »
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Tagged Africa news, African countries, African Union member states, Alpha Condé, aluminium, Cellou Dalein Diallo, Conakry, Diallo, Economic Community of West African States, economists, Fatou Bensouda, Fula people, geography, Guinea, guinea election, Guinea news, Indepth Africa Magazine, IndepthAfrica, International Criminal Court, Least Developed Countries, political-news, United Nations General Assembly observers, West Africa
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