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by Katie Jessup Established in 2001, the International Criminal Court (ICC) is a permanent tribunal created to hold perpetrators of genocide, crimes against humanity and war crimes accountable for their actions. Located in The Hague, Netherlands, the ICC has led … read more »
Posted in Article, Djibouti, East Africa, Eritrea, Ethiopia, Ghana, Kenya, Libya, Mali, Nigeria, Op-ed, Rwanda, South Africa, Swaziland, Togo, Uganda, Zimbabwe
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Tagged Bosco Ntaganda, Democratic Republic of Congo, Hague, Indepth Africa Magazine, IndepthAfrica, International Criminal Court, Omar al-Bashir, Thomas Lubanga Dyilo, United States
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(Reuters) – Kenya’s Supreme Court hears a petition on Wednesday challenging the victory by Uhuru Kenyatta in this month’s presidential election, a case that will test Kenyan democracy five years after a disputed vote ignited tribal violence. Peaceful voting on … read more »
opinion BOSCO NTAGANDA is now safely in the hands of the ICC, but his brief stay at the US Embassy and the hullabaloo it caused was a sound reminder that this world is full of unscrupulous and opportunistic people. First … read more »
Posted in Article, East Africa, Rwanda
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Tagged Amnesty International, Bosco Ntaganda, Democratic Republic of Congo, Hague, IndepthAfrica, International Criminal Court, List of diplomatic missions of the United States, Ntaganda, Rwanda
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(Reuters) – A Congolese warlord who faces war crimes charges flew out of Rwanda on Friday after he had surrendered to the U.S. Embassy there this week, requesting that he be transferred to the International Criminal Court, a diplomatic source … read more »
Thedailybeast For the past three days, Bosco Ntaganda, also known as “The Terminator,” has been holed up at the American embassy in Rwanda. One of Africa’s most wanted war criminals, Ntaganda was a leader of the M23 in eastern … read more »
Posted in Article, East Africa, Eritrea, Ethiopia, Ghana, Kenya, Libya, Mali, Nigeria, Rwanda, Somali, South Africa, Togo, Zimbabwe
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Tagged Bosco Ntaganda, Congo, Democratic Republic of Congo, Hague, IndepthAfrica, International Criminal Court, Ntaganda, Paul Kagame, Rwanda
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by D.H. | NAIROBI,Economist BOSCO NTAGANDA’S career as one of Africa’s most-wanted war criminals ended in unlikely fashion when he walked into the American Embassy in Rwanda on March 18th. Embassy officials said he removed a disguise he had been wearing and … read more »
Posted in Article, East Africa, Eritrea, Ethiopia, Ghana, Kenya, Liberia, Libya, Mali, Nigeria, Rwanda, Somali, South Africa, Sudan, Zimbabwe
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Tagged Bosco Ntaganda, bosco ntaganda 2012, bosco ntaganda biography, bosco wong, Congo, Democratic Republic Congo, Hague, International Criminal Court, Ntaganda, Paul Kagame, Rwanda
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Killer King On March 18th 2013, Bosco Ntaganda walked into the American embassy in Kigali and requested to be delivered to the International Criminal Court (ICC) in The Hague. The ICC had issued an international warrant against him in 2008 … read more »
Posted in Article, East Africa, Ethiopia, Nigeria, Rwanda
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Tagged Bosco Ntaganda, Congo, Hague, IndepthAfrica, International Criminal Court, KIGALI, Laurent Nkunda, Rwanda, United States
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No one was expecting Congolese warlord Bosco Ntaganda – one of the world’ most wanted men – to hand himself over to US embassy officials in Rwanda. But, running out of options, that’s exactly what the man they call “The … read more »
Posted in Article, Central Africa, Congo, DR Congo
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Tagged Bosco Ntaganda, Democratic Republic Congo, Hague, IndepthAfrica, International Criminal Court, KIGALI, Ntaganda, Rwanda, United States
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A status conference in the International Criminal Court case against Kenya’s president-elect Uhuru Kenyatta and his co-accused Francis Muthaura is due to take place on Monday at 2pm. The session will focus on an application by the two to have … read more »
Uhuru Kenyatta, wanted by the International Criminal Court (ICC) for crimes against humanity, won election Saturday as Kenya‘s new President. The Independent Electoral and Boundaries Commission announced that Kenya’s richest man, the current Deputy Prime Minister and former Finance Minister, … read more »
Posted in Article, East Africa, Eritrea, Ethiopia, Ghana, Kenya, Libya, Nigeria, Somali, South Africa, Zimbabwe
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Tagged Hague, Independent Electoral and Boundaries Commission, Indepth Africa Magazine, IndepthAfrica, International Criminal Court, Kenya, Kenyatta, Raila Odinga, Uhuru Kenyatta
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(CNN) — Kenyans vote Monday in the first general election since a disputed vote erupted into ethnic violence five years ago. The clashes left about 1,200 people dead and ended after the formation of a government based on an uneasy … read more »
METAL shutters have come down, stocks of food have been run down and tatty bags with clothing for several weeks lie by the side of a road leading out of Nairobi, Kenya’s ethnically mixed capital, to farmland north-west. “We don’t … read more »
Posted in Article, East Africa, Kenya
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Tagged Hague, IndepthAfrica, International Criminal Court, Kenya, Kikuyu, Nairobi, Raila Odinga, Uhuru Kenyatta, William Ruto
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By Editorial Board, Washington Post IN THE five years since a disputed presidential election triggered a horrific ethnic conflict, Kenya has done much to guard against a recurrence. The constitution was rewritten, with power delegated to newly created states; a … read more »
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Tagged 2013 kenyan general election, Editorial Board, Hague, International Criminal Court, Kenya, kenya election date 2013, kenya elections march 2013, Kenyan presidential election 2013, Raila Odinga, Uhuru Kenyatta, United States, William Ruto
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The Hague – Former Ivory Coast president Laurent Gbagbo on Thursday told the International Criminal Court, which is weighing whether to charge him with crimes against humanity, that he had always been pro-democracy. “All my life, I fought for democracy,” … read more »
Institute for Security Studies (Tshwane/Pretoria) Analysis On Friday 15 February 2013, the High Court of Kenya finally made a ruling on the suitability of the Jubilee Alliance presidential candidate, Uhuru Kenyatta, to contest the March 4 elections. In its verdict, … read more »
MALINDI, Kenya — In a room by the stairs, Shukrani Malingi, a Pokomo farmer, writhed on a metal cot, the skin on his back burned off. Down the hall, at a safe distance, Rahema Hageyo, an Orma girl, stared blankly … read more »
Posted in Article, East Africa, Kenya
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Tagged Hague, International Criminal Court, Kenya, Kenyan, kenyan election, Kenyans, Kenya’s Elections 2013, Orma, Pokomo, Uhuru Kenyatta, William Ruto
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Kenyan voters go to the polls on 4 March in the first general election since the disputed contest of December 2007 unexpectedly exploded into violence. During the elections Kenyans will choose a president, members of parliament and senators, county governors … read more »
Posted in Article, East Africa, Kenya
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Tagged Barack Obama, Hague, International Criminal Court, Kenya, kenya elections 2013, Kenyan, kenyan elections 2013, Kenya’s 2013 elections, Mwai Kibaki, Raila Odinga, Uhuru Kenyatta, William Ruto
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by Chimwani Obiajulu So we told you that Uhuru Kenyatta will not be in the next presidential debate aye? Well, we have more light to shed. Apparently, the DPM’s party TNA has released this statement to the organisers of the … read more »
Posted in Kenya
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Tagged Hague, IndepthAfrica, International Criminal Court, Kenya, kenya elections 2013, kenya Presidential debate, kenyan elections, Kenyatta, Musalia Mudavadi, Paul Muite, Raila Odinga, Uhuru Kenyatta
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Laurent Gbagbo, the first former head of state to appear before the International Criminal Court, attended a pre-trial hearing today on charges of crimes against humanity. The former Ivorian leader, wearing a dark blue suit and a light blue tie, … read more »
A judge has cleared the way for a leading politician to run to be Kenya’s next president despite accusations of murder, rape and crimes against humanity he faces at the International Criminal Court. Activists had sought to have Uhuru Kenyatta, … read more »
By Maina Kiai, The Star opinion Kenyans go to the polls in three weeks to choose a new president. Memories of election violence five years ago are still strong, and justice for those crimes against humanity has yet to be … read more »
Posted in Article, East Africa, Kenya
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Tagged Hague, IndepthAfrica, International Criminal Court, Kenya, kenya elections, Kenyan, Kofi Annan, Uhuru Kenyatta, United Nations Special Rapporteur, William Ruto
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By Richard Lough CReuters) – East Africa’s most powerful economy and a key regional ally in the U.S.-led war against militant Islam could next month elect a president accused of crimes against humanity, posing a diplomatic headache for Western capitals. … read more »
Posted in Article, East Africa, Kenya
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Tagged Hague, Indepth Africa Magazine, International Criminal Court, Kenya, Kenyan, kenyan election, Kenyatta, Uhuru Kenyatta, William Ruto
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It is quite easy for one to fall in love with the East African nation of Kenya. God has blessed it with great beauty. Snow top mountains, great savannahs filled with millions of wildlife creatures in their natural habitat, bustling … read more »
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Tagged Amboseli National Park, Hague, IndepthAfrica, International Criminal Court, Kenya, kenya election, Kenyans, National Black Chamber of Commerce, Raila Odinga, Uhuru Kenyatta, William Ruto
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By The Associated Press THE HAGUE, Netherlands – Two prominent Kenyans accused of orchestrating deadly violence that erupted after 2007 presidential elections are calling on the International Criminal Court to delay the start of their trial. Lawyers for deputy Prime … read more »
Posted in East Africa, Kenya
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Tagged Francis Muthaura, Hague, IndepthAfrica, International Criminal Court, Kenya, Kenyan, kenyan elections, Kenyan presidential election, Kenyatta, Raila Odinga, Uhuru Kenyatta, William Ruto
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Daniel Howden, independent Country’s two key candidates put on spot about violence that engulfed elections four years ago. With its stage dressed in red, white and blue and a blown up image of an imposing, white-pillared mansion, some Kenyans might … read more »
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Tagged about kenya elections, Barack Obama, Hague, Indepth Africa Magazine, IndepthAfrica, International Criminal Court, Kenya, kenya election 2013, presidential election debate, Raila Odinga, Uhuru Kenyatta, William Ruto
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A leading candidate insisted Monday during Kenya’s first presidential debate that the crimes against humanity charges he faces at the International Criminal Court won’t hinder his ability to run the country. The charges against Deputy Prime Minister Uhuru Kenyatta and … read more »
By Mugambi Kiai,The Star opinion The past weekend witnessed a feat of such sporting splendour that followers of Kenya’s seven-a-side rugby team breathlessly exhilarated. After dumping rugby powerhouses South Africa (the BlitzBokke) and New Zealand (the All Blacks – and … read more »
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Tagged Hague, IndepthAfrica, International Criminal Court, Kenya, kenya elections, Kenyan, kenyan elections, Mike Friday, Musalia Mudavadi, New Zealand, Uhuru Kenyatta, William Ruto
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Liberia’s jailed ex-President and war criminal Charles Taylor appears to have written to MPs demanding an annual state pension of $25,000 (£15,600). Liberian Senate Secretary Nanborloh Singbeh said the letter would be discussed by MPs next week. The letter purportedly … read more »
Former Congolese militia leader Mathieu Ngudjolo Chui has been acquitted by the International Criminal Court of war crimes and crimes against humanity. The case related to the 2003 killings of 200 residents of Bogoro village in the mineral-rich Ituri province … read more »
Posted in Central Africa, Congo, DR Congo
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Tagged Congo, Democratic Republic of Congo, Hague, IndepthAfrica, International Criminal Court, Ituri Interim Administration, Mathieu Ngudjolo Chui, Rwanda, Thomas Lubanga Dyilo
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NAIROBI — Some see it as a sign of moving beyond Kenya’s bitter ethnic hatred that erupted into bloody post-election violence: two leading political rivals agreeing to ally as running mates for presidential polls in March. But others more cynical … read more »
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