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Gambian President Yahya Jammeh has so far refused to step down after losing his bid for a fifth term. He has been in power for more than 22 years, but other current African leaders have ruled longer, many of them buoyed by little tolerated opposition and abolished or manipulated term limits, but these ones below are the longest serving leaders. Check also: Top 5 ...

South Africa has  announced its intention to withdraw from the International Criminal Court (ICC). According to the Daily Maverick, South African diplomats delivered a formal notice of withdrawal to the Rome Statute of the ICC, initiating a year-long process. In its deposition, South Africa accused the Hague-based court of bias against African countries. Check also: Gambia Also Decided To Withdrawal From ICC South Africa maintains that there are examples ...

Mogadishu. Under pressure from NATO forces in Afghanistan, al-Qaeda elements had taken advantage of the chaos in Somalia to set up havens and form new alliances. Check Also: Nasser al- Wuhaishi Yemeni al-Qaeda leader confirmed dead in US strike The situational analysis of their presence in the Horn of Africa was alarming. It was understood that the wastelands of Somalia’s lawless ...

KIGALI, Rwanda —The African Union summit on Sunday is expected to discuss the continent’s uneasy relationship with the International Criminal Court, which some say unfairly targets Africans.[9] Check also: African Leaders Support Withdraw from ICC Ahead of the summit, [4]some African countries renewed efforts to quit the ICC en masse despite the opposition of some countries like Botswana. Nigeria, Senegal ...

How, When, under which strategies does the 2nd biggest continent need to do in order to become a first class.[9] Check also: Africans Are Seen As Drug Dealers Or Demons In India This can be a really lengthy debate when you start talking about the different ways to make Africa a first class continent. To make Africa a first class ...