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KAMPALA, Uganda — Uganda says it remains “undecided” about whether to leave the International Criminal Court ( ICC ) after two African states this week decided to pull out. Check also: Why African Countries Have Started Withdrawing From ICC This East African country has led criticism of the tribunal, with President Yoweri Museveni this year calling it “useless.” Deputy Foreign Minister ...

JOHANNESBURG — Until this week, no country had withdrawn from the International Criminal Court. Now two African states, South Africa and Burundi, have made official decisions to leave. Concerns are high that more African countries now will act on years of threats to pull out amid accusations that the court unfairly focuses on the continent. Check also: South Africa Is Ready ...

South Africa is withdrawing from the International Criminal Court, according to a document seen by Reuters on Thursday, a move that would take effect one year after notice is formally received by United Nations Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon. Check Also: Burundi Signed To Quit ICC – Nkurunziza A UN spokesman declined to confirm receipt of the document, which is signed by South ...

President Pierre Nkurunziza on Tuesday signed legislation enabling Burundi to withdraw from the International Criminal Court (ICC). Check Also: Bashir Mocks ICC, He Travels To Rwanda Despite ICC Arrest Warrant A copy of the law seen by journalists and dated October 18 allows “the Republic of Burundi’s withdrawal from the Rome statute”, the ICC’s founding treaty. The next step will be ...

The President of Sudan, Omar Al- Bashir, is attending the 27th African Union Heads of State Summit in Kigali without worry of being arrested, despite an international arrest warrant against him for alleged war crimes and genocide.[9] Check Also: ICC Reports Uganda And Djibouti For Failing To Arrest Omar Al-Bashir Mr Bashir is wanted at The Hague-based International Criminal Court for five ...