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Fearless Burundi MP suffers in jail

Africa Thierry Uwamahoro - 26 Oct 2020

Fabien Banciryanino, who challenged state on political murders, detained in notorious prison

Guinea’s choice will determine its future for generations

Africa Cellou Diallo - 16 Oct 2020

We need the eyes and ears of the international community to be alert to assaults on democracy as we run up to the election on 18 October

Alassane Ouattara: In the eye of Côte d’Ivoire’s perpetual succession crisis

Africa Lauren David Seaman & Mvemba Phezo Dizolele - 24 Aug 2020

His road to the presidency was anchored in contention and acrimony, and if his bid is successful, Alassane Ouattara will have ruled for two decades when all is said and done.

Burundi’s new security minister has a long and bloody past

Africa Thierry Uwamahoro - 21 Jul 2020

Gervais Ndirakobuca is under international sanctions for human rights violations — abductions, disappearances, murder, turture — when people protested against the president seeking a third term

Mogoeng on Israel: Bad faith and ‘impunified disregard’ for international law?

Opinion Christopher Gevers - 2 Jul 2020

The chief justice needs to publicly account for his comments, by either walking them back or explaining his change of heart on international law and its institutions

AU pushes the frontiers of transitional justice

Africa Solomon Dersso - 20 Jan 2020

Now these important policy developments must be implemented

Congolese ‘Terminator’ warlord gets harshest ever ICC sentence

Africa Sara Magniette - 9 Nov 2019

An ICC spokesman confirmed it was the heaviest ever penalty handed down by the court, which was set up in 2002 to try the world's worst crimes

Côte d’Ivoire’s ‘general of the streets’ vows peace

Africa Christophe Koffi - 30 May 2019

Today, acquitted of alleged crimes against humanity committed during the battles of 2010-11, Charles Ble Goude says he wants to help bring peace

What it feels like to go home to the new Sudan

Africa Ahmed Elzobier - 17 May 2019

'The Sudanese seemed surprised about how strong they are. Four months of street protests had defeated the seemingly untouchable Bashir'

Burundi court seizes assets of opposition figures

Africa Agency - 16 May 2019

Government critics said the ruling made a mockery of Burundi's judiciary

Man City face further action over financial fairplay ‘breaches’

Africa Agency - 16 May 2019

Government critics said the ruling made a mockery of Burundi's judiciary

Sudan army deploys as protesters keep pressure on Bashir: witnesses

Africa Agency - 8 Apr 2019

Thousands of protesters in Sudan have urged the military to join calls calling for the resignation of leader Omar al-Bashir

Just one month in, optimism around CAR’s peace deal is fading

Africa Lewis Mudge - 19 Mar 2019

Armed groups in the CAR believe that a new peace deal has granted them amnesty. But that’s not what the deal actually says

Victims can’t rely on ICC for justice

Africa Staff Reporter - 18 Jan 2019

Meant to tackle international crimes, the court has only convicted three individuals in 20 years

ICC halts release of Ivory Coast’s Gbagbo

Africa Danny Kemp - 17 Jan 2019

Prosecutors filed a last-ditch challenge late Wednesday to keep the pair behind bars while the ICC looks at an overall appeal

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