International Criminal Court

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

ICC acquits former Ivory Coast strongman Gbagbo

Africa Agency - 15 Jan 2019

Judges ordered the immediate release of the 73-year-old deposed strongman

War crimes court to rule on release of Côte d’Ivoire ex-president

Africa Jan Hennop - 15 Jan 2019

Laurent Gbagbo has spent seven years behind bars on charges of crimes against humanity

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Court date finally set for death in detention Haffejee inquest

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Another apartheid era death will be investigated after NPA pressured to finally act

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State capture commission granted a 13-month extension

Franny Rabkin - 24 Feb 2020

Judge Wendy Hughes says this is the final extension because finality is "owed to the nation"

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Greg Ardé - 24 Feb 2020

Perhaps a commission of inquiry can shine the spotlight on public transport in Durban, where bus and taxi passengers have to contend with fare increases and disrupted services

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Derek Davey - 24 Feb 2020

The HSS Awards honours scholarly works based on their social relevance and contribution to the humanities and social sciences

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Response to the report of the independent assessors

IT Web - 17 Feb 2020

VUT welcomes the publishing of the report of the independent assessors to investigate concerns of poor governance, leadership, management, corruption and fraud at the university.

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