Africa Cases

Judges at the world’s highest court have spoken: Africa’s decolonization has not been lawfully completed. The British illegally detached the Chagos Islands from Mauritius before the colony was granted independence...

 By Tom Maliti A son of Joseph Kony, the leader of the Lord’s Resistance Army (LRA), described to the International Criminal Court (ICC) life in a camp for internally displaced...

By Tom Maliti The defense of Dominic Ongwen filed a motion asking judges of the International Criminal Court (ICC) to dismiss as many as 41 of the 70 counts of...

By Susan Kendi A second suspect arrested in connection with crimes in Central African Republic has been transferred to the International Criminal Court. Patrice-Edouard Ngaïssona was arrested by French authorities...

By Thomas Verfuss The acquittal of Laurent Gbagbo, 73, former president of Cote d’Ivoire, and his former youth minister Charles Blé Goudé has stirred up lots of conflicting emotions and...

By Susan Kendi The Dominic Ongwen trial resumes on January 28, 2019 after judges at the International Criminal Court granted his lawyers request for a two-week adjournment. Trial Chamber IX...

By Thomas Verfuss Laurent Gbagbo and Blé Goudé will hear on Tuesday if they are to be released from ICC custody or if they have to stay in detention pending...

By Thomas Verfuss Lawyers for Laurent Gbagbo and Charles Blé Goudé have described their clients’ acquittal as a victory not only for their clients, but also for justice Speaking at...

By Thomas Verfuss The Gbagbo and Blé Goudé acquittals show once again how difficult it can be for the prosecution to obtain a conviction for crimes against humanity at an international...

The ICC seen through African eyes Dozens of civil society representatives, diplomats, academic observers, an ICC judge and other court staff attended the official opening of “Commemorating 20 years of...