Rewarding Honesty and Integrity: The best way to go in Africa
Last week, Liberia’s President George Weah honoured an 18-year-old motorcycle taxi rider Emmanuel Tuloe, who found and returned $50,000 (£36,000) to the owner, a businesswoman. President Weah took an exceptional, exemplary and encouraging step by offering the honest lad reward …
Misplaced Priority: Nigeria to bar unvaccinated government workers from offices
The Nigerian government has said it will ban civil servants who have not received vaccination against Covid-19 from office.The plan which will effectively make the COVID-19 jabs compulsory for government workers will take effect from December.Revealing the decision, which had …
ICC Chief Prosecutor’s statement on seeking authorisation to resume investigations in the Situation in Afghanistan
Today, I filed an application for an expedited order before Pre-Trial Chamber II of the International Criminal Court (“ICC” or the “Court”) seeking authorisation for my Office to resume its investigation in the Situation in the Islamic Republic of Afghanistan …
Africa’s new democratic road as Sudanese government thwarts alleged Bashir regime supporters’ coup attempt.
On Tuesday, Sudanese officials have thwarted a military coup d’etat attempt by alleged supporters of former Sudan’s president Omar Bashir. According to three senior government and military sources.A senior government source revealed that about 40 officers close to the former …
ICC Prosecutor Mr Karim A.A. Khan appoints Seventeen Special Advisers
The Prosecutor of the International Criminal Court (“ICC” or the “Court”), Mr Karim A.A. Khan QC is pleased to announce the appointment of 17 eminent experts to serve as his Special Advisers pursuant to article 42.9 of the Rome Statute.The …
The Philippines: ICC Pre-Trial Chamber I authorises the opening of an investigation
Today, on 15 September 2021, the Pre-Trial Chamber I of the International Criminal Court (“ICC” or “Court”) granted the Prosecutor’s request to commence an investigation in relation to crimes within the jurisdiction of the Court allegedly committed on the territory …
Abd-Al-Rahman case: Trial to open on 5 April 2022
Trial Chamber I of the International Criminal Court (“ICC” or “Court”) composed of Judge Joanna Korner, Presiding Judge, Judge Reine Alapini-Gansou and Judge Althea Violet Alexis-Windsor scheduled the opening of the trial in the case The Prosecutor v. Ali Muhammad …
Quest for Inter-Religious Harmony as Ghana’s chief imam Donates to Cathedral Project
Ghana’s chief imam Sheikh Osman Sharubutu has donated more than $8,000 to support the construction of a national cathedral.Some have deemed both the donation and the construction of the cathedral controversial. While many have criticised the cathedral project and classified …
Ethiopia plans to launch Facebook rival while the country descends into anarchy
Imagine your house was burning while you were busy chasing a rat around. Can you envisage inviting firefighters to extinguish the fire blazing your mansion, only for the fire bridges to start removing the cobwebs on the roof, rather than …
Zambia’s Election: A Lesson to Other African Countries
“I would (therefore) like to congratulate my brother, the president-elect, His Excellency Mr Hakainde Hichilema, for becoming the seventh Republican President.”“Thank you for giving me the “opportunity to be your president”.“I will forever cherish and appreciate that authority you’ve invested …