Sudan’s Al-Bashir Risks Arrest When He Travels to Turkey, Diplomats Warn

The Sudanese president Omar Hassan al-Bashir is taking great risks with his plans to travel to Turkey early next week in what represents his first overseas trip since the International Criminal Court (ICC) clamped indictment on him for genocide in Darfur,...

UN Security Council Extends UNAMID Mission in Darfur

The United Nations Security Council on Thursday night extended by one year the mandate of the joint United Nations-African Union (AU) peacekeeping mission in the strife-torn western Sudanese region of Darfur.

Sudanese Politicians Blame, Condemn US for ICC Moves to Indict El Bashir

Sudanese politicians on Saturday blamed the United States for the move by the International Criminal Court (ICC) to indict Sudanese president Omar el Bashir and they also condemned the suspicious maneuvers of the chief prosecutor of the ICC, Luis Moreno...

DR Congo Opposition Leader Bemba Arrested in Brussels

A former Vice President of the Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC), Jean-Pierre Bemba, charged by the International Criminal Court (ICC) for crimes against humanity and war crimes committed in the Central African Republic, was on Saturday arrested in the...

Uganda’s LRA Rebels Say ICC Arrest Warrants Obstacles to Peace

Uganda’s Lord’s Resistance Army (LRA) rebels say the International Criminal Courts’ (ICC) arrests warrants against its top leadership are the main obstacle to finding a lasting peace to the northern Uganda conflict. The rebels also blame...