Time For Africa's Criminal Court

Whether Africa is being targeted by ICC should not be the focus. Focus should be the fact that Africa needs a regional ownership of its crimes and its leaders. Most of the African States are 50 years old or thereabout under self governance, ripe enough for Africa to take charge of its affairs. The jurisdiction for this new Court should replicate that of the ICC. It should cover major international crimes of genocide, war crimes and crimes against humanity. It should go further and be better that ICC jurisdiction, it should encompass crimes such as piracy, terrorism, mercenary activity, corruption, money-laundering, human and narcotics trafficking and the illegal exploitation of natural resources. These are key issues ailing Africa today. And by doing that, ICC will not have any business as far as a New Africa” is concerned.

Where is ICC in Syria?

These are Obama’s words on Conflict in Syria and the use of Chemical Weapons by President Bashar al-Assad government: "On that terrible night, the world saw in gruesome detail the terrible nature of chemical weapons and why the overwhelming majority of humanity has declared them off limits, a crime against humanity and a violation of the laws of war." …….. So, where is Fatou Bensouda?