ICC prosecutor warns against war crimes in Burundi

The International Criminal Court on Friday upheld the acquittal of Congolese ex-militia leader Mathieu Ngudjolo Chui who had been freed more than two years ago in a trial on war crimes charges.

International Criminal Court (ICC) Prosecutor Fatou Bensouda yesterday dropped the charges against Kenya’s President Uhuru Kenyatta owing to the insufficient evidence she had gathered against him.

>In a situation that exemplifies the strained relationship between Kenya and the International Criminal Court, the trial chamber in the Uhuru Kenyatta case is expected to make a formal ruling following an application by the prosecutor for a finding that Kenya has failed to cooperate with the court in relation to the cases facing the Kenyan president and his deputy William Ruto.

>Ugandan President Yoweri Museveni has met with the African Union Commission of Inquiry investigating war crimes in the South Sudan conflict.

Courtesy of KTN

A UN report suggests both sides in the conflict in the Central African Republic (CAR) have committed war crimes, but says talk of ethnic cleansing is premature.

The war crimes trial in the DR Congo of a senior ex-army officer will be a test of military justice in the country, the UN says.

The African Union says a a special court will be set up to try war crimes suspects in South Sudan, which has been hit by a brutal conflict since 2013.

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