We have seen and heard calls by some African countries for all African states who are signatories to the Rome Statute to withdraw from the International Criminal Court, ICC. Over the years the ICC, which is tasked with bringing to justice perpetrators of genocide, war crimes and crimes against humanity, has been accused of political and regional bias, and of failing to achieve convictions in some of its most high profile cases. In October 2016, three African countries-Burundi; the Gambia and South Africa-signaled their intention to leave the ICC…
GUEST: Izak Khomo – Presenter/Producer of Spotlight Africa at Channel Africa