President Muhammadu Buhari praised the role of the International Criminal Court as a catalyst for a culture of justice around the world, while recommitting Nigeria to the court’s goals during a keynote speech delivered Tuesday at the ICC 20th anniversary commemoration in The Hague. “As we know, the International Criminal…
President Muhammadu Buhari will deliver a keynote speech Tuesday in The Hague as the International Criminal Court marks its 20th anniversary. Buhari is the only African president to attend the invitation-only event, which will be broadcast live on the ICC website and Facebook. “President Buhari will share his thoughts on…
The news Thursday from the Kingdom of eSwatini was that King Mswati III announced his southern African nation will no longer be known as Swaziland. What that means in reality is that many of the roughly 1.4 million people who live there will use the same name they’ve always used,…
South Sudan has marked its July 9 anniversary of independence, but with no formal observances in a land with far too little to celebrate. The United Nations Office for the Coordination of Humanitarian Affairs said at least 25 humanitarian aid workers from different organizations were evacuated from the Pagak region, a…