Niger withdraws from International Criminal Court, accusing it of neo-colonialism

Niger withdraws from International Criminal Court, accusing it of neo-colonialism

Niger has formally announced its withdrawal from the International Criminal Court (ICC), becoming the latest West African nation to turn away from the global war crimes tribunal. The decision, announced by authorities in Niamey, places Niger alongside neighbouring Mali and Burkina Faso, with all three governments denouncing the court as an instrument of neo-colonialist repression. […]

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