Macron expected to announce Mali withdrawal
15/2/2022: President Emmanuel Macron is expected to announce that French troops will be withdrawn from Mali and redeployed elsewhere in the Sahel following a breakdown in ties with the country's military regime. A pullout would amount to a major strategic shift by France provoked by two military coups in Mali.
Source: The East African
Conflicts mar 20th anniversary of African Union
8/2/2022: African leaders should reflect on the African Union's capacity to fulfil its promise to prevent and resolve conflict especially after a turbulent 2021 in which the organisation's response to coups, Islamist insurgencies, civil wars and other urgent crises has been mixed.
Source: The East African
Myanmar: 1 year after coup, a bitter stalemate looms
31/1/2022: One year ago Myanmar's generals took power away from the county's democratically elected government. But the ruling junta faces heavy challenges and resistance to its rule will continue to come at a great human cost.
Source: DW
UN chief appeals for countries to sign nuclear test-ban treaty
23/9/2021: UN Secretary-General António Guterres has urged eight key countries which have not yet signed or ratified the Comprehensive Nuclear-Test-Ban Treaty, to do so without delay. He stated that a prohibition on nuclear testing is an essential element of a nuclear weapons-free world.
Source: UN News
The 'war on terror' and the consequences for the world
10/9/2021: Twenty years ago terrorists challenged the world's only remaining superpower. In response, the United States declared a "war on terror." The world continues to struggle with the consequences.
Source: DW
ICC: New chief prosecutor divides opinions in Africa
15/6/2021: Karim Khan, the new chief prosecutor of the International Criminal Court, is taking up his mandate at a critical moment. In the 18 years of the Court's existence, prosecutors have managed to secure just five significant convictions.
Source: DW
ICC hands 25-year jail term to LRA commander
6/5/2021: The International Criminal Court has sentenced Dominic Ongwen, a Ugandan child soldier who became a commander of the notorious Lord's Resistance Army (LRA), to 25 years' jail for war crimes and crimes against humanity.
Source: The East African
Philippines: Withdrawal from the ICC must spur UN action
17/3/2019: The Philippines has officially withdrawn from the International Criminal Court. Amnesty says that the withdrawal won’t change the fact that those responsible for crimes committed during the Duterte administration’s bloody anti-drugs campaign will be held to account.
Source: Amnesty International
Trump withdraws from UN arms trade treaty
26/4/2019: Donald Trump has announced that the US will withdraw its support for a UN treaty regulating conventional weapons including small arms, battle tanks, combat aircraft and warships.
Source: The Guardian
Trump Administration abandons landmine ban
31/1/2020: The new policy repeals a 2014 policy directive issued by the Obama administration, which banned US production and acquisition of antipersonnel landmines. This reversal means that US Forces can use mines indefinitely. Anywhere.
Source: Human Rights Watch