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The International Criminal Court's docket in Africa

With the confirmation of charges against four senior Kenyan leaders, there are now seven different countries where the International Criminal Court has filed charges of crimes against humanity. All of those cases emanate from Africa.
Where is Qaddafi now?

Libyan strongman Muammar Qaddafi has made plenty of pronouncements since rebels overran Tripoli last weekend – but no one has seen him. His absence from the cameras has prompted a guessing game about his whereabouts. Below are some of the possibilities being circulated by Libya watchers:
South Sudan: a timeline to independence

On Saturday, after decades of civil war and almost two centuries of rule by outsiders, South Sudan will finally become an independent state. Here's a look at the road the fledgling nation has traveled to get to where it is today.
ICC issues Qaddafi warrant: Key prosecutions of world leaders

As the International Criminal Court issues only its second international arrest warrant for a sitting head of state, a look at prosecution of current and past world leaders.
From Libya's Qaddafi to Sudan's Bashir: Key International Criminal Court inquiries

The International Criminal Court today announced it would investigate Libyan leader Muammar Qaddafi and several members of his inner circle for crimes against humanity in Libya’s ongoing uprising. Here is a look at ICC cases of crimes committed by world leaders.

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Former Liberian leader Charles Taylor sentenced to 50 years in prison (+video)

An international court proceeding ended Wednesday with the sentencing of Taylor, who was convicted of aiding and abetting numerous war crimes in Sierra Leone.
Radko Mladic's genocide trial begins in the Hague

The Bosnian Serb general is accused of war crimes stemming from the Bosnian civil war in the early 1990s.
Kenya races to transfer ICC election violence case to Africa

The conviction of Liberian President Charles Taylor sent shock waves around Africa. Kenya's President Kibaki wants to move trials of Kenyan politicians to an African, to receive 'fair' justice.
Terrorism & Security
How US special forces help in the hunt for Joseph Kony (+video)

Some 100 Special Forces soldiers are advising and training regional troops searching for Joseph Kony, leader of the Lord's Resistance Army, in central Africa.
The Vote
White House Correspondents' Dinner: Who's coming?

Kim Kardashian and Lindsay Lohan are the latest celebs to emerge on the list for Washington's annual 'nerd prom,' the White House Correspondents' Dinner. Here's a list of other names.
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Charles Taylor, former Liberian president, found guilty of war crimes (+video)

Charles Taylor: A guilty verdict against the former Liberian president – including charges of murder, rape, use of child soldiers – sets precedent for holding sitting heads of state to account.
On trip to China, South Sudan's leader warns of war with Sudan (+video)

South Sudanese President Kiir is in Beijing to tighten economic links to China, traditionally a close ally of Sudan's.
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Sudan declares war on South Sudan: Will this draw in East Africa, and China? (+video)

After South Sudan seizes Heglig oil fields, which both countries claim, Sudanese President Omar al-Bashir declares war. How can international community prevent a regional conflict?
Sudan threatens to unseat South Sudan government amidst clashes

Omar al-Bashir said he would "liberate" the people of South Sudan if fighting over oil revenues continue.
Sudan vows quick response to South's oil field occupation

The government in Khartoum says they will not stand by after an oil field was occupied by South Sudanese forces.
Real triumph of Arab League summit: That it happened at all

The Arab League took little action to address Syria crisis, deferring to UN. But the summit, held in a renovated marble palace with gold-encrusted dates for dessert, still marked a triumph for host Iraq.
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George Clooney arrested: how his protest could help Sudan (+video)

George Clooney was arrested Friday during a protest designed to draw attention to conditions in Sudan. With his star power, Clooney might just succeed. 
George Clooney arrested for Sudan protest in D.C. (+video)

George Clooney and several others were arrested outside the Sudan Embassy in Washington, DC Friday. Clooney was protesting the Sudan government's blockade of humanitarian aid.
After guilty verdict for warlord Lubanga, will Kony be captured in 2012?

World interest in the 'Kony 2012' video that focuses on child soldiers of the Lords Resistance Army comes just as the International Criminal Court finds another African warlord guilty of conscripting children to kill.
Keep Calm
Hague court issues its first guilty verdict against Congo warlord Lubanga

The guilty verdict against Lubanga will draw new attention to pending cases against 20 other indictees, including Ugandan warlord Joseph Kony, the focus of Invisible Children's Kony2012 video campaign. 
Will new talks between Sudan and South Sudan end oil dispute?

In January, South Sudan cut off oil production, accusing its northern neighbor of stealing its oil. Now the African Union is aiming to settle things down.
Yemen loses a dictator, but not his shadow

Yemen elected a new president this week, but one of the conditions for the vote was complete amnesty for the ousted longtime dictator, Ali Abdullah Saleh. Whether that amnesty will eventually be overturned has implications for Yemen, and other dictators in the region.
Africa Monitor
South Sudan's oil cutoff: brilliant negotiating, or suicide?

Guest blogger Aly-Khan Satchu sees a larger proxy war in the current standoff between Sudan and South Sudan over dividing revenues from South Sudan's oil. 
The International Criminal Court's docket in Africa

With the confirmation of charges against four senior Kenyan leaders, there are now seven different countries where the International Criminal Court has filed charges of crimes against humanity. All of those cases emanate from Africa.
Africa Monitor
Note of caution on the International Criminal Court trials in Kenya

New report highlights potentially destabilizing impact of ICC trials related to 2007 Kenyan election violence.
Terrorism & Security
Syria on edge as monitors prepare to give initial report

The Arab League monitors will make their report on Syria today as critics worry the mission is not credible. 
Backchannels
The Arab League observer mission in Syria is likely to fail

Massacres have continued in Syria over the past few days, validating concerns that the Arab League observers wouldn't restrain a regime determined to use violence to hang on to power.
Terrorism & Security
See no evil? Activists doubt credibility of Arab League mission to Syria.

Activists are concerned that Arab League observers could leave Syria with a falsely favorable report because of government cover-up and a tainted head of mission.
Difference Maker
Tom Prichard pursues peace, education in South Sudan

American Tom Prichard founded Sudan Sunrise to promote religious harmony and build schools in the new nation of South Sudan.
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Qaddafi's death: Will the ICC launch a war-crimes investigation?

International Criminal Court prosecutor Ocampo is asking the UN for authority to investigate the death Libyan leader Qaddafi as a war crime.