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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.
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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:
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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.
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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.
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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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Briefing
Sudan's Bashir threatens Israel over alleged airstrikeSudan's President Omar Hassan al-Bashir vowed today to retaliate against Israel for a recent alleged airstrike. The Monitor explains the background of the dispute.
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Iranian warships dock in Sudan after alleged Israeli airstrikes
The visit has put Sudan's links to Iran under closer scrutiny.
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Sudan and South Sudan strike 'partial peace' deal
Though analysts call the peace deal between Sudan and South Sudan 'partial,' President Obama praised the move, calling it an 'important step' away from conflict.
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Sudan's struggling government loses top officials in plane crash
Two generals, the Minister of Endowment, and a former adviser to President Omar al-Bashir were among the 32 people who died Sunday.
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Focus
Sudan's struggling government offers to go '100 percent Islamic'The government faces new pressures from the loss of territory and oil revenue to South Sudan, but the push for an Islamic constitution has much older roots.
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Focus
Sudanese factory destroyed by US now a shrinePresident Bill Clinton ordered a cruise missile strike on the pharmaceutical factory in Khartoum in 1998; the Sudanese still haven't forgotten.
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Sudan allows aid into border areas after oil deal struck with South Sudan
The border areas are facing an impending famine. An oil transit fee deal between Sudan and South Sudan is a move toward ending conflict between the two nations.
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Opinion: Vast humanitarian crisis in Sudan – again
Hillary Rodham Clinton's brief visit to South Sudan provided an opportunity for the United States to show leadership in countering a vast humanitarian crisis in the border region between Sudan and South Sudan. Once again, the world is looking away.
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Sudan: 'Arab Spring' protests wane, but activists remain optimistic
Sudanese President Omar al-Bashir has been a 'genius' at cracking down on opposition, activists say. But the government's control may work to its disadvantage, as economic woe continues.
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Inside Sudan's prisons: Sudanese protesters speak out
Sudan's National Intelligence Security Service, blamed for the arrests and detention of some 2,000 protesters in the past month, are using torture, activists say.
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Evidence exists to bring Syria war-crimes case: French diplomat (+video)
France's top human rights diplomat says 'the raw material is there' in the Syria conflict to refer case to the International Criminal Court at The Hague.
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Thomas Lubanga: Congolese warlord first person ever sentenced by ICC (+video)
A tough ICC sentence for rebel commander Thomas Lubanga, convicted of recruiting and using child soldiers from 2002 to 2003, sets precedent for seven other pending war crimes cases.
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Africa Monitor
Why do the Sudanese protests get so little news coverage?The Bashir administration's hold on power is precarious. But you won't see that story on TV news or your newspaper's front page.
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Opinion: Why there will be no foreign military intervention in Syria
Despite the apparent failure of the meeting in Geneva over the weekend and a new Human Rights Watch report of widespread torture by the regime of Bashar al-Assad, a foreign military intervention in Syria is unlikely. In fact, there is reason to doubt that Washington really wants Assad to fall.
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Is Sudan having its own 'Arab Spring?'
Prompted by rising prices for food, housing, and fuel, student protests have spread to cities across the country. Will the government's harsh crackdown backfire and fuel the movement?
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US ambassador taps Facebook to drive wedge between Syrian military and Assad
Using social media, US Ambassador Robert Ford warns Syrian military officers they could be prosecuted for crimes against humanity by following President Bashar al-Assad’s orders.
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The Daily Reckoning
Zombie apocalypse? Economic zombies thrive off of state spendingFunded by cheap credit and government spending, Bonner foresees an impending war ahead between the zombies — people who take money from the productive sector of the economy and transfer it to themselves — and the productive parts of the economy.
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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.
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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.
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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.
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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.
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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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Keep Calm
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.
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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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Keep Calm
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?
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