Gambia announces withdrawal from International Criminal Court

The government of Gambia said on Tuesday it was withdrawing from the International Criminal Court, accusing the world body of seeking only to prosecute Africans.

The decision by the tiny West African nation, whose president, Yahya Jammeh, has called on the court to investigate African migrant deaths on the Mediterranean, comes just days after South Africa said it was quitting The Hague-based tribunal.  Read more.

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