Why the Gambia's plea for the Rohingya matters for international justice: A protester supports the Rohingya outside the Peace Palace in The Hague, Netherlands, on 10 December 2019. EPA-EFE/Sem van der WalIn early December, the International Court of Justice heard arguments filed by the Gambia against Myanmar for violations of the Genocide Convention. This included a request … [Read more...] about Why the Gambia’s plea for the Rohingya matters for international justice | The Conversation
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What the rest of Africa can learn from The Gambia’s transition to democracy | The Conversation
What the rest of Africa can learn from The Gambia's transition to democracy: People cheer as Senegalese troops arrive to take charge of security at the presidential palace in Banjul, The Gambia. EPA/Legnan Koula-The tensions that followed the historic electoral defeat of Gambia strongman President Yahya Jammeh has been a litmus test for democracy in Africa beyond the tiny west … [Read more...] about What the rest of Africa can learn from The Gambia’s transition to democracy | The Conversation
President of the Assembly of States Parties welcomes Gambia’s decision not to withdraw from the ICC Rome Statute
President of the Assembly of States Parties welcomes Gambia’s decision not to withdraw from the ICC Rome Statute: The President of the Assembly of States Parties to the Rome Statute of the International Criminal Court (ICC) (www.ICC-CPI.int) H.E. Sidiki Kaba welcomes the decision of the newly-elected Government of the Gambia not to withdraw from the Rome Statute, the founding … [Read more...] about President of the Assembly of States Parties welcomes Gambia’s decision not to withdraw from the ICC Rome Statute
Guterres commends ECOWAS for role in Gambia’s peaceful transition
Guterres commends ECOWAS for role in Gambia’s peaceful transition: The 28th African Union Summit opened in Ethiopia Monday with United Nations Secretary, General Antonio Guterres, commending the ‘extraordinary’ unity and leadership showed by the Economic Community of West African States (ECOWAS) in defending democracy in The Gambia by peacefully ousting former … [Read more...] about Guterres commends ECOWAS for role in Gambia’s peaceful transition
High stakes as West Africa prepares military action against Gambia’s Jammeh | The Conversation
High stakes as West Africa prepares military action against Gambia's Jammeh: The Gambia's Yahya Jammeh at an ECOWAS meeting in Senegal over a political crisis in Mali. Now it's his turn to face the music. Joe Penney/ReutersIn further escalation of the post-election crisis in The Gambia, President Yahya Jammeh declared a state of emergency just a day before his official … [Read more...] about High stakes as West Africa prepares military action against Gambia’s Jammeh | The Conversation
