* President asks African Union to stop Bashir attending
* Sudan leader wanted by international court
* Malawi seeks to restore overseas aid
* Sudan says Malawi can not block visit
(Adds Sudanese government reaction)
By Mabvuto Banda
LILONGWE, May 4 (Reuters) – Malawi President Joyce Banda
said on Friday she had asked the African Union to prevent
Sudan’s wanted leader Omar Hassan al-Bashir from attending a
summit in her country, saying his visit would have
“implications” for the economy.
The International Criminal Court (ICC) has issued arrest
warrants for Sudan’s President Bashir to face charges of
masterminding genocide and other war crimes during his nation’s
Darfur conflict.
Malawi angered international donors when it played host to
Bashir last year – ICC members countries like Malawi are
supposed to arrest people wanted by the global court.
Banda, who became president last month with promises to
restore relations with donors, said on Friday she had asked the
African Union not to invite Bashir to the African heads of state
summit in her country in July.
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