An African court with international criminal jurisdiction which has been debated but never been put into operation could be an option if Africa withdraws from the ICC.
People from the DRC flee the fighting. Movement of people is restricted across the continent.
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Tshepo Gwatiwa, PhD, Graduate Institute – Institut de hautes études internationales et du développement (IHEID) and Michael Noel Sam, Graduate Institute – Institut de hautes études internationales et du développement (IHEID)
Free movement in Africa might be needed but more thought is needed for successful implementation.
US Secretary of State Rex Tillerson.
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There have been great strides towards the protection of women’s rights in Africa but progress has been slow. A new body to actively implement rights protections and monitor progress must be set up.
If Africa’s maritime territories are strengthened this will open the door to sustainable blue economy opportunities.
Ismail Zetouni/Reuters
If African countries and their regional bodies want to reap substantially from the blue economy, then it’s time for the continent to invest heavily in securing its maritime resources.
US President Donald Trump has yet to announce his administration’s Africa policy.
Reuters/Jonathan Ernst
The Trump administration’s incompetence makes it difficult for African countries to engage Washington in seeking meaningful explanations, much less substantive negotiations.
Chinese President Xi Jinping reviews the guard of honour on a state visit to Zimbabwe.
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Cobus van Staden, South African Institute of International Affairs and Chris Alden, London School of Economics and Political Science
A narrow interest in whether Beijing actively pushed for Mugabe’s fall is based on the assumption that the China-Africa relationship is an isolated phenomenon.
Jan Smuts Professor of International Relations and Director of the African Centre for the Study of the United States (ACSUS), University of the Witwatersrand