ICC ‘We Are Not Targeting Africa’
The two top officials of the ICC, Chief Prosecutor Luis Moreno-Ocampo and his deputy who will soon take over from him, Fatou Bensouda, have denied …
ICC, A Tool To Recolonise Africa
“The fact that the ICC has focused so overwhelmingly on African situations prompts questions about why the gaze of international criminal justice falls in some …
Europe, Masters Behind The ICC
The power of the ICC remains with its big four funders: Germany, Britain, France, and Italy. They dominate the Court, they make the running and …
African Union vs The ICC
On 3 July 2009, the AU resolved not to cooperate with the ICC regarding the indictment of the Sudanese president, Omar Bashir. Below is an …
Is The ICC Fit For Purpose?
This year (in fact 1 July 2012 to be precise) marks the 10th anniversary of the coming into force of the Rome Statute that established …
Valuing African People
There is a tendency amongst Africans to endlessly repeat pointless tropes rather than respond to the myriad market failures on the continent (bad roads, bad …
Viva Zambia, But Shame On Suarez
Congratulations to Zambia for winning the Africa Nations Cup, but if Mr Sepp Blatter thinks there is no longer racism in football, he should only …
21st Century Ghanaians
The Investor For Tutu Agyare, the business case for investing in Ghana is compelling. But he goes further than that – the country is the …
The Future Looks Bright For Oil In Ghana
Ghana started producing oil one year and three months ago. Stephen Gyasi Jnr reports on what has happened since then, and what benefits it has …