Malawi’s president Chakwera fires head of Covid task force
The president of Malawi Lazarus Chakwera has sacked the co-chair of a task force responsible for his country’s response to the Covid-19 pandemic, for allegedly misappropriating $7.7m.The President fired John Phuka, the co-chair of the task force, and James Chiusiwa, …
Last Hurdle Cleared for Dr Okonjo-Iweala to Become WTO Boss
Former Nigerian Finance Minister Dr Ngozi Okonjo-Iweala is most likely to become the Director-General of the World Trade Organisation (WTO), following the withdrawal of South Korean Trade Minister Yoo Myung-hee from the race. As the only existing candidate for the …
Opening of the Yekatom and Ngaïssona trial: Practical information
On 9 February 2021 at 9:30 (The Hague local time), the trial in the case The Prosecutor v. Alfred Yekatom and Patrice-Edouard Ngaïssona will open before Trial Chamber V of the International Criminal Court (ICC) for war crimes and crimes …
ICC Pre-Trial Chamber A grants interim release to Paul Gicheru
ICC Pre-Trial Chamber A grants interim release to Paul GicheruToday, 29 January 2021, Judge Reine Adélaïde Sophie Alapini-Gansou of Pre-Trial Chamber A (article 70) of the International Criminal Court (ICC), grantedPaul Gicheru’s request for interim release with specific conditions restricting …