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AU adopts President Uhuru's proposal for mass withdrawal from ICC

President Uhuru Kenyatta speaks during the African Union Summit in Addis Ababa, Ethiopia. (Photo: PSCU)

Addis Ababa: The African Union Sunday adopted a proposal by President Uhuru Kenyatta for the AU to develop a road map for the withdrawal of African nations from the Rome Statute.

The proposal was adopted together with a report by the AU Ministerial Committee of Ministers of Foreign Affairs, that draws a red line for the ICC over how it has been handling the case against Deputy President William Ruto and Joshua arap Sang.

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