No way yet for Africa’s answer to ICC, 3 years later

The Hague-based International Criminal Court (ICC). (Photo: Pius Cheruiyot, Standard)

The riddle of the stalled 2014 AU protocol to vest the African Court of Justice and Human Rights with jurisdiction over international and transnational crime resurfaced in Arusha this week.

Three years later, the proposal which came at a time of a sustained AU assault on The Hague-based International Criminal Court (ICC) has remained a riddle with nine signatures and zero ratifications from the 50-plus member AU.