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The African Union is an accomplice on the Libya migrant tragedy and on the African/Mediterranean migrant crisis in general.

Originally Published in November 2017 By Wonderr K. Freeman, Mon. Lib The AU hypocritical statement of 18th November 2017 In the wake of recent report of the CNN detailing horrific atrocities against African migrants hoping to make it into Europe, the African Union (AU) made another obvious pretense of concern. In a statement issued by the AU Commission, the AU Commission Chair, in what amounts to

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The African Union summit on the International Criminal Court: in whose interest?

Originally Published in October 2013: https://africlaw.com/category/contributors/wonderr-freeman/ By. Wonderr K. Freeman On 13 October 2013, leaders of African states meet in Addis Ababa to consider a possible withdrawal from the Rome Statute creating the International Criminal Court (ICC). African leaders do not find favour with the ICC’s pursuit of Kenya’s “big men”- President Uhuru Kenyatta and Deputy President William Ruto. The AU draws links between the indictment

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The Gambia political crisis: Some lessons from international law

Originally Published in January 2017 By: Wonderr Koryenen FREEMAN, Attorney-at-Law, Monrovia, Liberia Yahya Jammeh has finally left The Gambia – of course with so much credit to the resolve of ECOWAS that the will of the Gambia people must be respected. Is this Africa coming of age or is this just an aberration for a continent better known for its failures and misadventures? Jammeh started out

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