African leaders should be immune from international crimes, union claims

The chairman of the African Union has said the body will not allow a sitting head of state to be prosecuted by an international tribunal.

African leaders should be immune from international crimes, union claims

The chairman of the African Union has said the body will not allow a sitting head of state to be prosecuted by an international tribunal.

The move is a clear reference to the trial that is about to begin at the International Criminal Court against Kenya’s leader Uhuru Kenyatta, who is accused of crimes against humanity.

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