Fatou Bensouda legacy

African Dialogue

As she made her exit as Chief Prosecutor of the International Criminal Court (ICC), Fatou Bensouda denied accusations, tainting the court while she was heading it, that the ICC was only interested in prosecuting Africans.
In a BBC interview, she said the accusations were part of a propaganda campaign by those wanting to discredit the court.
Under former United States (US) President, Donald Trump, Washington opposed decisions made by Bensouda to examine war crimes allegations in Afghanistan, including against US troops, and alleged atrocities in the Palestinian territories by Israeli troops, Palestinians and other armed groups.
The incoming Chief Prosecutor, British barrister Karim Khan, took over last week Wednesday with a pledge to improve the ICC’s track record by taking only its strongest cases to trial.
Khan, who is only the third person to hold the role, faces many challenges at a time of fierce political pressure on the world's permanent war crimes tribunal.
To assist us on this we are joined by:
• Professor William Gumede, Executive Director of the Democracy Works Foundation
• Sanusha Naidu, Foreign Policy Analyst at the Institute for Global Dialogue …