Burkina Faso, Mali, and Niger Withdrawing from the ICC: Sovereignty Claims and Impunity Risks
In a gesture presented as sovereignist, Burkina Faso, Mali, and Niger announced in a joint communiqué on 22 September 2025 their withdrawal from the Rome Statute establishing the International Criminal Court (ICC). Led by three States currently ruled by military juntas, the decision forms part of a redefinition of theirContinue Reading