Africa: U.S. Slaps ICC Prosecutor With Visa Ban

The International Criminal Court, beset by allegations of vulnerability to manipulation, has suffered another blow after the US announced it would not grant ICC Prosecutor Fatou Bensouda or any of her staff visas into the country.

According to the Nairobi-based East African Standard, the decision is in response to Bensouda's investigation of possible war crimes by American forces and their allies in Afghanistan.

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