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Throughout the campaign to establish the ICC, African governments, regional bodies and civil society have played key roles for the Court to become a reality and continue to hold an important position in promoting the ICC. Thirty-three African countries have ratified the Rome Statute, making Africa the most represented region in the Assembly of States Parties.

However, much work remains with regards to the implementation of the Rome Statute into national legislations in the continent. Even though several implementation laws have been drafted, only two drafts have been completed and enacted.

In addition, the current seven situations before the ICC concern Africa (Côte d’Ivoire, Uganda, the Democratic Republic of Congo, Sudan, the Central African Republic, Kenya and Mali).
Academic Papers and Reports
Author Title Date
Heinrich Böll Foundation – Africa
 18624|18625
Perspectives - A fractious relationship: Africa and the International Criminal Court
 2012
Institute for Justice and Reconciliation Transitional Justice in Africa Programme
 15107|15108
The ICC and Community-Level Reconciliation: In-country Perspectives
 Feb 2011
Conference Reports and Declarations
Author Date, Title and Summary
Forum of NGOs
 11 Nov 2009
11685|11686
Thematic Resolution at 46th African Commission on Human, Peoples' Rights
Forum of NGOs
 11 Nov 2009
11687|11688
Statement at 46th African Commission on Human, Peoples' Rights
NGO Forum on the participation of NGOs in the 45th Ordinary Session of the African Commission on Hum
 11 May 2009
10355|10356
Resolution on Strengthening International Justice in Africa
Representatives of African civil society and the legal profession
 11 May 2009
10432|10433
Statement on the implications of the African Union’s recent decisions on universal jurisdiction and the work of the International Criminal Court in Africa
African Commission on Human and Peoples' Rights
 05 Dec 2005
4217|4218
Resolution on ending impunity in Africa and on the Domestication and Implementation of the Rome Treaty of the ICC and Resolutions on Uganda, Sudan, and the Democratic Republic of Congo referencing the ICC
Government and Inter-governmental Documents
Author Date and Title
European Parliament
26 Apr 2012
Lochbihler on the verdict of Charles Taylor: Justice has been done
17486|17487English
EU
03 Mar 2012
Statement by the Spokesperson of the High Representative on the ICC decision concerning the arrest warrants for Sudanese Defence Minister Abdelrahim Mohamed Hussein
16941|16943English
Botswana
Dec 2011
Statement made during the 10th Assembly of States Parties- Botswana
18286|18400English
Burkina Faso
Dec 2011
Statement made during the 10th Assembly of States Parties- Burkina Faso
18300|18301French
Central African Republic
Dec 2011
Statement made during the 10th Assembly of States Parties- Central African Republic
18302|18303French
Democratic Republic of the Congo
Dec 2011
Statement made during the 10th Assembly of States Parties- Democratic Republic of the Congo
18312|18313French
Gambia
Dec 2011
Statement made during the 10th Assembly of States Parties- Gambia
18384|18385English
ICC Statements and Reports
Author Date and Title
ICC-CPI
23 Feb 2012
Côte d’Ivoire: the ICC Judges expand the scope of the investigation to the 2002-2010 period
16852|16854English
16852|16854French
ICC
26 June 2009
ICC First Vice-President begins her official visit to African States Parties
10585|10586English
NGO Letters, Papers, Reports, and Statements
Author Title Date
ICJ-Kenya
 20735|20736
REFLECTIONS ON JUSTICE IN THE EASTERN AFRICA REGION
 05 Apr 2013
AFLA
 20721|20722
Africa and the ICC: Evelyn Ankumah opening address
 04 Apr 2013
ICTJ
 19925|19926
African Union Must Act to Address Impunity for International Crimes
 18 Jan 2013
African NGOs
 19910|19911
NGO Letter to AU Chair on Combating Impunity
 17 Jan 2013
Amnesty International
 19227|19228
African Union: a human rights agenda for the new chairperson
 15 Oct 2012
Human Rights Watch
 18685|18686
Letter to Secretary Clinton on her forthcoming trip to Africa
 01 Aug 2012
CICC
 18717|18718
Letter to Rwandan Officials
 Aug 2012
NGO Media Statements
Author Date and Title
CICC
06 June 2007
Africa and the International Criminal Court: Ensuring the Success of the ICC
6352|6353English
6352|6353Spanish
6352|6353French
HRW
25 Sept 2007
UN: Summit on Africa Should Not Overlook Justice
7194|7195English
IBA
18 Dec 2008
Lawyers from Southern Africa call on African countries and the UN Security Council to support the ICC
9815|9816English
CICC Africa Strategy meeting participants
29 Mar 2009
Statement Expressing African Civil Society Support for International Justice
10529|10530English
10529|10530French
CICC
29 May 2009
Global Coalition for the ICC Calls on African States to Renew Support for Court
10439|10440English
10439|10440Spanish
ACAT/Sénégal, AI Sénégal, ONDH, RADDHO, et RADI
05 June 2009
Communiqué de presse
10486|10487French
CICC
08 June 2009
African Civil Society Calls on Governments to Maintain Firm Commitment to ICC
10526|10527English
10526|10527French
10526|10527Spanish
NPWJ
09 June 2009
ICC: African States Party to the Rome Statute Reaffirm Their Commitment to Justice and Support to the ICC
10539|10540English
NPWJ
28 June 2009
ICC: African Union Member States should reaffirm their commitment to Justice and their Support to the ICC
10583|10584English
AI
29 June 2009
Amnesty Int’l Open Letter to Mu’ammar al Gaddafi Calling for AU to Reaffirm Support for ICC
10597|10598English
CICC
30 June 2009
CICC Letter to UN Secretary General Advising Against Meetings with Al-BashirC
10599|10600English
10599|10600French
CICC
07 July 2009
Global Coalition Says AU States Parties to ICC Have Legal Obligation to Cooperate with Court
10627|10628English
10627|10628French
10627|10628Spanish
HRW
28 May 2010
France-Africa Summit: Support Justice to End Atrocities
12468|12469English
12468|12469French
HRW
02 May 2011
Germany: Groundbreaking Trial for Congo War Crimes
14151|14152English
14151|14152French
AI France, FIDH, HRW, LDDH, LDH
09 May 2011
Soudan : Présence indécente d'un ministre de la République française aux côtés d'Omar El-Béchir à Djibouti
14196|14198French
HURINET, UCICC
10 May 2011
Visit of President Omar Al Bashir to Uganda
14225|14226English
CICC
11 May 2011
CICC letter to Ugandan President Museveni on the potential visit of Sudanese President Omar al-Bashir
14230|14231English
14230|14231French
HRW
19 May 2011
Côte d’Ivoire: Impartial Justice Top Task for Ouattara: Accountability, Rebuilding Rule of Law Crucial to End Crisis
14279|14280English
14279|14280French
CICC
08 June 2011
Coalition Calls on States to Reiterate Commitment to Justice for Darfur
14385|14386English
14385|14386Spanish
14385|14386French
125 CSOs Joint Statement (PR)
23 June 2011
AU: Support Justice for Gravest Crimes
14519|14520English
14519|14520French
No Peace Without Justice
09 July 2011
NPWJ welcomes South Sudan and calls on the Government to ratify international human rights treaties, including the ICC Rome Statute
14660|14661English
DRC National Coalition
17 July 2011
Message of the Coalition of DRC for the ICC on 17 July 2011 [French]
14719|14720English
14719|14720French
CICC
18 July 2011
African Union Maintains Contradictory Stance on Justice
14743|14744English
14743|14744French
14743|14744Spanish
African Civil Society
26 Jan 2012
AU: African States Should Increase Support for Justice
16564|16565English
16564|16565French
Amnesty International
26 Jan 2012
Joint Letter to the African States Parties to the ICC concerning international justice in Africa and the role of the African Union
16779|16780English
Physicians for Human Rights
04 Mar 2012
Medical Evidence of Widespread Torture in Darfur Released by PHR in PLoS Medicine
17395|17396English
CICC
14 Mar 2012
GUILTY VERDICT DELIVERED IN FIRST ICC TRIAL
17019|17020English
17019|17020French
17019|17020Spanish
HRW
17 Mar 2012
Mauritania: Surrender Abdullah Sanussi to ICC
17149|17150English
SYCOVI
15 Apr 2012
Communiqué de Presse de la SYCOVI sur l’arrestation du General Bosco Taganda
17411|17412French
ICG
26 Apr 2012
Taylor Verdict a Warning to War Crimes Perpetrators
17488|17489English
Amnesty International
26 Apr 2012
Taylor verdict sends message that no-one is above the law
17490|17491English
HURINET and UCICC
16 May 2012
Ensure that justice needs are met: HURINET-U and UCICC welcome the arrest of Caesar Accellam.
17707|17708English
FIDH
18 May 2012
Deux nouvelles demandes de mandat d’arrêt de la CPI sur la RDC : Le Procureur de la CPI demande l’élargissement des charges contre Bosco Ntaganda et l’émission d’un mandat d’arrêt contre Sylvestre Mudacumura
17753|17754English
No Peace Without Justice
30 May 2012
Sierra Leone: Charles Taylor sentence sends strong message to all potential human rights violators
17819|17820English
African CSO's and international NGO's
08 June 2012
AU Summit: Malawi Stands with Darfur Victims
17920|17921English
Human Rights Watch
01 Aug 2012
Africa: Clinton Should Urge Leaders to Address Abuse
18683|18684English
CICC
03 Aug 2012
Global Coalition Urges Rwanda to Accede to the Rome Statute
18715|18716English
18715|18716Spanish
18715|18716French
Human Rights Watch
21 Jan 2013
AU Summit: Rights Key for Addressing Crises
19966|19967English
19966|19967French
Official Documents
Author Title Date
ICC
 7922|7923
Memorandum of Understanding between the ICC and the Asian-African Legal Consultative Organisation (AALCO)
 05 Feb 2008