This latest pushback against the ICC was hatched at a special African Union summit held in the Ethiopian capital, Addis Ababa, last month. The meeting was called at the behest of the Kenyans but many other African nations are equally keen to attack the court.
"The ICC has been hijacked and it is being used selectively in a reckless manner," Uganda's deputy foreign minister, Asuman Kiyingi, told Al Jazeera.
"We do believe that the ICC, if used appropriately, can check impunity. But if it is used in a very selective manner, and without taking into due consideration what the African leadership is saying, then, of course, it can cause us problems
Africans push UN to call off 'racist' court - Features - Al Jazeera English
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