Youth Association for Democracy (Yadema) has petitioned Foreign Affairs Minister Peter Mutharika urging government not to allow Sudan’s President Omar al-Bashir to set his foot in the country again next July to attend the African Union (AU) summit. Malawi is a member of the International Criminal Court (ICC) which charged Bashir on ten counts of […]
The United States says Malawi government will affect its chances to get back to the US$ 350.7 million worth of assistance meant to revitalise the country’s faltering energy sector if it will hosts fugitive Sudan’s President Omar al-Bashir at the June’s Africa Union summit. The Millennium Challenge Corporation (MCC), a U.S. aid agency that rewards […]
Malawi government has cried foul over what it sees as double standards and unfair treatment by the International Criminal Court (ICC) after the ICC reported Malawi to United Nations (UN) for Malawi government’s failure to arrest the ICC wanted man, Sudanese President, Omar al-Bashr last October when he attended Common Market for Eastern and Southern […]
Minister of Information Patricia Kaliati has threatened that the Mutharika administration can withdraw from the International Criminal Court Treaty after a dispute over its alleged failure to arrest Sudan’s President Omar al-Bashir. The International Criminal Court (ICC) has referred Malawi to the UN Security Council for refusing to arrest Bashir. Kaliati, who is government spokesperson, […]
The International Criminal Court (ICC) Monday dismissed Malawi’s excuse that it failed to arrest Sudanese President Omar El Bashir because he enjoyed the immunity of a foreign head of state. The Court said a sitting head of state whose country was not a signatory of the Rome Statute did not enjoy any form of immunity […]
Malawi government says it will not explain to the Hague-based International Criminal Court (ICC) why it failed to arrest Sudanese President and genocide suspect Omar al-Bashir during a recent visit. The war crimes court issued a decision requesting Malawi to submit before 11 November ‘any observations’ over its alleged failure to comply with the arrest […]
Malawi government says it is not moved by the 11 November ultimatum given by the International Criminal Court for the Mutharika administration to explain why it failed to arrest indicted Sudan’s President Omar al-Bashir during his recent visit. The Hague-based court issued an international arrest warrant for Bashir on charges of genocide and war crimes […]
The International Criminal Court has demanded Malawi to explain its failure to arrest and surrender to the court, genocide suspect Omar al-Bashir President of Sudan who visited the country recently. Judges at the Hague-based war crimes court has since warmed that the matter would be referred to the United Nations Security Council. According to a […]
Aid-dependent Malawi expects foreign donors to resume support next year, a senior minister said on Tuesday, despite its biggest donor Britain saying it has no plans to restart funding. Major aid donors suspended packages worth around $1 billion over concerns about human rights abuses and maladministration by President Bingu wa Mutharika, who drew international condemnation […]
Malawi government says it will not arrest Sudan’s President Omar al-Bashir on an international war crimes warrant as demanded by Human Rights Watch, saying it will allow the Bashir to attend the regional trade summit in Lilongwe. The New York-based group’s senior counsel on international justice, Elise Keppler, urged Malawi not to host Bashir and […]