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    The ICC, the Trump Administration, and Africa
    On November 2—the day before the U.S. presidential election—more than seventy-one states party to the treaty that established the International Criminal Court (ICC) issued a statement in a UN General…
    Blog Post by John Campbell November 4, 2020 Africa in Transition
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    The International Court of Justice's Recent Ruling on the Rohingya Genocide
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    David J. Scheffer, visiting senior fellow at CFR, discusses the International Court of Justice’s recent ruling on the Rohingya genocide. Learn more about CFR's Religion and Foreign Policy Program…
    Conference Call with David J. Scheffer February 27, 2020 Religion and Foreign Policy Webinars
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    Why the ICJ Is Trying to Protect Myanmar’s Rohingya
    The International Court of Justice issued an important decision aimed at protecting Myanmar’s persecuted Rohingya minority, but its impact is unclear.
    by David J. Scheffer January 24, 2020
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    President Barrow’s Broken Promise Threatens Gambia’s Post-Jammeh Future
    Adam Valavanis is a former intern with the Africa Program at the Council on Foreign Relations. He received a master’s degree in conflict studies from the London School of Economics and Political Scie…
    Blog Post by Guest Blogger for John Campbell January 15, 2020 Africa in Transition
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    Gambia’s Tiny Population Belies Its Enormous Exampe
    Michelle Gavin is a senior fellow for Africa studies at the Council on Foreign Relations in New York. From 2011 to 2014, she served as the U.S. ambassador to Botswana and to the Southern African Deve…
    Blog Post by Michelle Gavin June 7, 2018 Africa in Transition
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    The Gambia Leaves the Commonwealth
    Gambia’s dictator, Yahya Jammeh, announced that Gambia is leaving the Commonwealth of Nations, a “neo-colonialist” institution, in his view. He provided no official explanation for the departure. The…
    Blog Post by John Campbell October 7, 2013 Africa in Transition
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    Slavery: As Modern as It Is Ancient
    This is a guest post by Emily Mellgard, research associate for the Council on Foreign Relations Africa Studies program. The Australia based, Walk Free Foundation on Oct 17 published their first annu…
    Blog Post by Guest Blogger for John Campbell October 23, 2013 Africa in Transition
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