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flag Burkina Faso, Mali, and Niger are leaving the ICC, citing bias and Western influence, and will create their own courts.

flag Burkina Faso, Mali, and Niger announced their withdrawal from the International Criminal Court, accusing it of being a neo-colonial tool that fails to address serious crimes like war crimes and crimes against humanity. flag The three nations, governed by military juntas since 2020, formed the Alliance of Sahel States and are distancing themselves from Western powers, particularly France. flag They plan to create their own justice mechanisms and have strengthened ties with countries like Russia, where President Putin faces an ICC warrant. flag The withdrawal will take effect one year after formal notice to the UN. flag The region continues to face violence from jihadist groups and allegations of abuses by its armed forces. flag The ICC, established in 2002, seeks to prosecute the world’s most serious crimes when national courts cannot or will not act.

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