Fatou Bensouda can now heave a sigh of relief as her home country, Gambia, may after all not withdraw from the International Criminal Court (ICC).
Gambia had been the latest country in Africa after South Africa and Burundi, to announce its decision to leave the court, arguing that the court persecuted and humiliated people of color, especially Africans, while ignoring perpetrators of world crimes from the West.
However, the earlier announcement may never come to pass following the election of a new president, Adama Barrow, who sees no reason for Gambia’s exit from the international court. It was under President Yahya Jammeh, that Gambia had notified the United Nations of its withdrawal from the International Court, and became the third African country to give a formal notice.
Following the unexpected win of Adama Barrow as the new president, Gambia will once again see itself become a member of the British Commonwealth, as president – elect Adama Barrow plans to reverse the termination of its membership to the Commonwealth, a decision that had been made by former President Jammeh in October 2013
