Gambia has told the UN that it would remain in the International Criminal Court, reversing the previous administration’s plan to withdraw from the tribunal.
Former president Yahya Jammeh announced in October that he would pull Gambia out of the ICC, accusing the world body of ignoring alleged war crimes of Western nations and seeking only to prosecute Africans.
But President AdamaBarrow, who defeated Jammeh in the December election, pledged during the campaign to undo Jammeh’s decision, restore human rights and repair the country’s badly-damaged foreign relations.
The statement added that Gambia’s foreign minister notified UN Secretary-General Antonio Guterres of the decision in a letter last month.
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