FILE PHOTO: People stand outside the International Criminal Court (ICC), in The Hague, Netherlands, September 22, 2025. REUTERS/Piroschka van de Wouw/File Photo
DAKAR (Reuters) -The military-led West African countries Mali, Burkina Faso and Niger have announced their withdrawal from the International Criminal Court, denouncing it as "a tool of neocolonial repression."
The announcement, in a joint statement published on Monday, is the latest example of diplomatic upheaval in West Africa's Sahel region following eight coups between 2020 and 2023.
