African Union accuses ICC of being 'racist'

The African Union accused the International Criminal Court of being 'racist' on Monday, reports AFP

Demanding that the ICC end proceedings against the Kenyan president, it said Africans were being targeted due to their race.

Speaking at the end of the AU summit, AU chair and Ethiopian Prime Minister Hailemariam Desalegn, said:

"African leaders have come to a consensus that the (ICC) process that has been conducted in Africa has a flaw,"

"The intention was to avoid any kind of impunity... but now the process has degenerated to some kind of race hunting."

Speaking to AFP, the ICC spokesperson Fadi El Abdallah said the ICC "will not be reacting" to the AU resolution calling for the end of the Kenyatta proceedings.

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