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Kenya Supreme Court has unanimously upheld the election of Deputy President William Ruto as president of the country. The September 5 ruling by the 7-member court concludes a 14-day election petition that was challenging the outcome of the August 9 General Election. With the ruling by the Chief Justice Martha …

The International Criminal Court sitting in The Hague has upheld the acquittal of Ivory Coast’s former president Laurent Gbagbo, the first head of state to stand trial at the tribunal. The judgment was delivered at 3 pm (1300 GMT) by the appeals chamber of the Hague-based court. The decision clears …