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Burundi becomes first country to leave ICC
October 29 , 2017
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- Burundi has become the first country to withdraw from the International Criminal Court a year after Burundi notified the United Nations secretary-general of its intention to leave the court that prosecutes the world’s worst atrocities.
- Burundi is the only one of three African nations to go ahead with withdrawal after they made moves last year to leave.
- Burundi has faced deadly political turmoil since April 2015, when President Pierre Nkurunziza announced plans to seek a disputed third term that he ultimately won.
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