Senegalese lawmakers have cleared hurdles to the trial of the former Chadian dictator Hissène Habré.
Senegal's Justice Minister Madické Niang said the appointment of judges and passing of bills by the parliament are all indications of the West African country's preparedness to speed up the trial of Mr. Habré who had been living in exile in Senegal since he was ousted from power 18 years back.

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The International Criminal Court's (ICC) prosecutor charged Sudan's president on Monday with masterminding a campaign of genocide in Darfur, killing 35,000 people and persecuting 2.5 million refugees.
ICC Prosecutor Luis Moreno-Ocampo asked the court for an arrest warrant for President Omar Hassan al-Bashir, the most senior figure pursued by the court since it was set up in 2002.
Bashir is the first sitting head of state charged by an international court since Liberia's Charles Taylor and Yugoslavia's Slobodan Milosevic.
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European Union ministers reached broad agreement on a common immigration and asylum policy during a meeting in France. Lisa Bryant reports for VOA that France, which holds the rotating EU presidency, wants the proposal to be formally adopted in October
European Union justice and interior ministers meet to discuss new immigration rules, among other security issues, in Cannes, southern France, 07 Jul 2008
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African Civil Society expressed their positions on the Key issues of the 11th African Union Summit Agenda, in Sharm El Sheikh.

During a press conference today CSOs’ representative launched a declaration with forty-three recommendations covering all pressing issues of Africa.

Talking about the situation in Zimbabwe, Mr. Allioune Tine, Secretary General of RADDHO said, “The election situation in Zimbabwe is unacceptable. What is the point of having elections in Africa, if it will always end up by power a sharing system? The Kenyan example should not be a model for Africa.”

Journalists in Senegal are boycotting a sports award ceremony in Dakar to protest the beatings of two reporters by police after a football match last month. Media watchdogs say the press in Senegal faces hostility from the police and government, and are calling for action