[ 2021-02-09 ]

Two Judges elected to the African Court

By Francis Ameyibor

Accra, Feb. 9, GNA - The 34th African Union (AU)
Heads of State and Government Ordinary Summit has
elected two new Judges as members of the African
Court on Human and Peoples’ Rights.

The newly elected Judges are: Justice Dumisa Buhle
Ntsebeza SC from the Republic of South Africa and
Justice Sacko Modibo from the Republic of Mali; a
statement from the African Court and copied to the
Ghana News Agency in Accra on Monday stated.

According to the statement, the two new Judges
were elected on February 5 during the summit at
which Justice Rafaâ Ben Achour from the Republic
of Tunisia and Lady-Justice Imani Daud Aboud from
the United Republic of Tanzania were re-elected to
serve on the African Continental Court.

They will serve for the second and final term of
six years as required under Article 15 of the
Protocol establishing the Court.

The newly elected Justices are replacing Justice
Sylvain Oré from the Republic of Côte d’Ivoire
(2010-2021), the current President of the African
Court, and Justice Ângelo Vasco Matusse
(2014-2021) from the Republic of Mozambique.

The newly elected Judges will be sworn-in during
the 61st Ordinary Session scheduled for June
2021.

The President of the Court, Justice Oré, has
received the election of the two new Judges
(Ntsebeza and Modibo), and re-election of Justices
Achour and Aboud, and said that the Court is fully
convinced of their deep commitment to human rights
and to further strengthen protection of human
rights in Africa.

The African Court is composed of eleven Judges,
nationals of Member States of the African Union
elected in their individual capacity.

Source - GNA

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