QUOTES

 

‘Drug trafficking is well-established in the Sahel region – with detrimental consequences both locally and globally. Increased drug flows to West Africa and the Sahel undermine peace and stability in the region. This is not only a security issue as armed groups are deriving revenue to finance their operations, it is also a public health issue as criminal groups tap into population growth to expand illicit drug markets.’

– Amado Philip de Andres, who heads the UN's West and Central Africa regional office

  

‘I want to get my civic rights back. ‘My party cannot be registered. Three party members have been killed. Four are missing. And nine are in prison. There is literally no space for opposition in Rwanda.’

– Victoire Ingabire Umuhoza, a prominent opposition figure and government critic, who has filed a case before the East African Court of Justice (EACJ) seeking a re-establishment of her civic rights, including the right to stand in the next elections

 

‘What interventions that are made by institutions that are set up to safeguard international law, to safeguard the lives of citizens we will applaud those measures as and when those measures are being taken. We are part of those institutions and we do believe to the adherence to the principles of international law and we do believe that no country and no individual should be above those international legal obligations.’

– Presidential spokesperson Vincent Magwenya, confirming that South Africa is closely monitoring developments regarding the possibility that the International Criminal Court which may issue a warrant of arrest against Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu and his senior officials