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<p>Chad announced on Monday it planned to withdraw from the International Criminal Court (ICC), saying its effectiveness was &quot;limited and uneven&quot; with a focus on Africa.</p><p>It follows Burkina Faso, Mali and Niger, who in September jointly announced they were pulling out of the ICC, which prosecutes individuals for war crimes and crimes against humanity.</p><p>Chad&#x27;s decision follows &quot;an in-depth review of the functioning of the International Criminal Court since it began operating in 2002, as well as its record whose effectiveness remains limited and uneven&quot;, a government spokesman said in a statement.</p><p>It also condemned what it said was a concentration of the ICC&#x27;s activities on African countries.</p><p>Out of the 13 investigations opened by the court since it came into force, nine concern African states, as opposed to four opened in other regions of the world &quot;but without any concrete progress&quot;, the Chadian government said.</p><p>&quot;The court has only seven people in custody, six of whom are being prosecuted in African situations,&quot; it added.</p><p>According to a statement on the foreign minister&#x27;s official website last week, the decision to quit the ICC <a href="https://www.abs-cbn.com/news/world/2026/7/14/us-vows-campaign-to-end-icc-threat-to-america-s-sovereignty-0802">follows a request by the United States.</a></p><div><a href="https://www.abs-cbn.com/news/world/2026/7/14/us-vows-campaign-to-end-icc-threat-to-america-s-sovereignty-0802">US vows campaign to end ICC &#x27;threat&#x27; to America</a><br/><a href="https://www.abs-cbn.com/news/nation/2026/7/23/us-state-department-understands-ph-stake-in-icc-malaca-ang-1618">US State Department &#x27;understands&#x27; PH stake in ICC </a><br/><a href="https://www.abs-cbn.com/news/world/2026/7/20/why-the-us-is-going-after-the-international-criminal-court-1013">Why the US is going after the International Criminal Court </a></div><p>It said the US deputy secretary of state for African affairs had pressed the Chadian government to reconsider its ICC membership during a telephone call on Thursday.</p><p>&quot;The American side expressed its concerns about the functioning of this institution and called on Chad to review its accession to the Rome Statute,&quot; a statement said.</p><p>The decision comes amid allegations by national and international organisations of Chad&#x27;s suspected involvement in the conflict in neighbouring Sudan.</p><p>Burkina, Mali and Niger -- all Sahelian countries in west Africa that are all ruled by military governments -- called the court an &quot;instrument of neo-colonial repression in the hands of imperialism&quot;.</p><div><a href="https://www.abs-cbn.com/news/world/2026/7/25/icc-prosecutor-karim-khan-removed-over-serious-misconduct-0848">ICC prosecutor Karim Khan removed over &#x27;serious misconduct&#x27; </a><br/><a href="https://www.abs-cbn.com/news/world/2026/7/22/ny-mayor-mamdani-says-city-can-t-arrest-netanyahu-on-icc-warrant-1129">NY mayor Mamdani says city can&#x27;t arrest Netanyahu on ICC warrant </a><br/><a href="https://www.abs-cbn.com/news/nation/2026/7/17/icc-calls-for-defense-of-international-rule-of-law-2016">ICC calls for defense of international rule of law </a></div><div><br/></div><div><strong>RELATED VIDEOS:</strong></div><div><strong><span class="fr-video fr-deletable fr-fvc fr-dvb fr-draggable" contenteditable="false" draggable="true"><iframe width="640" height="360" src="https://www.youtube.com/embed/lJU1aUNTc5M?&amp;wmode=opaque&amp;rel=0" frameBorder="0" allowfullscreen="" class="fr-draggable"></iframe></span><span class="fr-video fr-deletable fr-fvc fr-dvb fr-draggable" contenteditable="false" draggable="true"><iframe width="640" height="360" src="https://www.youtube.com/embed/zub_Iezd-AI?&amp;wmode=opaque&amp;rel=0" frameBorder="0" allowfullscreen="" class="fr-draggable"></iframe></span> </strong></div>

<p>Chad announced on Monday it planned to withdraw from the International Criminal Court (ICC), saying its effectiveness was "limited and uneven" with a focus on Africa.</p>

Chad announced on Monday it planned to withdraw from the International Criminal Court (ICC), saying its effectiveness was "limited and uneven" with a focus on Africa.

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Chad says will withdraw from the International Criminal Court

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Published July 28, 2026 09:10 AM PHT

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