Editor's note

The International Criminal Court’s (ICC) recent decision to acquit the former Cote d’Ivoire president Laurent Gbagbo was met with consternation from a range of quarters. On top of previous acquittals, the decision raised concerns among lawyers and human rights activists about the future of international criminal justice. Kerstin Carlson explains why the judgment is likely to hurt the court.

Julius Maina

Regional Editor East Africa

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Prosecutor Fatou Bensouda waits for the start of the trial against former Ivory Coast president Laurent Gbagbo at the ICC in The Hague. EPA/Peter Dejong

Gbagbo’s acquittal suggests confusion and dysfunction at the ICC

Kerstin Carlson, University of Southern Denmark

Acquittal bolsters an increasingly urgent conversation about how international criminal law is failing in its promise to hold leaders accountable

Science + Technology

African countries should rethink how they use e-government platforms

Justine Olawande Daramola, Cape Peninsula University of Technology

African countries' adoption of e-government platforms hasn't served the majority of their citizens.

How did Uranus end up on its side? We’ve been finding out

Jacob Kegerreis, Durham University

A body at least twice as massive as the Earth smashing into Uranus could have made it lopsided, shows research.

Politics + Society

Dar es Salaam’s new rapid bus system won international acclaim – but it excludes the poor

Matteo Rizzo, SOAS, University of London

Bus Rapid Transit has powerful supporters around the world – but shouldn't public transport be designed in the public interest?

What can the kingdom of Bhutan teach us about fighting corruption

Bertrand Venard, Audencia

Bhutan, a poor country, ranks 26th out of 180 countries surveyed on corruption. How does the kingdom fight such issue and what can we learn from such experience?

En français

Les persécutions antichrétiennes en Afrique, un sujet sensible

Marc-Antoine Pérouse de Montclos, Institut de recherche pour le développement (IRD)

Indéniablement, il existe des discriminations et des persécutions antichrétiennes dans le nord du Nigeria. Mais il importe de ne pas exagérer l’ampleur de ces violences.

10 conseils pour survivre pendant un mouvement de foule

Mehdi Moussaid, Max Planck Institute for Human Development

Quels sont les bons réflexes à adopter pour survivre lorsqu’on se retrouve piégé dans un mouvement de foule ?