Laurent Gbagbo

Second, there was the sovereignty problem.

The court's indictments of sitting heads of state, al-Bashir of Sudan, Uhuru Kenyatta of Kenya, Laurent Gbagbo of Côte d'Ivoire, were seen as violations of sovereignty and interference in domestic affairs.

The AU argued that the court was being used to destabilize African governments.

Third, there was the peace problem.

She is specifically tasked with translating for a former African president who is standing trial for unspeakable war crimes.

And the author actually attended the real life prosecution of Laurent Gbagbo at the ICC, right?

She did, to understand the atmosphere and mechanics of this specific environment.

What this novel exposes is the crushing, almost impossible responsibility of translation in a high stakes environment.