Oct 21, 2026 · 48 min · 11 segments
The issuance of a comprehensive sanctions against the International Criminal Court (ICC) as an entire institution, by the United States has marked a major escalation from previous individual targets.
This is AfroDNA, where we unearth stories, creativity, resilience, cultural influence, and identity that define Africa, while also examining the uniqueness of the continent using the voice of artificial intelligence.
They were creating a court, the first permanent international tribunal with the power to prosecute individuals for genocide, war crimes, and crimes against humanity.
It was a bold experiment.
A court that would hold the powerful accountable.
A court that would speak for humanity.
African countries were at the center of this project.
Senegal, South Africa, Nigeria, and others were among the most enthusiastic supporters.
They believed in the promise of international justice.
They had seen what happened when impunity prevailed.
The genocides, the massacres, the crimes that went unpunished.
They wanted a court that would ensure never again meant something.
But something went wrong.
The ICC's first arrest warrants were issued against Joseph Kony of Uganda, Thomas Lubanga of the DRC, and other African suspects.
The cases were serious.
Crimes against humanity, the recruitment of child soldiers, brutal violence.
The court was doing its job.
But then something strange happened.
The court kept doing its job.
By 2016, all of the court's cases were against African individuals.
Every single one.
This is AfroDNA, where we unearth stories, creativity, resilience, cultural influence, and identity that define Africa, while also examining the uniqueness of the continent using the voice of artificial intelligence.
They were creating a court, the first permanent international tribunal with the power to prosecute individuals for genocide, war crimes, and crimes against humanity.
It was a bold experiment.
A court that would hold the powerful accountable.
A court that would speak for humanity.
African countries were at the center of this project.
Senegal, South Africa, Nigeria, and others were among the most enthusiastic supporters.
They believed in the promise of international justice.
They had seen what happened when impunity prevailed.
The genocides, the massacres, the crimes that went unpunished.
They wanted a court that would ensure never again meant something.
But something went wrong.
The ICC's first arrest warrants were issued against Joseph Kony of Uganda, Thomas Lubanga of the DRC, and other African suspects.
The cases were serious.
Crimes against humanity, the recruitment of child soldiers, brutal violence.
The court was doing its job.
But then something strange happened.
The court kept doing its job.
By 2016, all of the court's cases were against African individuals.
Every single one.
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