Sudan's ICC-wanted president is set to visit Uganda
{{#rendered}} {{/rendered}}Sudan's president, who is wanted by the International Criminal Court for alleged war crimes, is expected to visit Uganda on Sunday at the invitation of Uganda's government.
As a signatory to the treaty that created the ICC, Uganda has an obligation to arrest Omar al-Bashir. But Ugandan presidential spokesman Don Wanyama says al-Bashir, who is wanted over alleged atrocities in the Darfur region, is immune from arrest as a head of state.
The reason for al-Bashir's latest visit to Uganda is not immediately clear.
{{#rendered}} {{/rendered}}Ugandan President Yoweri Museveni has led criticism of the ICC, calling it "useless" during his inauguration in May 2016, an event that al-Bashir attended.
Some African countries have urged a mass exit from the treaty that created the ICC, saying the court unfairly targets Africans.