ICC asked to look into xenophobic violence in South Africa

France 24 reports that Ghanaian nationals have submitted a request to the International Criminal Court, calling for an investigation into months of xenophobic violence against migrants in South Africa. The appeal asks the court, which prosecutes war crimes and crimes against humanity, to examine the sustained attacks. It comes as the broadcaster also tracks a deadly assault in eastern Democratic Republic of Congo, where around twenty people were killed in an attack by the Islamic State-affiliated ADF group.

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