Tanzania’s Ambassador to the Netherlands, Mrs Irene Florence Mkwawa-Kasyanju (right), and Dutch Minister of Foreign Affairs Bert Koenders (centre) pose with (left to right) Colombia’s Vice Minister for Multilateral Affairs Francisco Echeverri Lara, Canada’s Minister of Foreign Affairs Stephane Dion, Costa Rica’s Vice Minister of Foreign Affairs Alejandro Solano Ortiz, DR Congo’s Minister of Justice Alexis Thambwe, Uganda’s Attorney General William Byaruhanga, Nigeria’s Minister of Justice Alhaji Abubakar Malami and South African Minister of Justice Michael Masutha in The Hague, the Netherlands, on Wednesday. PHOTO | AFP
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In an exclusive interview with The Citizen yesterday, Foreign Affairs and East African Cooperation minister Augustine Mahiga said the repudiation of the ICC meant it now more than ever needed to be “more just and relevant to African countries”.