### [2026-07-14](/feed/2026/07/14/index.md)

##### International Criminal Court investigation in Darfur
# A prosecutor at the International Criminal Court drop charges against former rebel leader Abdallah Banda over his role in a 2007 attack on African Union peacekeepers during Sudan's Darfur conflict. 




### Sources:

1. [AFP via ''Arab News](https://www.arabnews.com/node/2650922/amp)

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