World · ICC withdrawal · ArchiveCHAD WITHDRAWS FROM ICC, CITING AFRICA BIASAired July 29, 2026 at 3:36 AM UTCWritten September 7, 2026 at 9:22 PM UTCRead the write-upThis storyTranscript · LOADING0:00Chad has formally notified the United0:02Nations of its intent to withdraw from0:03the International Criminal Court, citing0:05systemic bias against African nations.0:08The Chadian Foreign Ministry noted the0:10concentration of cases reflecting a0:12long-held African grievance. The0:14withdrawal comes less than 3 weeks after0:17ICC Deputy Prosecutor Maimouna N'diaye0:19visited N'Djamena and praised the0:21country's cooperation. That visit now0:23appears to have had little impact. The0:25United States welcomed Chad's decision,0:27though the Assistant Secretary of State0:29for African Affairs urged Chad to0:30reconsider. Meanwhile, tensions with0:32Sudan are in play. Khartoum accuses Chad0:34of facilitating weapons to its Rapid0:36Support Forces. Chad is the latest in a0:38growing list of nations leaving the0:39court.0:43Article 127 sets a 1-year exit period,0:46but Chad insists cooperation stops now.0:49Multiple withdrawals become final in0:512027, further reducing the court's0:53footprint in Africa. Human Rights Watch0:56warns the exodus creates a justice0:58vacuum in the Sahel, where domestic1:00courts are too weak to handle war1:01crimes. For now, the ICC's footprint in1:04Africa continues to recede.Explore with HeyDexThe shortThe short ↗