Prof Phoebe Okowa oo loo doortay Garsooraha Maxkamadda Caalamiga ah ee Caddaaladda
Sierra Leone oo ka laabatay musharraxaheeda Prof Charles Jalloh oo taageertay musharraxa Kenya
Prof Phoebe Okowa oo ka socota Kenya ayaa loo doortay garsoore ka tirsan Maxkamadda Caalamiga ah ee Caddaaladda (ICJ), kadib markii ay heshay codadka loo baahan yahay ee Golaha Guud iyo Golaha Ammaanka ee Qaramada Midoobay labadaba.
Doorashadii iyo natiijada wareegga labaad
Okowa waxay ku qaadan doontaa xilka garsooraha maxkamadda caalamiga ah muddo sagaal sano ah. Doorashadan ayaa noqotay mid si adag loo tartamay, kadib markii Sierra Leone ay ka laabatay musharraxaheeda Prof Charles Jalloh oo ay taageertay Okowa. Wareegga labaad ee codbixinta, Okowa waxay heshay 87 cod oo ka timid Golaha Guud ee Qaramada Midoobay, laakiin waxay heshay kaliya afar cod oo ka timid Golaha Ammaanka, taasoo ka dhigtay in musharraxaheeda aan la xallin.
Taageerada Sierra Leone iyo wacniga midnimada Afrika
Wakiilka Sierra Leone ee Qaramada Midoobay ayaa ku dhawaaqay in dowladda ay go'aansatay inay ka laabatay musharraxaheeda Jalloh oo ay taageero buuxda siinayso Okowa. Go'aankan ayaa looga dan lahaa in la xoojiyo taageerada Afrika ee musharraxa Okowa, kadib markii wareegga labaad ee codbixinta uu muujiyay kala qaybsanaan ku saabsan taageerada qaaradda ee kursiga hadhay. Wakiilka ayaa ku boorriyay dalalka Afrika inay mid u noqdaan taageerada musharraxa Kenya, isagoo ka digay in kala qaybsanaanta sii socota ay ku lumin karto qaaradda matalaaddeeda maxkamadda caalamiga ah.
Hannaanka doorashada maxkamadda
Wakiilka Sierra Leone ayaa Golaha Guud ee Qaramada Midoobay ku yidhi: "Haddii codka Afrika uu kala qaybsanaado, qaaradda waxaa halis u ah inay lumiso xitaa kursiga kaliya ee hadda u furan oo ay sii hoos uga dhici karto qaybteeda horeba u liidata. Sierra Leone taas ma ogolaan doonto." Sida ku cad hannaanka doorashada ICJ, musharraxiinta waa inay helaan aqlabiyad buuxda labada Golaha Guud iyo Golaha Ammaanka. Labada hay'adood ayaa si madax-bannaan u codeeyaa si loo buuxiyo boosaska bannaan ee maxkamadda.
Sierra Leone backed Okowa after a divided second round, warning that a fragmented African vote could cost the continent its remaining seat.
Kenya's Prof Phoebe Okowa has been elected a judge of the International Court of Justice after securing the required majorities in both the UN General Assembly and the Security Council, and will serve a nine-year term.
Sierra Leone Steps Aside for Kenyan Candidate
Sierra Leone withdrew its candidate, Prof Charles Jalloh, and threw its support behind Okowa. Its representative to the United Nations said the government had decided to abandon Jalloh's candidature and give its full backing to the Kenyan legal scholar. The move was aimed at consolidating African support for Okowa's bid after the second round of voting exposed divisions in the continent's backing for the remaining seat.
Split Vote in the Second Round
During the second round, Okowa secured 87 votes in the UN General Assembly but received only four in the Security Council, leaving her candidature unresolved. Under the ICJ election procedure, candidates must secure an absolute majority in both the General Assembly and the Security Council to be elected, with the two organs voting independently to fill vacancies on the court.
Envoy Urges African Unity
Sierra Leone's envoy urged African countries to unite behind the Kenyan candidate, warning that continued divisions could cost the continent representation on the world court. The envoy told the General Assembly: "If Africa's vote stays divided, the continent risks losing even the one seat now open to it and falling further below its already inadequate share. Sierra Leone will not let that happen."
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