Modibo Sacko of Mali elected president of African Court

The new president of the African Court on Human and Peoples’ Rights (AfCHPR), Justice Modibo Sacko of Mali. 

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Justice Modibo Sacko of Mali has been elected the new president of the African Court on Human and Peoples’ Rights (AfCHPR), succeeding outgoing Tanzanian judge, Imani Daud Aboud, whose term has come to an end.

The announcement was made on Tuesday, during the court’s 77th ordinary session in Arusha, Tanzania.