On January 24, 2021, the Central African Republic (CAR) surrendered Mahamat Said Abdel Kani to the International Criminal Court (ICC), who is suspected of war crimes and crimes against humanity committed in the CAR capital of Bangui. Mr. Said had an arrest warrant issued against him by the ICC in January 2019, after a Pre-Trial Chamber II finding that "there were reasonable grounds to believe that an armed conflict not of an international character was ongoing on the territory of the CAR"; that "from at least March 2013 until at least January 2014, a widespread and systematic attack was conducted by members of the Seleka [a coalition of armed groups opposed to former president François Bozizé] against the civilian population"; and that Mr Said "was a Seleka commander" suspected of having committed crimes against humanity and war crimes.

For more information, read the ICC press release.