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    The Adequacy of the Regulatory Framework for Digital Financial Inclusion in Botswana
    (Juta Books, 2023) *Animashaun, O.* & Chitimira, H.
    Most African states have been weakened by colonialism, apartheid, trans-Atlantic slavery, Arab slave trade, structural adjustment programmes and human trafficking. Some of these African states are further weakened by double standards perpetrated by international organisations like the International Criminal Court (ICC). This is usually perpetrated through the Rome Statute 1998, which the unsuspecting African leaders subscribed to in large numbers. The chapter addresses the geopolitical imbalance in the indictment, investigation and prosecution at the ICC. The authors argue that the ICC’s main focus seems to be only on Africans and they also submit that the indictment of a serving African head of state whose country is not a party to the Rome Statute, contrary to customary international law, is both unfair and unlawful. It also interrogates the contentions in the referral and deferral powers of the permanent members of the United Nations Security Council, majority of whom are not party to the Rome Statute. The chapter further examines the flaws in the Rome Statute, and concludes that there are indications that the independence of the ICC is compromised because it focused mainly on African states while ignoring similar violations of the Rome Statute by the “powerful nations” such as the United States of America (US), Russia and China and their allies. The chapter recommends that African countries need strong national and regional mechanisms to promote transparency in governance, and should be circumspect in adopting treaties without weighing the implications.