UN elects Phoebe Okowa of Kenya to International Court of Justice (ICJ)

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UN elects Phoebe Okowa of Kenya to International Court of Justice (ICJ)  In a historic vote at the United Nations on Thursday, Kenyan law professor Phoebe Okowa was elected as a judge to the International Court of Justice (ICJ), emerging victorious from a competitive field of African candidates after a series of tense voting rounds.  READ MORE : http://www.africanews.com/2025/11/13/un-elects-phoebe-okowa-of-kenya-to-international-court-of-justice-icj  Subscribe on our Dailymotion channel and receive all the latest news from the continent.    Africanews is available in English and French.  Website : www.africanews.com  Facebook : https://www.facebook.com/africanews.channel/  Twitter : https://twitter.com/africanews

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00:00Kenya's Phoebe Okowa was elected to the International Court of Justice on Thursday.

00:07She secured 106 votes in the General Assembly and 8 votes in the Security Council,

00:13defeating opponents from Sierra Leone and Nigeria after a closely contested election.

00:20As a result of the independent voting in the Assembly and the Council,

00:27Phoebe Okowa of Kenya has obtained an absolute majority in both organs.

00:33Phoebe Okowa of Kenya is therefore dully elected a member of the International Court of Justice

00:41to serve for a term of office commencing today, 12 November 2025 and ending on February 5, 27.

00:50Phoebe Okowa takes over the seat previously held by Judge Abdulkawi Yusuf, who resigned in September.

00:58She will serve on the International Court of Justice until February 2027.

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