On October 25 2010, the International Criminal Court (ICC) requested that Kenyan authorities arrest Sudanese President Omar al-Bashir during his trip to Kenya. The ICC made the request after it issued an arrest warrant for al-Bashir in March 2009 on seven counts of war crimes and crimes against humanity in relation to his involvement with the on-going conflict in Darfur. Al-Bashir was also charged with three counts of genocide in July 2009. Ultimately, the African Union decided not to cooperate with the warrant and Kenya refused to arrest al-Bashir during his visit to the country.

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