The ICC prosecutor stepped up its investigation of war crimes in eastern Congo, saying it would examine all armed parties since January 2022.
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On 14 October 2024, ICC Prosecutor Karim A.A. Khan announced his office would step up investigative efforts in the Democratic Republic of Congo, focusing on alleged Rome Statute crimes in North Kivu province since 1 January 2022, following a 2023 request from the Congolese government. Human Rights Watch reports it welcomed the step and has long urged the office to look at alleged crimes by senior Congolese, Rwandan and Ugandan officials as well as rebel commanders such as M23. In a February 2025 France 24 interview Khan called the allegations of crimes against civilians in eastern DRC 'extremely serious' and said the ICC has jurisdiction regardless of perpetrators' nationality. Khan was removed as Prosecutor by the ICC Assembly of States Parties on 24 July 2026 for serious misconduct, which he disputes; the court said its two deputy prosecutors would remain in charge of the Office of the Prosecutor.
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