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 in both the General Assembly and Security Council.

The election saw Okowa compete against candidates from Nigeria, Sierra Leone, and Ghana in what became a protracted contest….