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It was supposed to be a moment of great optimism, a cause for jubilation. The Congo was at last being set free from Belgium—one of seventeen countries to gain independence in 1960 from ruling European powers. At the helm as prime minister was charismatic nationalist Patrice Lumumba. Just days after the handover, however, the Congo’s new army mutinied, Belgian forces intervened, and Lumumba turned to the United Nations for help in saving his newborn nation from what the press was already calling “the Congo crisis.”

Fatou Bensouda, the chief prosecutor at the International Criminal Court, talks to Foreign Affairs about the court’s achievements and challenges, why so few people have been convicted, and whether the court has a bias towards African cases.

How would you feel if aliens landed in your back garden? What would you do if the Men in Black turned up at your front door? Probably poop your pants! (I know I would). And not just one alien. An entire army of aliens...ancient aliens...awesome aliens...four different species of aliens, each ready to rule the world, save the world, stop the world, or eat every last person on the planet! What the world needs now is a new brand of superhero! Super-duper-heroes, and super-she-roes...all younger, more dynamic, more adventurous, and willing to risk life and limb.