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The African Union has called a special summit to discuss a mass withdrawal from the International Criminal Court (ICC) in protest at the trial of Kenya's Deputy President William Ruto.
The summit will be held in the Ethiopian capital, Addis Ababa, on 13 October.
According to BBC News,a letter sent to the ICC signed by African leaders says Mr Ruto's presence in The Hague will disadvantage Kenya.
The AU has previously accused the ICC of "hunting" African leaders and ignoring atrocities elsewhere. Thirty-four of the AU's 54 members have signed up to the ICC.
The ICC was set up in 2002 to prosecute crimes against humanity, war crimes and genocide.
All the eight cases it is currently investigating are in Africa.
