Kenya hails Prof Phoebe Okowa’s election as ICJ Judge, thanks Sierra Leone for “putting Africa first”

Listen to articleThe defining moment of the race was the dramatic withdrawal of Sierra Leone's candidate, Prof. Charles Chernor Jalloh, who stepped aside to break the deadlock and endorse Okowa.Kenya has formally congratulated Professor Phoebe Okowa following her election as a Judge of the International Court of Justice (ICJ) in the elections held on November 3, 2026, at the United Nations Headquarters in New York.