The International Criminal Court's chief prosecutor, Fatou Bensouda, said on Thursday that her office is keeping a close eye on developments in Africa's most populous country.
The protests erupted two weeks ago after a video circulated online showing Sars operatives allegedly throwing Joshua Ambrose out of a moving
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