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On June 23, 2026, the International Criminal Court (ICC) said it had received on June 18 an “instrument of withdrawal” from Niger. Nine months before, Niger, Mali and Burkina Faso, Sahelian countries ruled by hardline military governments that took power in coups between 2020 and 2023, announced jointly their intentional to withdraw from the ICC. The ICC said the request will take effect on June 18, 2027, one year after notification. In the meantime, Niger must fulfill its obligations to the court. The ICC said, “while joining or withdrawing from a treaty is a sovereign right of states under international law, we regret any decision to depart from the collective effort to end impunity for the most serious crimes.”