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REVEALED: Icc convicts pair over central africa war crimes | Rare Historical Photos

Yekatom was arrested after firing a gun in parliament (Credit: AFP)

The International Criminal Court Thursday convicted a former top Central African Republic football official and a militiaman nicknamed Rambo for multiple war crimes committed during the country's civil war in 2013 and 2014.

Ex-sports minister Patrice-Edouard Ngaissona was a senior leader of mainly Christian militias as the country slid into civil war, while Alfred Yekatom, a former MP, commanded them on the ground.

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