e. Are sent after exhausting local remedies, if any, unless it is obvious that this procedure is unduly prolonged; f. Are submitted within a reasonable time from the date local remedies were exhausted or from the date set by the Court as being the commencement of the time limit within which it shall be seised with the matter; and g. Do not deal with cases which have been settled by those States involved in accordance with the principles of the Charter of the United Nations, or the Constitutive Act of African Union or the provisions of the Charter. 25. The Court observes that the Respondent State does not raise any objection to the admissibility of the Application. Nevertheless, it must examine whether the requirements of the above-mentioned provision are met. 26. In this regard, in line with Rule 50(2)(a), the Applicants have clearly stated their identities. 27. Furthermore, the Application is not in any way inconsistent with the Constitutive Act of the African Union and the Charter and as required under Rule 50(2)(b), given that one of the objectives of the Constitutive Act of the African Union, as stated in its Article 3(h), is the promotion and protection of human and peoples’ rights. 28. Furthermore, the Application does not contain any language that is disparaging or insulting to the Respondent State, its institutions or the African Union, as required under Rule 50(2)(c). 29. The Application is also not based exclusively on news disseminated through the mass media, and thus, complies with the requirement under Rule 50(2) (d). 8

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