25. In light of the foregoing, the Court considers that it has jurisdiction to
entertain the present Application.
VII. ADMISSIBILITY
26. Article 6(2) of the Protocol provides:
The Court shall rule on the admissibility of cases taking into account
the provisions of Article 56 of the Charter.
27. Under Rule 50(1) of its Rules,
The Court shall ascertain the admissibility of an application filed before
it, in accordance with Article 56 of the Charter, Article 6(2) of the
Protocol and these Rules.
28.
Rule 50(2) of the Rules, which in substance restates the provisions of Article
56 of the Charter, provides as follows:
Applications filed before the Court shall comply with all of the following
conditions:
a.
Indicate their authors even if the latter request anonymity;
b.
Are compatible with the Constitutive Act of the African Union
and with the Charter;
c.
Are not written in disparaging or insulting language directed
against the State concerned and its institutions or the African
Union;
d.
Are not based exclusively on news disseminated through the
mass media;
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
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