South African lawyer Pillay wins 2026 Nobel Peace Prize She is the fifth South African national to win the Nobel Peace Prize. Africa 16 min ago

What you need to know: Pillay has been a judge on several international courtsShe is the fifth South African national to win the Nobel Peace Prize, after Nelson Mandela and FW de Klerk, Archbishop Desmond ​Tutu and Albert Luthuli.

Navi Pillay, a former ICC judge who oversaw a UN report that concluded that Israel committed genocide in Gaza, won the Nobel Peace Prize on Friday "for ‌her efforts to promote peace and international law".

Giving the prize to Pillay, 85, who has been a judge on several international courts, including the International Criminal Court and the International Criminal Tribunal for Rwanda, underlined the importance of maintaining an organised international order, the Nobel committee said in its citation.