UN Court Orders Uganda To Pay DR Congo Shs1.14 Trillion War Damages
The UN's top court on Wednesday ordered Uganda to pay the Democratic Republic of Congo $325 million over a brutal war two decades ago, just a fraction of what Kinshasa demanded. The ruling by the International Court of Justice (ICJ) comes as a blow to DR Congo after it sought a massive $11 billion in reparations over the devastating conflict that lasted from 1998 to 2003.
Judges said Kinshasa had failed to prove its African Neighbour was directly responsible for any more than 15,000 of the hundreds of thousands of people believed to have died in the war.
Source: DAILY MONITOR
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