Killing, torture, looting and plunder in Congo cost Uganda R5bn

The International Court of Justice has ordered the country to make good after atrocities 20 years ago

10 February 2022 - 22:53 By Michael J. Kavanagh and Fred Ojambo

The International Court of Justice (ICJ) ordered Uganda to pay $325m (about R5bn) in reparations for crimes committed during its invasion of the Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC) more than two decades ago. ..

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