Wednesday, July 17, 2024

Uganda Pays Reparations to DR CONGO for Atrocities Committed by its Troops

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Uganda has made a partial payment of $65million to the DRC government as reparations for war crimes committed by its troops in Eastern DRC between 1998-2003.

The Democratic Republic of Congo filed a case against Uganda in 1999 at the International Court of Justice alleging Ugandan troops committed atrocities and stole valuable minerals including gold, diamond and timber.

Isabel Nakirya reports.

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