ICJ to rule on massive DRC, Uganda reparation claim

Magistrates take part in an audience of the International Court of Justice (ICJ) in The Hague.

Magistrates take part in an audience of the International Court of Justice (ICJ) in The Hague. PHOTO | AFP

By  AFP

What you need to know:

  • The International Court of Justice is set to give a verdict at 1400 GMT over a legal battle Kinshasa launched against Kampala more than two decades ago.
  • Kinshasa is now claiming more than $11 billion for the occupation of its volatile northeastern Ituri region.
  • ICJ's decisions are final and cannot be appealed.

Related

Be the First to Know

Get the stories shaping East Africa — delivered straight to your inbox

Conflict

  1. Explainer: Why new war in Ethiopia’s Tigray threatens to trigger wider conflict

  2. Ethiopia, Sudan junta bicker again over RSF support claims

  3. East Africa’s oil rivalry is missing the bigger energy security question

  4. PRIME Why US proposal to expand Sudan arms embargo is stirring debate

Latest

  1. gavel-money

    PRIME Court blocks Kenya from seizing Burundi firm’s cash

  2. Ethiopia closes embassy in Eritrea, expels 10 diplomats

  3. What is driving renewed fighting in Ethiopia?

  4. PRIME Museveni: I support Lamu refinery, but I won’t invest there

In the headlines

View All