UN court orders Uganda to pay DR Congo $325 million in reparations

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

The International Court of Justice (ICJ) has awarded the Democratic Republic of Congo $325 million for damages it suffered at the hands of Ugandan forces in its territory between 1998 and 2003.

The war reparations is just a fraction of the $11 billion demanded by Kinshasa over the brutal war two decades ago.