ICJ to rule on DR Congo-Uganda reparations claim

(BBC) The International Court of Justice at the Hague is on Wednesday expected to hand down a verdict in the long-running case between the Democratic Republic of Congo and Uganda.

Both countries are demanding reparations from each other in relation to conflicts in the DR Congo’s mineral-rich Ituri province from 1998 to 2003.

The court in 2005 ruled that Uganda must pay compensation to DR Congo for its occupation and looting in Ituri.

It also found that DR Congo had violated the law and should compensate Uganda after its embassy in Kinshasa was attacked.

The court ordered the neighbours to negotiate mutual reparations – but they were unable to reach an agreement, with Kinshasa pushing the case back to the court in 2015.

DR Congo is claiming over $11bn ($8bn) in compensation for Uganda’s occupation, which Kampala has rejected as “disproportionate”

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