Uganda pays DR Congo $65 million for illegal invasion

In this file photo taken on May 19, 2003, the last batch of UPDF soldiers return through the town of Goli after withdrawing from DRC’s embattled Ituri region.  The ICJ on February 9, 2022 ordered Uganda to pay DRC $325 million for the illegal invasion. PHOTO | PETER BUSOMOKE |AFP

By  The East African

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What you need to know:

  • The ICJ ordered Uganda to pay $325 million to the DRC, though Kinshasa had demanded $11 billion.
  • The money is to be paid in five instalments of $65 million, starting on September 1 this year and every September 1 for the following four years.

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