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UN court orders Uganda to pay DR Congo €285 million in war damages

Soldiers of the 65th battalion of the (UPDF) Uganda People Defence Force arrive in the town of Benni in the Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC) 28 September 2001, the nearest town from the Ugandan border. The battalion, the one before last to leave, started its journey by foot, withdrawing from Bafwasende, north-east DRC, 27 September 2001. AFP - PETER BUSOMOKE

The UN's top court has ordered Uganda to pay the Democratic Republic of Congo 285 million euros over a war two decades ago. The sum represents just a fraction of what Kinshasa originally demanded.

The ruling by the International Court of Justice (ICJ) on Wednesday comes as a blow to DR Congo after it sought a massive 9.6 billion euros in reparations over the devastating conflict that lasted from 1998 to 2003.

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