The Democratic Republic of Congo and Uganda will meet again and for ten days before the International Court of Justice. In 2005, the UN Court of Justice had already declared Uganda guilty of interference in the Eastern DRC, occupied by the Ugandan army between 1998 and 2003.
Kinshasa and Kampala should have agreed on the amount of compensation, but fifteen years was not enough. In the absence of an agreement, the DRC therefore turned again to the International Court of Justice. And in front of his 15 judges, diplomat Paul Crispin reminded Kakhozi Bin Bulongo of the scale of the crimes.
400,000 war dead in the eastern DRC
“The damage my country has suffered as a result of Uganda’s actions has been enormous. The illegal acts committed by Uganda against the Democratic Republic of Congo have claimed the lives of many of our soldiers, profoundly and permanently affected their infrastructure and environment, wounded their civilian population and impoverished their economy. And its natural resources ”.
The judges had acknowledged responsibility for the Ugandan army and its auxiliary militias in the torture, killings, destruction, looting and illegal use of natural resources in the rich region of Ituri.
The Democratic Republic of Congo claims more than $ 13 billion. Kinshasa estimates that only 400,000 people have lost their lives as a result of Uganda, 1,730 rapes have been committed, 2,500 children have been recruited and 600,000 civilians have fled their homes … Uganda rejects the Congolese assessment and the amount requested. will respond to Congo’s post on Thursday. In order to be able to assess the damages, ICJ’s judges will be based on the reports of four experts whose questioning is expected in the next few days.
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