Uganda rejects $13-billion claim
UGANDA has told the International Court of Justice that the over $13 billion dollars in reparations sought by Congo for Kampala's role in conflicts in Congo's Ituri province could ruin its economy. "The Democratic Republic on Congo's claims are dangerously disproportionate," Uganda's attorney general, William Byaruhanga, told the U.N court, adding that granting them would have "staggering economic consequences". William Byaruhanga. On Monday lawyers for Congo had told the court they were seeking $4.3 billion in reparations payments for the alleged victims of Uganda's involvement in the 1998-2003 conflict in mineral-rich Ituri. They also claimed a further $2.8 billion for…