The International Court of Justice (ICJ) ordered Uganda to pay $325m (about R5bn) in reparations for crimes committed during its invasion of the Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC) more than two decades ago. 

The decision resolves a legal dispute that began in 1999 when Congo filed suit against Uganda for its occupation of part of the Central African country. 

The reparations cover $225m (about R3.5bn) for damage to people, $40m (about R605m) for damage to property and $60m (about R910m) for damage to natural resources, according to the court’s ruling, read out by its president, judge Joan Donoghue, in a broadcast from The Hague, where the court is based. It should be paid in five annual instalments of $65m (about R1bn), starting on September 1, and any late payments will accrue 6% interest, she said. ..