Uganda slams UN court’s Congo ruling as ‘undue interference’

By RODNEY MUHUMUZA
Associated Press

KAMPALA, Uganda (AP) — Uganda has slammed as “undue interference” the International Court of Justice’s ruling that it must pay $325 million to Congo over violence in the late 1990s. Describing the international court’s decision as “unfair and wrong,” the Ugandan government’s statement on Thursday noted that it is the only country to face legal troubles over a conflict that involved several African nations. The statement said that Uganda is in discussions with Congo aimed at reaching an amicable agreement between the neighboring countries. Uganda’s statement highlights the frustration of President Yoweri Museveni’s government, which for years has been dogged by a reparations case after the United Nations court ruled in 2005 that fighting by Ugandan troops in Congo breached international law.