Ugandan taxpayer money is being used to build roads in the Democratic Republic of Congo. But why? And does this have anything to do with Uganda's compensation payments after the Second Congo War? DW investigates.
The DRC s government and the International Criminal Court prosecutor signed on June 1st a memorandum of understanding to strengthen their cooperation. They vowed to intensify the fight against impunity for war crimes and crimes against humanity. The ICC chief prosecutor had visited war-torn east.
The government of the Democratic Republic of Congo filed a complaint on Tuesday (May 23rd) at the International Criminal Court (ICC) in The Hague, Netherlands. The request aims to prosecute and punish those responsible for serious violations of international humanitarian law and human rights laws. The M23 are accused of killing civilians, more than 300 according to Kinshasa, 170 for the UN, between 30 and 50 according to human rights organizations. This is not the first time Congolese authorities have said they are referring the case to the ICC.
The Democratic Republic of the Congo on Tuesday made another formal referral to the International Criminal Court (ICC) to ensure the court will focus on the alleged systematic pillaging of its natural resources in the country’s east by the Rwanda Defence Force (RDF) and the M23 rebel group.