Uganda pays first tranche of fine over DRC war

Uganda has paid the first instalment of war reparations - $65m - to neighbouring Democratic Republic of the Congo, in line with a ruling from the International Court of Justice.

The late Queen Elizabeth II’s coffin has been lying in rest in the Scottish capital city, Edinburgh, where a service of Thanksgiving has also taken place. How are the solemn traditions surrounding the monarch’s death, and the accession to the throne of the new King being reported in Africa?

And award-winning Chadian musician Caleb Rimtobaye, aka AfrotroniX, is on a mission to change the image of Africa with both his music and ‘Afro-futurism’ appearance.

Photo: A soldier and miners in the DRC's Ituri province. Credit: AFP.