First LRA leader sentenced by ICC - a podcast by BBC World Service

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Dominic Ongwen, former commander of the Lord's Resistance Army rebel group in Uganda, is sentenced to twenty-five years in jail. A sentence that takes into account his past growing up as a child soldier. We hear reporting from the Court and take a look at how Ugandans have reacted to the news.

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