FORMER Congolese rebel leader Bosco Ntaganda became the first person to be convicted of sexual slavery at the International Criminal Court (ICC) today after he received a 30-year sentence for war crimes and crimes against humanity.

Nicknamed “Terminator,” he was convicted on 18 counts, including murder, rape, sexual slavery and use of child soldiers.

Mr Ntaganda surrendered at the US embassy in Rwanda in 2013, in what was believed to be an act of self-preservation.