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South Sudan’s Riek Machar Pleads With Museveni Over House Arrest

South Sudan’s Riek Machar Pleads With Museveni Over House Arrest

The former mediator between the Uganda government and the Lord’s Resistance Army (LRA), Betty Bigombe, has run into the first hurdle in her new assignment to reconcile the warring parties in South Sudan. President Museveni recently appointed Bigombe, 64, as his technical advisor on the South Sudan Peace Initiative. Bigombe’s last public office was that […]

‘Security vacuum’ in Central Africa may be exploited by armed groups

‘Security vacuum’ in Central Africa may be exploited by armed groups

The United Nations envoy for Central Africa today expressed his concern that the withdrawal of troops from the regional force by some contributing countries would create a security vacuum that may be exploited by an armed group. “The continued threat by the Lord’s Resistance Army (LRA) to regional stability should not be underestimated, in particular […]

Student Arrested Over Lord’s Resistance Army Leader ‘Joseph Kony Letter’

Student Arrested Over Lord’s Resistance Army Leader ‘Joseph Kony Letter’

Police in Pallisa District have arrested a student of St Paul Secondary School over allegations that he was found in possession of a letter purported to have been written by the Lord’s Resistance Army (LRA) commander, Joseph Kony, warning of more atrocities. Security officials said the suspect is a resident of Bulyambwa village, Butebo Sub-county […]

U.S. And Uganda’s End of Joseph Kony Hunt Breeds Frustration and Fear

U.S. And Uganda’s End of Joseph Kony Hunt Breeds Frustration and Fear

Uganda and the United States have ended a six-year hunt for elusive warlord Joseph Kony and his notorious Lord’s Resistance Army. But calling off the mission, focused on Central African Republic, has left the commander of Ugandan forces in the country frustrated and advocacy groups concerned that the failure to “kill or capture” Kony could […]

Uganda Ends Search for Fugitive Warlord Joseph Kony

Uganda Ends Search for Fugitive Warlord Joseph Kony

The Ugandan military says it is ending its manhunt for fugitive warlord Joseph Kony after years of chasing him and bands of loyal fighters across Central Africa. A military spokesman, Brigadier General Richard Karemire, told a reporter for VOA’s Swahili service Wednesday that the search for Kony has been suspended. Ugandan newspapers report the first […]

Another Lord Resistance Army Leader Surrenders

Another Lord Resistance Army Leader Surrenders

A former senior signaller in the Lord’s Resistance Army (LRA) led by elusive rebel leader Joseph Kony has defected from the rebel outfit to the Uganda People’s Defense Forces (UPDF). Lt Michael Omona, 33, defected on January 20, from the jungles of Central African Republic (CAR) after spending 23 years in captivity. He was airlifted […]

First Kill Your Family – Child Soldiers of Uganda and LRA

First Kill Your Family – Child Soldiers of Uganda and LRA

First Kill Your Family: Child Soldiers of Uganda and the Lord’s Resistance Army is yet another publication about the northern Uganda insurgency. The book by renowned American journalist and author Peter Eichstaedt centres majorly on children who became fighters against their will. Like most books written by authors from the West on the insurgency, First […]

Who Cares About the ICC’s Trial of LRA Fighter Dominic Ongwen?

Who Cares About the ICC’s Trial of LRA Fighter Dominic Ongwen?

Thousands were killed and hundreds of thousands displaced in the conflict with the Lord’s Resistance Army. So why aren’t more Ugandans following the first public trial on the matter? Given that it is the first public trial for crimes committed in the two-decade war between the Lord’s Resistance Army (LRA) and Ugandan army, the case […]

President Yoweri Museveni Pushes for Joint Regional Operation to Flush Out Joseph Kony

President Yoweri Museveni Pushes for Joint Regional Operation to Flush Out Joseph Kony

President Yoweri Museveni has urged a regional leaders meeting on the sidelines of the ongoing 28th African Union summit to agree to joint military operations to flush out remnants of the Lords Resistance Army in the Central African Republic. The regional leaders are frustrated that despite a strong regional effort to deal with Joseph Kony […]

Kony’s Signaller Sgt Peter Kidega Flees, Surrenders to UPDF

Kony’s Signaller Sgt Peter Kidega Flees, Surrenders to UPDF

Tears of joy flowed on Friday at Gulu Airfield as a Lord’s Resistance Army former captive, Sgt Peter Kidega, 33, regained his freedom after 13 years. Kidega, escaped in October last year and reported to the UPDF base in the Central African Republic (CAR) late December last year. He was abducted alongside three other relatives […]

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