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Kony rebels abducting 100s of kids as the hunt for the rebel leader intensifies

New York – Joseph Kony’s Lord Resistance Army has abducted more than 600 child soldiers and sex slaves over the past two years even as the hunt for the rebel leader intensifies, the UN said on Wednesday. Efforts to trap … read more »

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Rebel LRA ‘top shot’ captured

Entebbe – Uganda’s army has captured a top commander of the rebel Lord’s Resistance Army (LRA), a spokesperson said on Sunday. “We are going to see a captured top commander,” army spokesperson Felix Kulayigye told AFP, shortly before reporters were … read more »

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A call to people of colour: Build towards liberation

Sharon Cromwell This is less a critique of the new HBO series, Girls, the Kony 2012 viral video and Occupy Wall Street, and more a response to the racial critique of the show, campaign and movement. This is intended for … read more »

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Uganda suggests Kony getting Sudan help

Kampala – Ugandan officials are renewing a claim made with some frequency over the years: that rebel leader Joseph Kony and his Lord’s Resistance Army are receiving backing from the government of Sudan. Ugandan forces commander General Aronda Nyakairima said … read more »

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U.S. backs hunt for notorious African warlord

The lush, green forests of central Africa have long been the playground and refuge of the continent’s most-notorious warlord, Joseph Kony. His Lord’s Resistance Army, which began with the aim of overthrowing the Ugandan government, has since spread to remote … read more »

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Is it possible Joseph Kony is dead?

Djema – The hunt for alleged war criminal Joseph Kony is heating up on international radars, but Ugandan foot soldiers who have spent years searching for the man are starting to ask a question their top commanders prefer to ignore: … read more »

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US campaign to bring Uganda’s Kony to justice heats up

Starting with grassroots service projects to create buzz and public support, activists out to stop notorious Ugandan warlord Joseph Kony spread out in U.S. cities on Friday in a campaign aimed at justice half way around the world. In Los … read more »

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kony 2012 Video: Part 11

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KONY 2012 Part11 to be released Thursday

The embattled makers of the wildly viral KONY 2012 video are having trouble coming up with the sequel. KONY 2012 Part II, the much-anticipated follow-up to the 30-minute video by Invisible Children that sought to mobilize the world against African … read more »

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kony 2012 video

The new film will provide more details and context to the Joseph Kony campaign, aimed at pressurising politicians to hunt down the notorious Ugandan warlord, Invisible Children said. The original Joseph Kony video, a half-hour film released on YouTube, gained … read more »

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The downside of the Kony 2012 video

A 30-minute documentary about Ugandan rebel leader Joseph Kony has been watched by tens of millions online. But will this mobilization of millions be subverted into yet another weapon in the hands of those who want to militarize the region … read more »

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Ugandan Kony target of viral campaign

San Diego – American filmmakers who reported on wartime atrocities in Africa for a 50-minute work called “Invisible Children” drew more attention than they imagined when their project was released in 2005. They soon founded a non-profit organisation to campaign … read more »

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