Tag Archives: Lord Resistance Army

Central African Republic: international community must maintain pressure on Bozizé to ensure a lasting piece

By Jean-Simon Rioux On 25th and 26th August, headlines revealed a newly reached agreement between the Conventions of Patriots for Justice and Peace (CPJP) and the government of the Central African Republic (CAR). As part of the accord, the rebel … read more »

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UN urged to declare Kony army a terrorist group

The African Union urged the UN Security Council on Friday to declare Joseph Kony’s Lord’s Resistance Army a terrorist organisation to step up pressure on the rebels. Francisco Madeira, the AU special envoy on the LRA, also made a new … read more »

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Kony hunters need boots, uniforms and food

An African force hunting Lords Resistance Army rebel leader Joseph Kony needs boots, uniforms and food, international envoys said Tuesday. Uganda, South Sudan, Central African Republic and Democratic Republic of Congo agreed earlier this year to set up a 5,000 … read more »

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Gunmen seize hostages in CAR Uranium Plant

Officials and a witness say rebels took seven hostages when they attacked a French uranium plant in the Central African Republic. A resident in Bakouma said Tuesday that hundreds of rebels attacked the Areva plant on Sunday and took computers … read more »

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Uganda: the wrong transition?

The momentous occasion of the ICC’s first verdict against the Congolese militia leader, Thomas Lubanga, has attracted considerable amounts of discussion – and a fair amount of self-congratulation – within the international justice community. And why not? After all, it … read more »

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Uganda to limit political assembly

Kampala – Uganda’s parliament appears set to pass a law that critics say would prevent activists and opposition members from holding public rallies of the kind authorities have long wanted banned. Critics of the bill, which could pass this week … 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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Survivors of Uganda’s LRA rebel insurgency

It is now more than five years since the notoriously brutal rebels of the Lord’s Resistance Army (LRA) stopped carrying out atrocities in northern Uganda. Their diminished forces, led by Joseph Kony who has been subject of a recent viral … read more »

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How Kony survives and Obasanjo’s one man peace mission

By Richard Dowden Invisible Children’s StopKony video that has recently created a sudden storm on the web shows what might be done have been done at any time in the last 20 years. Unfortunately the video is inaccurate and wildly … read more »

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Uganda rebels ready to strike – officials

Kampala – A rebel group that once terrorised parts of Uganda is regrouping in eastern Congo and could launch attacks on Ugandan territory, officials warned. The Allied Democratic Forces, which has emerged as the biggest threat to Uganda’s security in … read more »

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The Congo conundrum: Truth catches up with Obama

Antoine Roger Lokongo Africa is being recolonised. American interventionist activities in the continent’s Great Lakes region provide a perfect example. African peoples must rise up to protect their own interests by demanding a new relationship with the West. As US … read more »

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Don’t Elevate Joseph Kony

By Alex de Waal Put yourself in Joseph Kony’s shoes: imagine you are a fugitive leader of a rebel band in the forests of central Africa, travelling on foot and avoiding encounter with any organized military force. You have spurned … read more »

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US troops deploy in 4 African countries

Nairobi – A top military official says that US troops are now deployed in four central African countries as part of US efforts against a brutal rebel group called the Lord’s Resistance Army. Brian L Losey, the top US special … read more »

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Ugandans welcome US troop plan to fight rebels

Residents and rights groups said U.S. troops being sent to Uganda would give a fresh impetus to the fight against Lord’s Resistance Army rebels accused of murder and kidnapping children and capturing their leader. The rebel group, which has waged … read more »

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