War Against LRA Looms in Congo
Region: Zaire
Government troops look set to take on Ugandan rebels who terrorise and plunder Congolese villagers. By Peter Eichstaedt in Doruma, Democratic Republic of Congo On the morning of Good Friday, March 21, third-grade schoolt... more
Views: 1368The Kony Problem
Region: Uganda
By Peter Eichstaedt Uganda’s notorious rebel militia leader, Joseph Kony, has finally said something that makes sense – he’d rather die fighting than face a national court in Uganda or the International ... more
Views: 2048Curtains for Kony
Region: Uganda
- By Peter Eichstaedt in The Hague (AR No. 167, 14-Apr-08) All dramas have to end. People demand that they do. That could not be more true than with the story of Joseph Kony and his Lord’s Resistance Army in Ug... more
Views: 1049LRA Prepares for War, not Peace
Region: Uganda
- By Katy Glassborow and Peter Eichstaedt in The Hague, with Emma Mutaizibwa in Kampala (AR No. 168, 24-Apr-08) The feared Ugandan rebel group, the Lord’s Resistance Army, LRA, is building up its military... more
Views: 1038Peace in Uganda May be Merely an Illusion
Region: Uganda
By Peter Eichstaedt, IWPR Africa Editor. Efforts to broker a lasting peace in Uganda can only be compared with trying to nail jelly to a tree: Try as you might, the effort invariably leaves a mess. Th... more
Views: 1045The United States State Department Offers Five Million Dollars in the Continued Pursuit of Joseph Ko
Region: District of Columbia
On March 5th, 2012, the NGO Invisible Children released a video to raise awareness about the appalling situation that exists in Central Africa. The goal of the film was to raise awareness about the LRA (Lord’s... more
Views: 912Food Crisis Hits Northern Uganda
Region: Uganda
War-scarred region faces new woes as food prices spiral. By Bill Oketch in Lira (AR No. 173, 4-Jun-08) Helen Ocen, a widow from the village of Ajul northwest of Lira in northern Uganda, is no stranger to the daily stru... more
Views: 1991LRA's Second In Command 'Executed' By Fellow Officers
Region: UgandaAccording to an official document show to BBC through anonymous sources say that Vincent Otti who is supposed to be the second in command of the LRA was shot dead on October 2 at the home of Joseph Kony. Joseph Kony is the... more
Views: 1065Lord's Resistance Army Is Given Ultimatum By Uganda
Region: UgandaThe date where the peace deal must be reached by the Lord’s Resistance Army coincides with the date where the LRA leader Joseph Kony and his fighters leave their jungle hideout located in the Democratic Republic of C... more
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