December 31, 2008 • 9:59 am
30 December 2008 – United Nations Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon today strongly condemned the “appalling atrocities” reportedly committed by the Ugandan rebel Lord’s Resistance Army (LRA) in the Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC) and southern Sudan, and demanded that they respect all rules of international humanitarian law.
The UN Mission in the DRC, known by its French acronym MONUC, said an increasingly high number of civilians had been killed by LRA rebels fleeing a joint military operation by the DRC, Uganda and Southern Sudan in the far north-east of the DRC, although it was not possible to give an exact figure due to the remoteness and lack of communications in the region. Read more »
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December 23, 2008 • 10:18 pm
UNITED NATIONS (Reuters) – The U.N. Security Council on Monday backed a recent military offensive by Uganda, Congo and southern Sudan against the Lord’s Resistance Army.
Forces from Uganda, the Democratic Republic of Congo and South Sudan launched a joint assault on LRA leader Joseph Kony’s base in eastern Congo on December 14 after he repeatedly failed to sign a 2006 peace accord.
The 15-member council issued a unanimous statement Monday that “commends the states in the region for their increased cooperation, and welcomes the joint efforts they have made to address the security threat posed by the LRA.” Read more »
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December 22, 2008 • 11:52 pm
Individuals from the Diaspora and Uganda implicated
LRA rebel leader Joseph Kony - failed to sign pact again
After nearly two years of painstaking negotiations to secure permanent peace in northern Uganda, the elusive leader of Africa’s most brutal rebel groups the Lord’s Resistance Army (LRA) once again refused to sign the peace agreement.
Two reasons have emerged for the snub. Firstly, according to LRA spokesperson David Nyekorach, Kony did not sign the agreement because of the ICC indictment. Secondly, some individuals in the Diaspora and in Uganda have been accused of discouraging Kony from signing the pact. Read the rest of this entry »
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December 21, 2008 • 11:21 am
By Rosebell Kagumire in Kampala, Patrick Okino in Lira, Caroline Ayugi in Gulu, and Peter Eichstaedt in The Hague
Institute for War & Peace Reporting (IWPR)
A dramatic strike against the Ugandan Lord’s Resistance Army, LRA, in northern Democratic Republic of Congo is intended to force rebel leader Jospeh Kony back to the negotiating table, Ugandan officials insisted on Tuesday, December 16. But whether the military operation, which began Sunday and involves Ugandan, DRC and South Sudan forces, will succeed remains in doubt.
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December 17, 2008 • 4:51 pm
By Bonney Odongo
In Gulu
Prescovia Acayo (in green) poses with her children. Photo by Bonny Odongo
“I am requesting any person, organization or even the government to help me with these children especially their education, health, feeding and house rent because the business am doing gives me a profit of only 2 dollars per day,” Prescovia Acayo
Visibly malnourished children waved excitedly at us as we rode through the dusty potholed road to Lukung, a village located just few kilometres from Gulu town for an interview with a child mother. Read the rest of this entry »
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December 16, 2008 • 2:59 pm
Mr Patrick Asiimwe, Chairman NRM UK & Ireland Chapter
The executive committee of NRM UK & Ireland Chapter on Saturday Dec 14 08 threw a grand Christmas party for Ugandans in the UK. The event took place at the Duke Emperor a Ugandan-owned banqueting suite in north London.
Uganda High Commission was represented by Mr Bernard Nangumya. In his short speech, Mr Nangumya lauded NRM UK & Ireland Chapter for organising such an event that bring Ugandans together as one family. Read the rest of this entry »
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