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LRA Chief Negotiator Calls for Dialogue

By Robert Egwea in London, February 8, 2009

 In reaction to the determination of UPDF to capture LRA leader Joseph Kony alive, David Nyekorach Matsanga (pictured) contacted us a short while ago and refuted the claim that Kony is in DRC.

“I have an official letter as the leader of the peace delegation from President Kabila on this issue. What is in the letter from President Kabila whom I spoke to on Thursday is different from what NRM propagandists in Kampala are saying”, said Matsanga Read the rest of this entry »

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UPDF to Stay in DRC and Capture LRA Rebel Boss Alive – Capt Deo Akiiki

By Ronald Odongo in Gulu, February 8, 2009

 

UPDF Commandos boarding a military chopper to hunt down LRA rebels

The UPDF in Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC) are upbeat to capture the elusive LRA rebel boss Joseph Kony and his top commanders alive. They have also maintained that they would continue with operation “Lightning Thunder” against LRA rebels in the jungle of Garamba, quashing several reports in the media that they were supposed to quit DRC today, Sunday the 8th February. Read the rest of this entry »

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Ugandan Cabinet Approves shs 150 Billion for Northern Uganda

 Kampala, February 5, 2009

 (Ultimate Media) The Minister of State in charge of Northern Uganda, David Wakikona has revealed that cabinet has approved 150 billion shillings for the implementation of the Peace, Recovery and Development plan (PRDP) for Northern Uganda.

 In a press statement today (February 5), Wakikona said the government is committed to the recovery and development efforts in northern Uganda.

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Pictures From the Frontline

As the allied forces from Uganda, Democratic Republic of Congo and Southern Sudan comb Garamba Forest where the barbaric LRA rebels have been hiding, our correspondent Ronald Odongo has posted pictures from the frontline which disprove claims by some Acholi Legislators that government troops bombed empty camps and killed only monkeys. Some of the pictures  haven’t been published because they are too graphic, but they do confirm that LRA rebels have been hit hard and are being effectively eliminated. Read the rest of this entry »

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Barlonyo Massacre Rebel Commander Surrenders

 By Ronald Odongo in Dungu, DRC, January 28, 2009

The feared LRA Deputy Chief Maj. Gen. Okot Odhiambo, who spearheaded massacre of innocent civilians in Barlonyo IDP camp in Lira in 2004 is reported to have abandoned Kony?s war with over 100 other fighters and handed himself over to allied troops in DRC. Read the rest of this entry »

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