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Uganda rebels say Kony will meet mediators

Uganda’s fugitive guerrilla Joseph Kony will meet mediators on Saturday on the Sudan-Democratic Republic of Congo border and may even sign a final peace deal, a rebel negotiator…

Donors urge Uganda rebels to commit to peace

Donors funding a multimillion-dollar peace process in Uganda have urged the rebel Lord’s Resistance Army (LRA) to show commitment to ending a two-decade conflict after its leader…

Ugandan govt officials quit peace talks

Ugandan government officials quit peace talks on Friday after fugitive rebel leader Joseph Kony delayed signing a final deal, casting doubt over the fate of nearly two years of…

Uganda elders try to save talks with rebel leader

Elders from northern Uganda tried to meet fugitive rebel leader Joseph Kony on Friday to salvage long-running peace talks after he delayed signing a deal to end one of Africa’s…

Uganda says rebels break truce

Uganda on Monday accused Lord’s Resistance Army rebels of breaking a truce by attacking civilians in the Central African Republic, threatening apparent progress at talks to end…

Kenyan neighbours still feel pinch of crisis

Fuel and basic commodity shortages in landlocked countries neighbouring Kenya, which is wracked by political unrest, have eased but traders are hoarding supplies and prices have…

Great Lakes security talks make little progress

Ministers from Africa’s Great Lakes region made little headway in two days of talks on security overshadowed by growing violence and mutual mistrust. Foreign and defence…

Uganda rebels threaten tenuous peace

Uganda’s Lord’s Resistance Army rebels reiterated a threat on Monday to keep fighting one of Africa’s longest insurgencies unless international arrest warrants for their top…