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Lord’s Resistance Army

When bad reporting mirrors the thing it wants to criticise
Africa
/ 16 January 2020

When bad reporting mirrors the thing it wants to criticise

The documentary film, The American Crusade in Africa, on Kony 2012 is a lesson in how not to fight simplification with more simplification.

By Kristof Titeca
‘Now people call me a killer’: Abducted at nine to be a girl soldier
Article
/ 17 January 2018

‘Now people call me a killer’: Abducted at nine to be a girl soldier

Take a look at life after war for the women abducted by Ugandan rebel Joseph Kony.

By Staff Reporter
ICC to try Ugandan LRA rebel commander
Africa
/ 14 January 2015

ICC to try Ugandan LRA rebel commander

Dominic Ongwen, Lord’s Resistance Army chief and aide to warlord Joseph Kony, faces charges of war crimes and crimes against humanity at the ICC.

By Staff Reporter
Northern Uganda’s return to peace spurs foreign investment
Article
/ 5 March 2014

Northern Uganda’s return to peace spurs foreign investment

Multinationals such as Total and Citadel have been exploring investment in oil, electricity and railways now that the region has stablised.

By Staff Reporter
CAR insists president is in talks with war lord Kony
Article
/ 22 November 2013

CAR insists president is in talks with war lord Kony

The CAR’s president has insisted he has been negotiating with Joseph Kony after Washington rubbished claims that Kony was involved in any talks.

By Staff Reporter
Could crowd funding be the answer to hunting down Joseph Kony?
Africa
/ 6 November 2013

Could crowd funding be the answer to hunting down Joseph Kony?

Can you crowd fund the hunt for a war criminal on the run deep in Africa’s jungles?

By Sapa Ap
LRA poach ivory as hunt for Kony intensifies
Africa
/ 19 December 2012

LRA poach ivory as hunt for Kony intensifies

LRA rebels are killing elephants for ivory to raise cash as an international hunt for their leader intensifies, say diplomats and activists.

By Tim Witcher
Questions swirl around hunt for Kony
Article
/ 25 April 2012

Questions swirl around hunt for Kony

Foot soldiers hunting alleged Ugandan war criminal Joseph Kony are starting to ask difficult questions like: Is it possible he is dead?

By Rodney Muhumuza
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Africa
/ 15 November 2011

UN pushes for tougher action against Uganda rebels

The UN Security Council says tougher action is needed from peacekeepers against the Lord’s Resistance Army rebels in Uganda.

By Staff Reporter
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Article
/ 14 December 2010

Aid groups fear Christmas massacre in Central Africa

An alliance of 19 international aid organisations on Tuesday called for more to be done to prevent another Christmas massacre by rebels from the LRA.

By Eva Krafczyk
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Article
/ 27 September 2010

South Sudan beefs up against Ugandan rebels

South Sudan is to provide community militia groups with weapons to fight the brutal Ugandan Lord’s Resistance Army.

By Staff Reporter
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Article
/ 12 August 2010

HRW: Uganda rebels continue to recruit child soldiers

A notorious Ugandan rebel group abducted hundreds of villagers, including children, in the CAR and the DRC and forced them to fight, HRW has said.

By Staff Reporter
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Africa
/ 14 May 2010

UN alarmed at Ugandan rebels’ killing spree

The United Nations refugee agency expressed alarm on Friday that "murderous" Ugandan rebels are mounting increasingly brutal attacks.

By Staff Reporter
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Africa
/ 31 March 2010

DRC rejects report of LRA massacre

The DRC on Tuesday dismissed Human Rights Watch charges that Ugandan rebels had killed about 300 people in December.

By David Youant
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Africa
/ 29 March 2010

Uganda rebels deny mass killings in north-east DRC

Uganda’s Lord’s Resistance Army said on Monday a report that its members killed hundreds of villagers in the DRC late last year was fabricated.

By Frank Nyakairu
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Africa
/ 28 March 2010

‘Stench of death’ confirms resurgence of LRA

Fighters from Uganda’s Lord’s Resistance Army have hacked or beaten to death at least 321 Congolese villagers.

By Staff Reporter
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Article
/ 21 December 2009

UN decries ‘brutality’ of Uganda’s LRA rebels

The UN has called for the elusive leaders of Uganda’s Lord’s Resistance Army (LRA) be brought to justice for crimes against humanity.

By Staff Reporter
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Article
/ 18 December 2009

Uganda rebels ‘threaten Christmas attack in DRC’

A lawmaker from the north-eastern DRC on Friday expressed fears of an attack by Ugandan rebels at Christmas.

By Staff Reporter
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Africa
/ 31 October 2009

Darfur: A new sanctuary for LRA rebels?

Uganda’s rebel Lord’s Resistance Army are now rumoured to be heading into new terrain in Sudan’s troubled Darfur.

By Guillaume Lavallee
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Article
/ 16 September 2009

LRA terrorises DRC after Uganda crackdown

Thousands killed and kidnapped in the Democratic Republic of Congo as Joseph Kony’s LRA spreads chaos in central Africa.

By Staff Reporter
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Article
/ 8 September 2009

Uganda admits to military operations in CAR

Ugandan troops have crossed into neighbouring Central African Republic in pursuit of LRA rebels with Bangui’s blessing, a spokesperson said Tuesday.

By Staff Reporter
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Article
/ 7 September 2009

LRA steps up attacks in northern DRC

As many as 320 000 people in the north of the country have been displaced by the LRA as it extends its abduction and terror raids.

By Owen Bowcott
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Article
/ 29 August 2009

‘They made me their slave’, says former LRA child soldier

The boys were fishing when the rebel fighters struck, dragging them off for a slave life in one of the world’s most notorious guerrilla armies.

By Staff Reporter
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Africa
/ 14 July 2009

Uganda’s Kony ‘will never make peace’

Ugandan rebel leader Joseph Kony will never sign a peace agreement so international efforts should focus instead on arresting him.

By Justin Dralaze
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Article
/ 10 June 2009

Ugandan rebels kill civilians in DRC, says UN

Ugandan rebels have killed at least nine civilians in a wave of attacks in the far northeast of the DRC, the UN said on Wednesday.

By Staff Reporter
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Article
/ 14 March 2009

Ugandan troops begin pull-out from DRC on Sunday

Uganda will begin withdrawing its troops on Sunday from north-east Democratic Republic of Congo.

By Staff Reporter
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Article
/ 11 March 2009

Uganda army kills 16 rebels in DRC

The Ugandan army on Monday killed 16 rebels and rescued 19 people abducted by rebels as part of operations in the Democratic Republic of Congo.

By Staff Reporter
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Article
/ 4 March 2009

Uganda army captures rebel commander

Uganda’s army announced on Wednesday the capture of a commander of the rebel Lord’s Resistance Army.

By Staff Reporter
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Africa
/ 24 February 2009

DRC town takes stand against Ugandan rebels

Homemade rifles, physical training and self-confidence are the only weapons Bangadi’s militia have against Ugandan rebels death to the DRC.

By Lionel Healing
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Article
/ 20 February 2009

Uganda to end DRC rebel mission

Uganda says it will pull its troops out of the DRC at the end of the month, ending their deployment as part of an operation against Ugandan rebels.

By Staff Reporter
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Article
/ 19 February 2009

UN accused of failing to protect DRC civilians

Early in the morning the warnings came: rebels notorious for vicious attacks on civilians were advancing.

By Staff Reporter
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Article
/ 4 February 2009

Aid group slams UN after rebels kill hundreds in DRC

An aid group working in eastern DRC is condemning United Nations peacekeepers for not protecting civilians attacked by Ugandan rebels.

By Staff Reporter
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