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Ugandan refugees question rebels’ mea culpa

The rebels whirred up a cloud of orange dust in the stifling heat when they came to meet their victims at Koch Goma Camp in northern Uganda. They had come to plead for…

Deputy leader of Uganda’s LRA ‘killed by firing squad’

The second-in-command of Uganda’s notorious Lord’s Resistance Army (LRA) guerrillas was killed by firing squad on October 2 ”together with many others”, on orders of the elusive…

Uganda rebels to pursue peace talks despite disarray

Uganda’s rebel Lord’s Resistance Army (LRA) said on Tuesday it would push ahead with talks to end two decades of conflict with the government despite the expulsion of some of its…

Ugandan rebels desert over ‘treason’ probe

A commander and several fighters from Uganda’s Lord’s Resistance Army (LRA) have deserted the movement to escape a treason probe for allegedly collaborating with the government,…

Ugandan rebel hideout hit by cholera

An outbreak of cholera has swept a hideout camp housing Uganda’s rebel Lord’s Resistance Army, infecting its leader, Joseph Kony; his deputy, Vincent Otti; and scores of…

Ugandan rebel chief denies killing deputy

Ugandan rebel leader Joseph Kony has arrested his deputy on suspicion of spying but denies executing him, a top peace mediator said on Friday. Norbert Mao, a top regional…

Ugandan rebel commander surrenders in DRC

A commander of Uganda’s Lord’s Resistance Army (LRA) has surrendered in northern Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC) and is in the custody of Congolese authorities, the United…