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Next Week, Obama Likely to Announce LRA Strategy
Next week, President Obama is expected to announce his strategy to stop the LRA in east and central Africa, after signing the Lord's Resistance Army Disarmament and Northern Uganda Recovery Act last May. »
Namirembe: We Hope New U.N. Body For Women Focuses on Great Lakes Region
Featured blogger Namirembe: Eyes on Women in Great Lakes Region tells us about the badly named but important U.N. body that could make a difference in the lives of women in northern Uganda, neighboring DR Congo, and many other countries around the world. »
Acholi Leaders Worry New Bill Could Lead to Direct U.S. Military Attacks
President Obama has 174 days to come up with a strategy to disarm the LRA, and support reconstruction efforts in northern Uganda. Acholi leaders worry the bill might authorize more direct U.S. military attacks against the LRA, which could destabilize the region. »
Obama Signs LRA and Northern Uganda Recovery Act
Late yesterday afternoon, President Obama signed the Lord's Resistance Army and Northern Uganda Recovery Act, which requires Obama in the next 180 days to come up with a focused strategy to defeat the LRA. The bill will also provide $10 million a year in aid to reconciliation efforts in Uganda. »
Otunnu vs. State House on Northern Uganda; Otunnu Leaves Country
Last week, Otunnu accused President Museveni of supporting the war in northern Uganda. He has since ignored police summons and left Uganda to travel abroad. State House has asked northern radio stations to apologize for airing his words, and said Lango FM's apology was not convincing enough. Read more here. »
LRA Loses More Than Half Its Force, But More Lethal than Ever
Due to a partnership between Africom and the UPDF, the LRA has lost more than half of its forces. But rather than losing steam, it's committing some of the worst massacres in its history-- in the DR Congo. »
Cattle Raiders Attack International Rescue Committee
On Friday, cattle raiders shot at an International Rescue Committee convoy, killing three Ugandans in the first targeted attack against NGOs in a year. »
