Uganda: Egeland Calls for LRA Talks

Kampala — THE UN Under Secretary General for Humanitarian Affairs, Jan Egeland, has said the military approach alone cannot end the war that has ravaged northern Uganda for the last 20 years.

"The LRA rebels have been weakened but even the small groups can cause enormous damage. I believe the military approach alone cannot work. We need to find ways of reaching these people and arrive at an agreement for them to surrender," he said.

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