LRA leader Joseph Kony at talks in southern Sudan.
U.S. Sends Military Advisers to Help Fight Ugandan Rebels
United States President Barack Obama has told the U.S. Congress that he is sending 100 combat-equipped military advisers to Central Africa to help suppress the rebels of Uganda's Lord's Resistance Army.
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Uganda: Obama Sends U.S. Military Advisers to Help Track LRA's Kony
IPS, 15 October 2011
In his latest military intervention overseas, U.S. President Barack Obama announced Friday that he is dispatching about 100 "combat-equipped" military personnel to East Africa to… Read more »
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Uganda: Govt Welcomes U.S. Troops to Hunt Rebel Leaders
RNW Africa, 15 October 2011
Uganda said Saturday it welcomed US combat troops to help its forces battle the Lord's Resistance Army, a brutal rebel force whose leaders are international war-crime fugitives. Read more »
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Central Africa: Obama Sends 'Combat-Equipped U.S. Forces' to Region
White House, 14 October 2011
Dear Mr. Speaker: (Dear Mr. President:) Read more »
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Congo-Kinshasa: Warnings and Ructions Over Polls
UNIRIN, 1 June 2011
The second democratic presidential election in Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC), scheduled for 28 November, runs the risk of further destabilizing the country because of… Read more »
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Central African Republic: Concerns Rise Over Human Rights Abuses
UNIRIN, 16 February 2011
Attacks by the Lord's Resistance Army (LRA) in parts of the Central African Republic (CAR) have created a complex situation that not only limits the humanitarian response but also… Read more »
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Central Africa: Will Obama's Plan to Beat Ugandan Rebels Work?
UNIRIN, 12 January 2011
US President Barack Obama's policy document on the Lord's Resistance Army presented a blunt critique of the efforts to tackle the Ugandan rebel group, but some argue it contained… Read more »
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Central Africa: Agencies Call for International Action Against LRA
UNIRIN, 15 December 2010
On Christmas eve two years ago, the Lord's Resistance Army (LRA) launched attacks in northeastern Democratic Republic of Congo and Southern Sudan, killing more than 600 people over… Read more »
