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War is War for CAR Rebel Child Soldiers
Bangui :: Central African Republic | 1 month ago
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IPS Articles The rebels now need international credibility and know that the presence of child soldiers in their ranks tarnishes their image. The question came into sharp focus after the South African troops who were defending the presidential palace
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Uganda: Hunt for Rebel Leader Kony Put On Hold
Kampala :: Uganda | 1 month ago
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A coup in central Africa has eased the pressure on indicted war criminal Joseph Kony. Until the political situation in the Central African Republic is clarified, an international manhunt for Kony has been suspended. Felix Kulaigye is a spokesman for
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Uganda: Suspended Kony Hunt Worries Civilians
Kampala :: Uganda | 1 month ago
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International and local civil society organisations operating in areas affected by LRA rebel activities in the Central African Republic (CAR) have appealed to Uganda and the US to remain committed to efforts aimed at ending threats by Africa's
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LRA Chief Joseph Kony's Head Now Worth $5 Million, But The Hunt For Him Just Went On Hiatus
Bangui :: Central African Republic | 1 month ago
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Reuters Joseph Kony of the Lord's Resistance Army is seen in this image taken from Reuters TV in Nairobi in 2006. About 5,000 African troops -- the vast majority of whom are Ugandan -- have suspended efforts to find Kony in the Central African
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Invisible Children soldiers on with KONY 2012 campaign as warlord is in hiding
Kóny :: Hungary | 1 month ago
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Internet and brought slacktivism into the public spotlight, but the group missed its goal of bringing murderous African warlord Joseph Kony to justice by the end of last year. Perhaps overwhelmed by the sheer enormity of the campaign, San Diego-based
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CAR rebels seize key town from army
Bangassou :: Central African Republic | 2 months ago
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Central African Republic Seleka rebels seize Bangassou The rebels signed a peace deal with the government in January Rebels in the Central African Republic (CAR) have captured the key south-eastern town of Bangassou, a government minister has said.
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Rebuilding Scandal, Threat of Kony Permanently Displace Ugandan Women
Kampala :: Uganda | 3 months ago
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March 5, 2013 She lives in Acholi Quarters, a densely populated and poorly ventilated camp for internally displaced people near Kampala, the capital. Women sit close to filthy gutters on verandas of closely built mud-and-wattle structures, carving
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Uganda rebels trading ivory for supplies
Bangui :: Central African Republic | 3 months ago
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Uganda's army on Thursday recovered a cache of elephant tusks that it says was hidden by the Lord's Resistance Army (LRA) rebel group in the jungles of the Central African Republic. In a statement the army said that a squad of soldiers that is part
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Kony's LRA killing fewer civilians, group finds
Nairobi :: Kenya | 3 months ago
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Kenya (AP) A group that tracks the Josephy Kony-led Lord's Resistance Army says the group killed 51 civilians across Central Africa in 2012, a huge drop in the number killed from two years previous. President Barack Obama sent 100 U.S. advisers to
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LRA rebel group losing men through defections
Kampala :: Uganda | 4 months ago
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Uganda An online organization that tracks the crimes of the Lord's Resistance Army says the rebel group is losing fighters through defections encouraged by United States military advisers. The LRA Crisis Tracker said Monday that at least 19 LRA
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