A familiar foe has ramped up its activities in central Africa. Raids by the notorious Lord’s Resistance Army (LRA) are becoming more frequent and, as the BBC’s Peter Martell reports, a sense of alarm is spreading.
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Three African armies have launched a joint offensive against Ugandan rebels based in eastern DR Congo, military officials say in Uganda.
Uganda, DR Congo and the government of South Sudan reportedly moved against the Lord’s Resistance Army (LRA) in the Garamba region of DR Congo.
LRA leader Joseph Kony, wanted by the International Criminal Court, has recently stalled on a peace deal.
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One of the many articles written by the BBC on the volatile situation in northern Uganda
Ugandan rebel Lord’s Resistance Army leader Joseph Kony has moved to the Central African Republic from his Democratic Republic of Congo base.
Ugandan Minister of State for Defence Ruth Nankabirwa said that by doing so, he was violating a ceasefire deal.
A peace agreement is due to be signed at the end of the month to end the 22-year rebellion in northern Uganda and she expressed fears he may not attend.
The brutal conflict has left thousands dead and nearly two million displaced.
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An Emmy-award winning report on Uganda’s ‘night commuters’ as aired on NBC’s ‘Dateline’.
One of the many articles written by the BBC on the volatile situation in northern Uganda
The people of northern Uganda have lived with war for two decades as the country’s government unsuccessfully tried to quell the rebellion by the Lord’s Resistance Army. No-one is unaffected. Everyone either tells a story of survival or of loss.
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