Tag Archives: LRA

Why President is coiling away from fighting regional wars At the height of 2012, Uganda had a military footprint in about ten countries and was being described as the region’s police. In four of these, it was fighting the Al Shabaab in Somalia, the Lords’ Resistance Army (LRA) and Allied …

After six years, US troops end hunt for LRA warlord Kony Libreville, Gabon | AFP | US special forces on Wednesday begin pulling out of Central African Republic where they deployed in 2011 to help hunt the brutal LRA warlord Joseph Kony. The move, which was announced last month, will …

Ugandan army says LRA ‘neutralised’, begins withdrawal Kampala, Uganda | AFP |  The Ugandan army said Wednesday it has neutralised the Lord’s Resistance Army, as troops began withdrawing from the Central African Republic where they had been hunting the group’s feared leader Joseph Kony. “The decision to withdraw was premised …

The Attorney General William Byaruhanga on Tuesday told parliament that Uganda is still cooperating with the International Criminal Court (ICC) despite the country’s reservations with how the court has related with Africa since 2009. He said Uganda like many other African states wants reforms in the Rome statute so that the …

Members of parliament across the political divide have dismissed with suspicion a statement by the Attorney General William Byaruhanga regarding Uganda’s position on the International Criminal Court (ICC). Attorney General William Byaruhanga has told parliament that Uganda has not notified the International Criminal Court (ICC) or any organization of intentions to withdraw …

The International Criminal Court (ICC) has launched an interactive free SMS platform designed to create awareness and engage local communities in the ongoing Dominic Ongwen case in The Hague. The platform will enable subscribers to receive and respond in three languages, Acholi, Ateso and English to regular public information at no …

Kampala, Uganda | AFP | Uganda’s army on Wednesday hailed the surrender of a senior commander of the Lord’s Resistance Army who was in charge of communication for leader Joseph Kony. Major Michael Omona returned to his hometown of Gulu in northern Uganda on Monday, 23 years after he was kidnapped …

Washington, United States | AFP | The US military is wrapping up operations against the Lord’s Resistance Army in central Africa, even though its leader Joseph Kony is still at large, a top US general said Friday. “This thing is coming to an end,” said General Thomas Waldhauser, head of the …

The International Crimes Division Court on Tuesday started reading  to former LRA commander Thomas Kwoyelo the 93 charges he is expected to be tried for. The acts were committed between 1993 and 2005 during the political insurgency in Northern Uganda. Kwoyelo is appearing before Justice Susan Okalany who has informed …

VIDEO: It has now emerged that the then Gulu division commanders faked documents of lost animals during the LRA war and claimed compensation amounting to the tune of over sh2.9 billion. The money in question was paid to Christopher Kinyera who was by then Gulu division commander. In a heated meeting …