Joseph Kony's child soldier rebel force may be close to surrendering to the coalition of DRC, Subaneses, and Ugandan military forces according to Congolese officials. The rebel leader may also be among those 250 rebels remaining in the Garamba swamps. The rebels have been the target as a result of Operation Lighting Thunder, a military operation designed by United States miliary officials to drive the LRA out of the Democratic Republic of Congo. Kony's second and third in command are also said to be in the progress of surrending to Congolese ...

The New York Times reports that a failed attack on LRA forces in the Democratic Republic of Congo (that was planned and sponsored by the United States military) resulted in 900 civilians massacred by retreating LRA rebels. The American military helped plan and pay for a recent attack on a notorious Ugandan rebel group, but the offensive went awry, scattering fighters who carried out a wave of massacres as they fled, killing as many as 900 civilians. The unfortunately results of these tragic events only further reinforces the point that an ...

The Ugandan government has declared an emergency for the Karamoja region located in northeast Uganda as severe droughts have resulted in food shortages, threatening the peoples of Karamoja with starvation. Aston Kajara, the minister of Karamoja declares: Government has recognised that Karamoja should for now be treated as an emergency area and food must [quickly] be distributed to this area to avert this problem, The UN World Food Programme and the Ugandan government launched an aid operation from Acherere, Uganda on Feb. 3rd which will aims to provide for nearly a million Ugandans ...

Resolve Uganda Uganda News Updates for Jan 17-23rd. Regional Security The UN estimates that 900 people have been killed and 130,000 displaced by LRA rebels since September. Human Rights Watch reported this week that over 600 civilians have been killed in the past month alone, a figure expected to rise once further investigations are complete. The Congolese government extended its permission for Ugandan troops to operate in Congolese territory, which expired in mid-January, until the first week of February. Situation in Northern Uganda A chorus of northern Ugandan political ...

Almost exactly one month after the launch of a military offensive targeting the LRA in eastern DR Congo, the situation is rapidly deteriorating, with massive civilian casualties and a dire humanitarian situation unfolding throughout the region. What we're now seeing is the nightmare scenario. But in a joint statement we're releasing today with our partners at the Enough Project, we argue that there is still time for the international community to intervene and salvage this opportunity to end the violence. With countless children yet again caught in the crossfire ...