Uganda

Uganda is marked by difference between the South, home to the Ugandan government and the country’s economic activity, and the North, subject to tribal clashes, sexual violence, and 24 years of brutal conflict. The rebel Lord’s Resistance Army (LRA) originated as a movement to promote the interests of the marginalised Acholi people of the North, but is characterised by brutal attacks on civilians. Having lost popular support early on, its leader, Joseph Kony, began abducting thousands of children to swell its ranks.

The LRA has been driven out of Uganda and is splintered across the Democratic Republic of Congo, Central African Republic and South Sudan, but it remains a Ugandan problem. Civilians in the North struggle daily with the aftermath of prolonged violence, abductions and displacement. Education is a key challenge, with many schools destroyed by the war and children unable to pay fees. Ugandans are desperate for peace and want to rebuild their lives, we need to make this happen.

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  • Ugandans are desperate for peace and "we" need to make this happen? So why has Uganda withdrawn troops and funding from their own anti-LRA campaign? If "we" is the U.S., lets not forget the disastrous U.S.-led Operation Lightening Thunder which left 900 dead and a more dangerous LRA in the region. Let's not forget there's an unpopular president there who has been teargassing his own people when they "walk" for democracy.

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