The final peace agreement to end the more than 20 year old conflict between the Ugandan Government and the Lord’s Resistance Army (LRA) rebel group is set to be signed today and on Monday April 14th at separate locations by rebel leader Joseph Kony and Ugandan President Yoweri Museveni respectively. The signing of the peace agreement is the culmination of a process which began in July 2006 to bring the two sides in the conflict together to chart a way forward for peace. As part of the settlement the LRA will disarm and demobilize its troops in the period within 30 days after President Museveni puts his signature to the agreement. This is good news for the victims and potential victims of the conflict in which almost two million people have been displaced and tens of thousands have died.
http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/africa/7340009.stm
http://allafrica.com/stories/200804091074.html
Thursday, 10 April 2008
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