nutshell
So let's get this straight. First, Museveni says he won't negotiate with Kony. Then Kony says he wants peace, so Museveni gives him until August. The ICC says no way and that Museveni must arrest Kony and the rest of the LRA leadership. The U.S. jumps in and says we'll capture Kony by December. The regional government of Southern Sudan meets with Kony and Otti and gives the LRA $25,000, supposedly on the condition that they enter into peace negotiations (which the ICC has banned, remember?). Despite the pleas of religious leaders in northern Uganda to focus on peace, Interpol issued their own arrest warrants for Kony and five other LRA commanders, adding to the international pressure against negotiations. Meanwhile, the SPLA and Kony plan to start negotiations next week.
All clear?
In other news, Ugandan students have invented a pot refrigerator. If only that were as wonderful as it sounds.
All clear?
In other news, Ugandan students have invented a pot refrigerator. If only that were as wonderful as it sounds.
Labels: conflict, ICC, northern uganda, u.s. politics, ugandan politics