Uganda President Yoweri Museveni has said the on-going peace talks in Juba are not for the purpose of power sharing but to give the Lord’s Resistance Army (LRA) leadership a soft-landing. Full Story Newvision.co.ug
Despite Peace Talks, Govt. May Still Attack LRA
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Uganda said on Sunday it might still attack Lord's Resistance Army
(LRA) rebels camped in Congo if peace talks hosted by neighbouring
southern Sudan fail to end fighting in one of Africa's longest wars. Tentative
discussions with representatives of the LRA began a week ago, but have
advanced little beyond the government offering amnesty in return for
total LRA surrender, and the rebels demanding compensation and
power-sharing. By Daniel Wallis Reuters UK
Clashes Claim 28 Lives In Southern Town - NGO(24:July'06)
Sudan Twenty eight people, including 17 civilians, were killed in fighting this week between Sudanese government troops and the southern Sudan People's Liberation Army (SPLA) in Rubkona, Unity State, a German NGO reported. Full Story
Kenya Daggers were last night drawn as about 200,000 voters in five constituencies go to the polls today to pick replacements for their MPs, killed in a tragic plane crash last April while on a peace mission. Full Story EAStandard.net
Riek Machar Throws Party For Delegates(24:July'06)
Uganda THE government delegation and Lord’s Resistance Army (LRA) peace team in Juba put aside their acrimony as they dined and wined at a party on Saturday evening. Full Story Newvision.co.ug
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