The New Humanitarian | Feature - Peace process crumbling in north
GULU Northern Uganda’s peace process looks to be on its last legs. Talks have all but collapsed between Uganda’s government and the troublesome rebel Lord’s Resistance Army (LRA), as both sides take to the bush to resume full hostilities. But have they really blown their last chance for peace? It is eight months since the Ugandan government and LRA first decided to talk to each other. For 16 years, all they had ever exchanged was gunfire. Then on 14 July 2002, the rebels held a landmark seven-hour meeting with representatives of the local Acholi Religious Leaders’ Peace Initiative (AR...