Ugandan Government Announces Plans to Abandon Mission to Stop Kony
June 14th, 2016 at 3:00pm EST Last week, the Ugandan military announced plans to withdraw its troops from the Central African Republic (CAR), where they have been the primary contributing force to the African Union mission to apprehend Joseph Kony and end the violence of the Lord’s Resistance Army (LRA). They announced that this withdrawal […]
THREE KILLED AND TWO WOUNDED BY ELEPHANT POACHERS IN GARAMBA NATIONAL PARK, DRC
Our Invisible Children team grieves the loss of three park rangers in Garamba National Park who were killed this weekend in clash with armed poachers. Our hearts go out to the families of these fallen rangers, and to our colleagues at African Parks who continue to courageously protect some of our world’s most endangered and […]
ReBlog || As the world watches Ongwen, LRA adds chapter to brutal legacy
In 2015, Joseph Kony’s fighters abducted 103 people in Central African Republic (CAR). In just the first three weeks of 2016, they’ve already abducted 94 individuals. Below, our colleague Paul Ronan of the LRA Crisis Initiative provides his analysis for the sudden and extremely concerning surge in LRA activities. As the World Watches Ongwen, LRA […]
Reblog || The Kony Crossroads: Can the LRA outlast Obama’s presidency?
Paul Ronan of The Resolve LRA Crisis Initiative just released a buff new report on the current state of the Lord’s Resistance Army (LRA) in central Africa as well as U.S. efforts to combat the rebel group. ++++ Nearly seven years after President Obama was elected, and five years after he signed the landmark LRA Disarmament […]
Top LRA commander Dominic Ongwen in US custody in Central African Republic
An update on January 15th, 2015 from our Director of International Programs and Policy Advisor, Lisa Dougan:The U.S. military in Obo, Central African Republic (CAR), have handed Ongwen over the the African Union forces in Obo (aka the Ugandan military). It has been reported that Ongwen will be taken to the ICC for trial, with the […]
On the Radar: 10 abducted in CAR – 7 escape, 2 children remain in captivity
Around 3 p.m. on December 2nd, a large group of LRA forces abducted five civilians from fields near Kpabou, Central African Republic. They then continued on to the community itself, where they abducted five more civilians and looted food and the HF radio battery. The LRA used the abductees as porters for the looted goods. […]
UPDATE : 19-year-old escaped from LRA // Walked 11 days alone in the bush to safety
On Saturday a 19-year-old male, Issa Guy Parfait, escaped from the LRA after more than a year in captivity. Guy was abducted in July of 2013 from his home in the Central African Republic on his way back from working in the peanut fields. He was taken along with two other young males and […]
Breaking News // Two people return from LRA captivity
On the morning of November 21st, a 30-year-old South Sudanese man returned from LRA captivity with a 16-year-old Central African girl in Obo, Central African Republic (CAR). The young girl was reportedly abducted three years ago in Bakouma, CAR while the man was abducted near Juba, South Sudan. 2014 has seen exceptional numbers of returnees […]
ON THE RADAR // Two Motorcyclists Attacked by Suspected LRA
Over the past few weeks, the situation in LRA-affected areas has been relatively calm. Despite a recent resurgence of violence in the south of the Central African Republic (CAR), there have not been as many reported incidents, looting or attacks in the northern part of the country. While this is a welcome respite for the […]
A record-breaking month // 85 returned from the LRA
Over the past month, we’ve celebrated five huge victories for the LRA mission. Five reports came in detailing different groups regaining freedom from LRA captivity – either escaping or being released by their commanders. We’ve never seen anything like this. In less than 30 days, 85 people came home from the LRA. 85 real lives have […]