Did the LRA kill 13 people in South Sudan this week?
This week various media outlets have reported on an January 25 attack in South Sudan’s Western Bahr el Ghazal State in which an armed group ambushed a convoy of vehicles, killing 11-13 people and...
View ArticleLRA Crisis Tracker: Trends in LRA activity from January-March 2015
1. LRA abductions rose in Quarter 1 for the second consecutive year. The LRA committed more abductions in Quarter 1 2015 (188) than in Quarter 1 2014 (144) and Quarter 1 2013 (82). LRA abduction rates...
View ArticleThe Kony Crossroads: Can the LRA outlast Obama’s presidency?
Nearly seven years after President Obama was elected, and five years after he signed the landmark LRA Disarmament and Northern Uganda Recovery Act, the LRA is a shadow of the rebel force it was at the...
View ArticleTestimony at LRA hearing before House Foreign Affairs subcommittee on Africa
In case you missed it, I testified at a hearing on the LRA crisis held by the House Foreign Affairs subcommittee on Africa on September 30th. My full written testimony is available here, while my more...
View ArticleCrisis Tracker report: The State of the LRA [September 2015 Update]
This week we teamed with Invisible Children to launch a new LRA Crisis Tracker report, The State of the LRA [September 2015 Update]. It contains a concise assessment of the LRA’s attack patterns and...
View ArticleAs the world watches Ongwen, LRA adds chapter to brutal legacy
In the past week, anybody who has a Google alert for “LRA” has been inundated with news related to the ICC’s confirmation of charges hearing for former LRA child soldier and commander Dominic Ongwen....
View ArticleBreaking down AFRICOM’s “posture statement” on the LRA
On Tuesday, General David Rodriguez, commander of the US Africa Command (AFRCOM), appeared before the Senate Armed Services Committee. There he gave AFRICOM’s annual posture statement, analyzing...
View ArticleDominic Ongwen’s Domino Effect: A Fractured LRA Targets Civilians in CAR
This week the trial of former LRA commander Dominic Ongwen resumes at the International Criminal Court (ICC). The trial of Ongwen, a former child soldier now being charged with 70 counts of war crimes...
View ArticleThe closing of The Resolve LRA Crisis Initiative and what’s next
This week The Resolve LRA Crisis Initiative is closing its doors. This post is a reflection on our work over the past 12 years and an explanation of why we made the decision to shut down. It also...
View ArticleA message of gratitude from Resolve
Today, after nearly 12 years of working towards the end of the LRA conflict, The Resolve LRA Crisis Initiative will be permanently closing down. Earlier today I posted a detailed explanation of why...
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