End War in Uganda
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LRA Demands 6-Week Extnesion of Truce |
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Wednesday, 25 October 2006 |
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The LRA has demanded an extension of the August 26th cessation of
hostilities truce, to allow the rebels to relocate to another assembly
point. In a position paper presented today in Juba, the LRA delegation
demanded six more weeks of truce, during which their scattered forces
in southern Sudan and northern Uganda can move to Ri-Kwangba, their
preferred assembly point at the Congo-Sudan border. A source at the
talks said the rebels' request was rejected. The Government insisted
that the rebels assemble at the two designated points. Mediators are
working to devise a compromise to strengthen the ceasefire truce.
Meanwhile, the chief mediator Riek Machar express optimism yesterday
that the talks will succeed and that both parties are committed to
ending the war. Machar further said President Museveni's visit over the
weekend boosted the process. "The visit of the President to Juba gave a
push to the talks," he said. Read more at The Monitor.
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LRA Deputy Demander Otti Ready to Apologize for Wrongs Committed |
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Friday, 15 September 2006 |
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The LRA deputy commander Vincent Otti has expressed readiness to ask
forgiveness for wrongs he has committed against his people in the
Acholi sub-region. "If the people of my place forgive me and myself I
have also said, I have done something wrong they should forgive me, and
the mato put process has taken place, I think I can go home
peacefully," Otti said. Otti says he will also be willing to subject
himself to the Acholi justice system if a peace agreement is reached.
Read more at The Monitor.
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LRA to Sign Final Peace Agreement, But Hide Until Final ICC Indictments Lifted |
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Friday, 15 September 2006 |
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The LRA has promised to sign a final agreement to end fighting in the
north once peace talks with the government are concluded, but said its
leaders would remain in hiding until ICC arrest warrants are lifted.
"Our delegation will sign an agreement, but we shall stay where we are
until the warrants are withdrawn," said Vincent Otti, LRA deputy
commander, yesterday. He said that an amnesty offer from Ugandan
President Museveni meant little as long as the ICC indictments remained
in force. Otti also said he would participate in the talks if the
government delegation and mediators met him in one of the assembly
sites in southern Sudan where LRA fighters are gathering under a
cessation of hostilities pact. Read more at the UN's IRIN News.
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