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By James Omara in Lira
THE ordinary people, who, after years in the Internally Displaced People’s (IDP) camps have decided to go back to their homes, may not know what the Peace Recovery Development Programme (PRDP) is, but the one thing they know is that the government has pledged to restore social harmony and to support [...]

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By James Omara The joint offensive against the LRA by UPDF Special Forces, SPLA and DR Congo troops is now in its second month after the first attack on December 14. The question many are asking, however, is how long will Uganda stay in DRC to finish the operation?UPDF Special Forces prepare to leave Entebbe Airbase [...]

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photo: Sunday Monitor
By James Omara in Lira
 The Won-Nyaci of Lango and president of the Lango Cultural Foundation Yosam Odur Ebii is very disappointed with the political leaders in Lango sub region. He finds them ‘anti development’ and blaims them for a wrong trend in political behaviour.

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by James OmaraThe latest war in Garamba between the LRA in and the joint armies of Uganda, Sudan and Congo is intended to force rebel leader Joseph Kony back to the negotiating table. But the Northern Ugandan communities that have been affected have different views on the military operation.

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by Omara Elem
The PRDP is a post-conflict recovery plan designed to eradicate poverty in Northern Uganda after more than 20 years of conflict and population displacement. It started in 2007 and should be implemented in 2010.  In this analysis James Omara gives four reasons why PRDP is doomed to fail.
Conflict mapping
The PRDP strategy is to [...]

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By Peter Labeja -GULU
A new study carried out among former abductees suggests that the North of the country is “on the brink” of renewed rebel atrocities unless a comprehensive disarmament, demobilization and reintegration (DDR) programme is instituted. The current issues facing Northern Uganda include complex trauma-related and post-war issues, lack of coordination in professional [...]

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