Samuel Okiror

A regular IRIN contributor based in Kampala

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Tough choices for Uganda landslide survivors

6 November 2018

The land marked for relocation may be just as unsafe as the mountainside they were forced to flee

News feature

‘Washed away within minutes’: Uganda’s landslide survivors tell their stories
6 November 2018
Residents recount how a huge tide of water and boulders came rushing down a mountain on a busy market day and took their homes and...
Analysis

BRIEFING: All you need to know about South Sudan's new power-sharing accord
14 August 2018
Warring rivals have agreed how to divvy up government jobs, but many obstacles lie on the road to lasting peace

For victims of the Ituri conflict’s sexual violence, aid is scarce*
20 March 2018 Feature
Tales of terror from Congo’s Ituri province
8 March 2018 Feature
After conflict, cholera
8 March 2018 News

Analysis

Neighbours carry the burden of South Sudan’s fleeing millions
17 August 2017
A million refugees have fled into Uganda to escape South Sudan’s civil war. Can they ever return home?
Analysis

The refugee scandal unfolding in Uganda
25 July 2017
Uganda was supposed to set the gold standard for hosting refugees. Without adequate funds, it will become a cautionary tale
Analysis

End of Joseph Kony hunt breeds frustration and fear
26 April 2017
Uganda and the US have declared victory and called off the hunt for Joseph Kony, the LRA warlord. That might be premature.
Analysis

Countdown to AMISOM withdrawal: Is Somalia ready?
28 February 2017
Al-Shabab remains a potent threat. Can Somalia’s security crisis be solved before AMISOM troops withdraw in 2020?
News

The return of ex-M23 rebels sparks fears of more humanitarian suffering in the region
27 January 2017
The return to Congo of ex-M23 rebels is potentially destabilising and has come at a particularly bad time
Analysis

Kony’s killers – are child soldiers accountable when they become men?
5 December 2016
The trial of Dominic Ongwen, a former child soldier and one of the LRA’s top commanders, raises perplexing ethical questions

Who can stop the threat of genocide in South Sudan?
14 November 2016 Analysis
South Sudan refugee influx overwhelms Ugandan reception centres
25 July 2016 Feature
Mission (Not) Accomplished
1 July 2016 Analysis
Burundi’s peace talks going nowhere
24 May 2016 Analysis
Is Rwanda stirring rebellion in Burundi?
4 May 2016 Analysis
Burundi power struggle outlasts diplomatic flurry
2 March 2016 Analysis

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