Samuel Okiror

A regular IRIN contributor based in Kampala

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Ugandan troops in CAR

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

Kony’s killers – are child soldiers accountable when they become men?
5 December 2016 Analysis
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

Analysis

Mission (Not) Accomplished
1 July 2016
By withdrawing troops hunting Joseph Kony by the end of the year, Uganda risks triggering a resurgence of the LRA
Analysis

Burundi’s peace talks going nowhere
24 May 2016
The Burundi government’s refusal to talk to the opposition risks escalating the political violence. But is the international community ready for more robust action?
Analysis

Is Rwanda stirring rebellion in Burundi?
4 May 2016
Congo accuses the Rwandan government of recruiting former M23 rebels to help topple President Nkurunziza. What is the evidence?
Analysis

Burundi power struggle outlasts diplomatic flurry
2 March 2016
There’s been a flurry of high-profile visits to Burundi designed to find a settlement to the political crisis but little evidence yet that anything has...
Analysis

How the LRA still haunts northern Uganda
17 February 2016
In 2006, northern Uganda was nearing the end of the brutal Lord’s Resistance Army insurgency. Some 1.8 million people had been displaced and tens of...
Analysis

Drought emergency in Karamoja
19 January 2016
At least 640,000 people in Uganda’s northeastern Karamoja region – more than half its population – are facing food shortages as a result of a...

Briefing: What next for the Burundi peace process?
4 January 2016 Analysis
For Ugandan children born of war, the struggle continues
7 July 2015 Analysis
Forgive and forget? Amnesty dilemma haunts Uganda
12 June 2015 Analysis

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