Joseph Kony - Wikipedia
Kony has long been one of Africa's most notorious and most wanted militant warlords. He has been accused by government entities of ordering the abduction of children to become child soldiers and sex slaves. Approximately 66,000 children became soldiers, and 2 million people were displaced internally from 1986 to 2009 by his forces.
Joseph Kony - child kidnapper, warlord, 'prophet' - BBC
Jul 27, 2018 · Described at different times as a terrorist, prophet and brutal killer, Ugandan Joseph Kony, who is wanted for war crimes, has escaped capture for more than two decades. His rebel Lord's...
Joseph Kony | Biography, Facts, Child Soldiers, Crimes, & Video ...
Nov 21, 2024 · Joseph Kony, Ugandan rebel who led the Lord’s Resistance Army (LRA), a militia that terrorized northern Uganda and nearby countries in the late 20th and early 21st centuries. The International Criminal Court issued a warrant for …
Lord's Resistance Army - Wikipedia
In 1986, the armed rebellion led by Yoweri Museveni 's NRA won the Ugandan Bush War and took control of the country. The victors sought vengeance against ethnic groups in the North of Uganda. Their activities included Operation Simsim, which engaged in burning, looting, and killings of locals.
Who is Joseph Kony? The altar boy who became Africa’s most …
Mar 5, 2023 · In 1987, aged 26, Kony founded the Lord’s Resistance Army, a heterodox Christian fundamentalist organisation that operated in northern Uganda until 2006. Kony rose to prominence after taking over...
DR Congo soldiers sentenced to death for desertion - BBC
Jul 4, 2024 · Twenty-five soldiers with the Democratic Republic of Congo's army have been sentenced to death for fleeing battles against the notorious M23 rebels in the conflict-hit east of the country.
DRC tribunal sentences 25 soldiers to death for ‘fleeing the enemy’
Jul 4, 2024 · Twenty-five soldiers accused of fleeing fighting against M23 rebels in the Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC) have been sentenced to death. The Butembo military court in North Kivu province...
Army disarray hobbles Congo's fight with Rwanda-backed rebels, …
Jul 4, 2024 · Soldiers from Democratic Republic of Congo's 223rd Battalion were sent to the lush hillsides near Lake Kivu to repel a rebel advance threatening Goma, the largest city in the mineral-rich east...
Congo’s ‘forgotten’ war becomes a fight for survival
May 9, 2024 · European security contractors say the rebels are aided by sophisticated weapons, including anti-aircraft missiles and GPS-guided mortars fired by Rwanda’s military. “M23 and Kigali are joined at...
Mali army seizes key rebel northern stronghold Kidal - BBC
Nov 14, 2023 · Mali's army has seized Kidal, a key town in the country's north that the ethnic Tuareg rebels have held for nearly a decade.