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Despite this toxic blend of irrational beliefs and historical causes, Green does not lose sight of the fact that it was the rebel army's military skills, plus the weapons they often received from the Sudanese government, that kept them a step ahead of Museveni's government troops though it seems that Museveni hasn't always wanted the war to end, a point made forcefully in the book when the president's envoy Betty Bigombe recounts how, in early 1994, the president dismissed her success at securing the promise of a peace deal from Kony, choosing to continue the war instead.
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Horror in Uganda
Horror in Uganda The Wizard of the Nile: the Hunt for Africa's Most Wanted Matthew Green Portobello Books, 335pp, £16.99
This is the story of how Matt Green took time off from his job at the Reuters news agency in Nairobi and went to northern Uganda to look for the elusive Joseph Kony - and (eventually...See the full content of this document
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