Situation Report: The (Northern) Uganda Peace Process: An Update on Recent Developments, David Mwaniki, Manasseh Wepundi and Harriet Morolong

The persistent challenge of establishing accounting for war-time atrocities in northern Uganda has haunted the Juba peace talks for two years since the Riek Machar-mediated initiative began. The recent aborted attempts (in April and May 2008) to sign a final peace agreement (FPA) between the government of Uganda (GOU) and the Lord’s Resistance Army (LRA) underscores the test faced by African institutions and Uganda’s immediate neighbours.