The beginning of the end of the LRA?
It looks like America could be shaping up to take on the LRA and arrest Joseph Kony. On Tuesday, the Senate Foreign Relations Committee unanimously passed the bipartisan LRA Disarmament & Northern Uganda Recovery Act. What’s more, Senator Jim Inhofe spoke on the floor of the Senate about his support for the bill. These events are being seen as a major step towards the bill passing. The power of America&#

The role of Invisible Children
In their own words, Invisible Children are a social, political and global movement using the transformative power of story to change lives. But what relevance does a charity started by three guys from California have on a situation that spawned in the heart of Africa? Invisible Children (IC) aim to raise awareness of the atrocities of the LRA and bring about pressure to end their reign of terror. But there has been a lot of criticism of the group. The main worry is that the films IC produce focus too much on the filmm

Who are the LRA?
The Independent reported on Saturday on a deadly new chapter for Darfur, as the Lord’s Resistance Army (LRA) move in to the troubled region. But who are the LRA? All that anyone can say for certain is that they are lead by a man called Joseph Kony. He has been indicted by the International Criminal Court on charges of war crimes. So what are they fighting for? This is something I have been looking into for a while, having done my undergraduate politics dissertation on the motivations of the LRA. The common perception of the rebel group is that they a

Welcome to LRA Watch
Welcome to this blog on the Lord’s Resistance Army. My name is Adam Bearne and I have been following the activities of Africa’s most feared rebel army since going to Uganda in 2005. I hope to start a debate on this blog about who the LRA are, what their motivations are, and what can be done to stop them. I’d love it if you can contribute.