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On the run for 20 years, Ugandan warlord Kony still 'active' within the Lord's Resistance Army

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What happened

In recent months, the eastern Central African Republic has been hit by several attacks attributed to the Lord’s Resistance Army (LRA), a Ugandan militia infamous for its massacres and mass abductions of children in the 1990s and 2000s.

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  • In recent months, the eastern Central African Republic has been hit by several attacks attributed to the Lord’s Resistance Army (LRA), a Ugandan militia infamous for its massacres and mass abductions of children in the 1990s and 2000s.
  • Reported by France 24 and published Fri, 02 Oct 2026 19:31:27 UTC.

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