Ugandan government is to hold peace talks with its shadowy Lords Resistance Army rebel group (LRA) organized by Southern Sudanese government, Southern Sudanses leaders said Thursday. According to southern Sudan's semi-autonomous government president, an LRA delegation is in the regional capital, Juba.
Southern Sudan leader, Salva Kiir said a Ugandan government delegation is expected to join them, and the peace talks could start within a matter of days or hours. Meanwhile, Southern Sudan's Vice President Riek Machar met recently with LRA leader Joseph Kony, who is wanted by the International Criminal Court for crimes against humanity. Ugandan President Yoweri Museveni said last month that he would guarantee Kony's safety if the rebel group stopped fighting by July. Meanwhile, members of the LRA have taken refuge in southern Sudan, where Mr. Kiir said today they have been raping women, looting and killing. LRA has committed several atrocities including kidnapping thousands of children and turning them into fighters and sex slaves. |