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Northern Uganda: A Silent Disaster
It is said Sudan's Darfur region is often overlooked by the media as one of the biggest humanitarian disasters in history. But to the south, an even lesser-known war has raged on in Northern Uganda. And the media have shared very little about this "silent disaster" as well. This unique look at the crisis in Northern Uganda follows a Portland, Oregon musician's journey to share her music and compassion with those who have been left to pick up the pieces in the wake of a decades-long war. It is said Sudan's Darfur region is often overlooked by the media as one of the biggest humanitarian disasters in history. But to the ... more
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A Civil War Ends?
In northern Uganda, a rebel group called the Lord's Resistance Army has been fighting the government since the mid-1980s in what has become Africa's longest civil war. It is estimated that more than 100,000 people have died in the war and thousands of children have been abducted. But in recent years, thousands of rebels have come out of bush to take advantage of amnesty offer by the Ugandan government. Now thousands of former rebels, including some of its top leaders, live side by side with victims. In northern Uganda, a rebel group called the Lord's Resistance Army has been fighting the government since the mid-1980s in what has b... more
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