Reuters: Central African Republic News

UPDATE 2-Uganda captures Lord's Resistance Army commander

Sun, 13 May 2012 15:10:38 +0000

* Achellam armed only with AK-47, little ammo (Adds viral video about Kony)

Uganda nabs top LRA commander Achellam in ambush

Sun, 13 May 2012 12:59:42 +0000

RIVER VOVODO, Central African Republic, May 13 (Reuters) - U ganda has captured one of the Lord's Resistance Army's top five rebels, bringing it a step closer to catching Joseph Kony, the LRA leader accused of war crimes, the military said on Sunday.

Uganda warlord Kony on the move as manhunt steps up -UN envoy

Fri, 11 May 2012 17:51:16 +0000

* U.N. envoy says Kony may have slipped into Sudan's Darfur

RPT-FEATURE-Mexican meth production goes on speed

Thu, 10 May 2012 10:59:55 +0000

CHALCO, Mexico, May 10 (Reuters) - This swampy township of garbage dumps and junk yards on the edge of Mexico City is hundreds of miles from the traditional drug-producing areas in the Sierra Madre mountains where trafficking gangs have long grown marijuana and opium.

FACTBOX-Hunt for Joseph Kony intensifies

Mon, 30 Apr 2012 11:44:25 +0000

April 30 (Reuters) - The hunt for Africa's most wanted man, Joseph Kony, has intensifed as U.S. special forces have joined the Ugandan Army to help find him.

US troops synch hi-tech and nomad intel in Kony hunt

Sun, 29 Apr 2012 21:00:00 +0000

* U.S. special forces deployed to central Africa in October

U.S. says LRA's Kony "significantly degraded"

Wed, 25 Apr 2012 16:23:42 +0000

WASHINGTON, April 25 (Reuters) - U.S.-backed efforts to hunt down fugitive Ugandan warlord Joseph Kony have "significantly degraded" his ability to wreak havoc across central Africa, but more needs to be done before he can be put out of operation, U.S. officials said on Wednesday.

U.S. campaign to bring Uganda's Kony to justice heats up

Sat, 21 Apr 2012 02:53:16 +0000

LOS ANGELES, April 20 (Reuters) - Starting with grassroots service projects to create buzz and public support, activists out to stop notorious Ugandan warlord Joseph Kony spread out in U.S. cities on Friday in a campaign aimed at justice half way around the world.

CAR blames Sudan rebels for cross-border ambush

Fri, 20 Apr 2012 15:43:08 +0000

BANGUI, April 20 (Reuters) - Central African Republic said on Friday that Sudanese rebels killed 11 of its soldiers in a cross-border ambush aimed at stealing weapons and ammunition.

Ugandan troops play jungle cat and mouse with Kony

Fri, 20 Apr 2012 15:10:00 +0000

RIVER CHINKO, Central African Republic, April 20 (Reuters) - A Ugandan "hunting squad" pushes through the thick jungle of central Africa in search of the fugitive warlord Joseph Kony.