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Ugandan rebel 'too ill' for peace | Ugandan rebel 'too ill' for peace |
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Ugandan rebel leader Joseph Kony has delayed the signing of a peace deal to end his 22-year rebellion in northern Uganda, mediators say. | Ugandan rebel leader Joseph Kony has delayed the signing of a peace deal to end his 22-year rebellion in northern Uganda, mediators say. |
The Lord's Resistance Army leader has said that his is not well enough to attend the ceremony in South Sudan. | The Lord's Resistance Army leader has said that his is not well enough to attend the ceremony in South Sudan. |
"The story is he's got diarrhoea," a source involved in the negotiations told Reuters news agency. | "The story is he's got diarrhoea," a source involved in the negotiations told Reuters news agency. |
Ugandan President Yoweri Museveni was due in Juba, where talks have been taking place, to sign it on Thursday. | Ugandan President Yoweri Museveni was due in Juba, where talks have been taking place, to sign it on Thursday. |
Last month, Mr Kony was reported to have left his jungle base camp in northern Democratic Republic of Congo and moved to the Central African Republic. | Last month, Mr Kony was reported to have left his jungle base camp in northern Democratic Republic of Congo and moved to the Central African Republic. |
The conflict in northern Uganda has left thousands of people dead and nearly two million displaced. | The conflict in northern Uganda has left thousands of people dead and nearly two million displaced. |
The rebels have been notorious for abducting children to be used as fighters, porters and sex slaves. | The rebels have been notorious for abducting children to be used as fighters, porters and sex slaves. |
Mr Kony and two other LRA leaders are wanted by the International Criminal Court (ICC) on war crimes charges. | Mr Kony and two other LRA leaders are wanted by the International Criminal Court (ICC) on war crimes charges. |
The LRA has refused to sign a peace deal until those arrest warrants are lifted. | The LRA has refused to sign a peace deal until those arrest warrants are lifted. |
The government has agreed to set up a special division of the Uganda High Court to try those accused of serious crimes but it does not have the power to get the ICC to drop its indictments. | The government has agreed to set up a special division of the Uganda High Court to try those accused of serious crimes but it does not have the power to get the ICC to drop its indictments. |
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