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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.