On the brink of a deal

A faction of the LRA is ready to come to terms with Museveni; the rest will move on to cause mayhem elsewhere

Suddenly optimism has broken out about the outcome of the long, drawn- out talks between the government and the Lord's Resistance Army (LRA) rebels. The mediators are so confident that an accord will be signed that they have named 28 March as the most likely date for the signing ceremony. Longstanding observers of or sufferers from the conflict are not so hopeful.

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Sudan, Mozambique, Riek Machar Teny Dhurgon, David Nyekorach-Matsanga, Ruhakana Rugunda, Joseph Kony, Vincent Otti, Luís Moreno Ocampo, Congo-Kinshasa, Chad, Opio Makasi, Yoweri Kaguta Museveni, Kizza Besigye, mato oput

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