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Thousands flee to Uganda as Congo hunts renegade commander

KISORO, Uganda (Reuters) - It was the six rebel soldiers who hacked down the door of Elias Ngahaga's house one night two weeks ago in Kesaha, eastern Congo, who led him and his family to flee to Uganda from his village, where government troops and rebels are fighting. Full story

Uganda captures Lord's Resistance Army commander

RIVER VOVODO, Central African Republic (Reuters) - Uganda has captured one of the top five members of the Lord's Resistance Army, bringing it a step closer to catching Joseph Kony, the notorious rebel leader accused of war crimes, the military said on Sunday. Full story

U.S. steps up training for African force in Somalia

SINGO, Uganda (Reuters) - At a training camp in Uganda, a dozen soldiers crouch, weapons raised as they make their way down a dirt road between shipping containers set up to look like buildings in the Somali capital. Full story

NYT: In vast jungle, US troops aid in search for Kony

A hundred of America’s elite Special Operations troops are helping African forces find a wig-wearing, gibberish-speaking rebel commander named Joseph Kony. Full story

On the hunt for Joseph Kony

For the Ugandan troops hunting Kony in the jungles of central Africa, finding him remains a mammoth task. Full story

Campaign to bring Uganda's Kony to justice heats up

LOS ANGELES (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. Full story

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Ugandan troops play jungle cat and mouse with Kony

"Kony 2012" group tipped off Uganda to wanted ex-rebel: Wikileaks

Ugandan opposition activists defiant in face of ban

NYT: New military push targets Kony's rebels

Anti-Kony campaign in turmoil after filmmaker's meltdown

Why make Kony famous? Video rubs raw Uganda scars

Kony's LRA rebels mostly out of Congo, general says

Entertainment: 'Predator' star Carl Weathers confused with Uganda's Joseph Kony

''Kony 2012'' director answers critics of video

Factbox: Hunted Ugandan rebel leader Joseph Kony

Video

  Uganda anti-gay bill delayed

Rachel Maddow reports on the status of "kill the gays" bill awaiting a vote in the Ugandan legislature.

  Uganda set to debate anti-gay bill

Uganda's parliament is set to debate a controversial bill that calls for harsh punishment of gay men and lesbians. Boris Dittrich, of Human Rights Watch, discusses the bill with msnbc's Thomas Roberts.

  Anti-gay Uganda bill advances

Rachel Maddow reports on progress made by supporters of Uganda's "kill the gays" bill in getting the bill close to final passage into law.

  Clean water project continues in founder's footsteps

Ben Sklaver started an organization to help bring people to the water of Uganda. 2 years after his death, an update on the organization from his mom, Laura Sklaver, and the new Uganda director Orjara Emmanuel.

  Uganda murder draws global attention

Rachel Maddow previews an exclusive report on the murder of a gay activist in Uganda.

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Handout photo of Ugandan soldiers serving with the AMISOM, manning positions along a defensive line in the area surrounding Baidoa airstrip, in central Somalia
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Ugandan men cook corn meal for newly arrived refugees from the DRC at the Nyakabande refugee transit camp in Kisoro town
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