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Hunt for Joseph Kony lacks troops, equipment

The head of a planned African Union force to hunt warlord Joseph Kony says he has not started due to lack of resources.

 

Conviction of Liberia's Charles Taylor seen as double-edged

Charles Taylor

A war crimes court's verdict sends a message to other warlords, but it also could hinder peace negotiations, analysts say. The litany of abuses was chilling: mass murder, rape, sexual slavery. Forcing children to fight.

 

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