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| Uganda's LRA rebel boss 'emerges' | |
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| Uganda's rebel chief is said to have arrived at a camp in Sudan, meeting a condition in a truce which may lead to an end to conflict in northern Uganda. | |
| Joseph Kony and members of his Lord's Resistance Army (LRA) were given three weeks to reach the meeting place. | Joseph Kony and members of his Lord's Resistance Army (LRA) were given three weeks to reach the meeting place. |
| One of the world's most wanted men, Mr Kony has been indicted for war crimes and crimes against humanity. | One of the world's most wanted men, Mr Kony has been indicted for war crimes and crimes against humanity. |
| His deputy arrived at the camp a week ago following an offer of amnesty if the rebels disarmed and demobilised. | His deputy arrived at the camp a week ago following an offer of amnesty if the rebels disarmed and demobilised. |
| "Joseph Kony has arrived at one of the assembly points," Martin Ojul, head of the LRA's negotiating team told Reuters news agency. | "Joseph Kony has arrived at one of the assembly points," Martin Ojul, head of the LRA's negotiating team told Reuters news agency. |
| Mr Kony, wanted by the International Criminal Tribunal based in the Hague, arrived at the Ri Kwangba camp just north of the border with Congo, rebel officials said. | |
| The arrival of his deputy, Vincent Otti, was announced on 11 September. | The arrival of his deputy, Vincent Otti, was announced on 11 September. |
| Uganda's Deputy Foreign Minister Henry Okello Oryem told the BBC that if confirmed, Joseph Kony's arrival in the camp would be very significant. | |
| "We hope it's true and we hope we can confirm it by tomorrow and I think this will then take us to the next stage - progressing with the negotiations," he said. | |
| Arrest warrants | Arrest warrants |
| More than 3,000 fighters and some 400 women and children are also at the camp. | More than 3,000 fighters and some 400 women and children are also at the camp. |
| Correspondents say the LRA leaders had been reluctant to show themselves for fear of being arrested under the warrants issued by the world court. | Correspondents say the LRA leaders had been reluctant to show themselves for fear of being arrested under the warrants issued by the world court. |
| But Uganda's President Yoweri Museveni has offered them amnesty if a solid peace deal is achieved, to the annoyance of the International Criminal Tribunal. | But Uganda's President Yoweri Museveni has offered them amnesty if a solid peace deal is achieved, to the annoyance of the International Criminal Tribunal. |
| Jan Egeland, the United Nations emergency relief co-ordinator, has urged the UN Security Council to back the peace process rather than seeking to secure the arrests of the rebel leaders at all costs. | Jan Egeland, the United Nations emergency relief co-ordinator, has urged the UN Security Council to back the peace process rather than seeking to secure the arrests of the rebel leaders at all costs. |
| "This is the best chance we have ever had for peace in northern Uganda," he said. | "This is the best chance we have ever had for peace in northern Uganda," he said. |
| An estimated 20,000 children have been kidnapped during the insurgency, with girls forced to become domestic and sexual slaves and boys turned into child soldiers, according to the UN. | An estimated 20,000 children have been kidnapped during the insurgency, with girls forced to become domestic and sexual slaves and boys turned into child soldiers, according to the UN. |