Do No Harm
Ronald Atkinson An article filed from Dungu in the Democratic Republic of the Congo and published on 4 April in The Guardian (UK) newspaper was titled, “‘We don’t know of…
The viral phenomenon Kony 2012: 100 million views for a non-event?
First published in French in Politique africaine, 125, March 2012. Sandrine Perrot, Sciences Po, Center for International Studies (CERI), France “We are storytellers. We are visionaries, humanitarians, artists, and entrepreneurs….
War victims angered by Kony 2012 video, say it’s motivated by profits
Sam Lawino Gulu Saturday April 21, 2012 As if in defiance of the controversy surrounding their Kony 2012 video, Invisible Children (IC), an American NGO in Gulu, has screened a…
Myth, Storytelling and the Wasted Potential of KONY2012
Juliane Okot Bitek For those of us who have been screaming against the wind to get sustained attention on northern Uganda, the emergence of the KONY2012 video in the world…
A Preamble: Why Africa Does Not Develop
Dennis Matanda There’s no doubt about it: These young people did an amazing job. They took a simple concept, developed it in their own terms and defined the conflict in…
Acholi Music Project
The Acholi Music Project, led by Adrian Yen, collects vital stories of and about the conflict in northern Uganda through song. One song, “The Moon is Bright”, recorded by Chinese…
Teaching Resource
The Outreach Council of the African Studies Association has put together ‘React and Respond: The Phenomenon of Kony 2012‘. This teaching resource, appropriate especially for teaching high school and young…
“Kony 2012″ Is a Springboard for the US Military
Sverker Finnström (translated by Grace Olaison) The message that the conflict with the Lord’s Resistance Army has only a military solution plays into the hands of both the Ugandan regime…
Resources from the Association of Concerned Africa Scholars
The Association of Concerned Africa Scholars has collected resources on Uganda, the LRA, and Central Africa, including a statement to the US government about the Lord’s Resistance Army and Central…
Special Issue: Uganda from the Margins
The Journal of East African Studies has just released a special issue edited by Tim Allen and Koen Vlassenroot on issues surrounding the conflict in northern Uganda. Access articles from…
