Political Progress

Presidential candidate Barack Obama sends Resolve Uganda statement calling situation in northern Uganda "heartbreaking"

Presidential candidate Barack Obama sent us a letter today responding to the thousands of letters he's received from concerned citizens about the ...  Read full post

Posted: July 29th, 2008 by alison

U.S. Appropriates $17.5 million for reconstruction in northern Uganda

As part of the supplemental appropriations bill that was passed by Congress and signed by President Bush last week, $17.5 million in new money ...  Read full post

Posted: July 10th, 2008 by alison

U.S. top diplomat for Africa comments on recent activity of LRA

While at the African Union summit in Egypt on Monday, Assistant Secretary of State Jendayi Frazer, the U.S.' top diplomat on Africa, commented on ...  Read full post

Posted: July 1st, 2008 by alison

Another sign of progress: U.S. State Department issues statement supporting peace in Uganda

In yet another sign of how much U.S. policy toward the crisis in northern Uganda has shifted in the past year, the US State Department yesterday ...  Read full post

Posted: June 18th, 2008 by alison

U.S. Government issues statement on stalled peace talks

Yesterday the U.S. State Department issued a statement calling on the LRA to demonstrate its commitment to peace by signing the final peace ...  Read full post

Posted: April 22nd, 2008 by alison

US State Department publishes 2007 Uganda human rights report

The US State Department released its 2007 Uganda human rights report this week, part of a series of reports mandated by the US Congress ...  Read full post
Posted: March 12th, 2008 by alison

More U.S. Senators take stand for peace in northern Uganda than ever before

Following last week's Lobby Days for Northern Uganda (the largest lobbying initiative ever for an African issue!) and nationwide call-in day, ...  Read full post

Posted: March 6th, 2008 by alison

Lobby Days for Northern Uganda - largest lobbying initiative ever for Africa!

Nearly 1,000 people from all across America and the world descended on D.C. this week as part of the 2008 Lobby Days for Northern Uganda and took ...  Read full post

Posted: February 28th, 2008 by alison

Weekly Roundup for Feb. 9-14: Allegations of fresh rebel attacks anger war-weary region

Coming to you a day early, here is this week's Weekly Roundup...

The Good: President Museveni, whose commitment to a peaceful resolution ...  Read full post

Posted: February 14th, 2008 by peter

"More needs to be done...."

We couldn't agree more.

I'm tagging this entry under the "political progress" category of the blog, but I think that progress ...  Read full post

Posted: February 6th, 2008 by alison
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