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The government has welcomed reports that the Central African Republic- CAR has expressed readiness to join the manhunt for the Lords Resistance Army rebels, if the LRA fail to sign a peace agreement with the government of Uganda.
The LRA leader, Joseph Kony is suspected to be staging in the CAR together with a handful of his soldiers. The CAR government announced this week it was willing to join in the regional military solution to curb the LRA insurgency from the region.
Capt. Chris Magezi, the spokesperson for the government peace talks team says the news that the CAR is willing to join the efforts to stop Kony if he doesn’t sign peace agreement are welcome.
He says Sudan and the Democratic Republic of Congo had already committed themselves to deal with the LRA militarily if the rebels fail to sign the comprehensive peace agreement with the government.
But the LRA peace team and international observers are currently in Ri-Kwangba at the border between Sudan and DRC, where they are to meet and convince Kony to sign the peace agreement
In an interview yesterday, Capt. Magezi appealed to the LRA leader to sign the peace agreement, saying it is the only sure way of bringing total peace and ensuring Kony and LRA rebels return and are integrated into the community back in Uganda.
Kony failed to sign a highly anticipated peace agreement on April 30 but has maintained he is still interested in ending the war peacefully. The government and regional countries have said the military option is still being considered should the LRA fail to sign.
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