Sierra Leone: Amputees Still Waiting for Reparations
29 Sep 2008
Salamatu Kemokai and Foday Lansana look at what is being done for amputees as Sierra Leone receives $3 million from the UN Peacebuilding Fund
Liberia: Children Cry For Stern Actions Against Remorseless Warlords
28 Sep 2008 | By Othello B. Garblah of the New Democrat
Liberia war affected children demand tougher punishments for remorseless warlords appearing before the TRC. A story by Othello Garblah
Uganda: AIDS Plagues the North
11 Sep 2008 | By Bill Oketch in Lira
Ugandan government attempts to combat spread of HIV virus, one of the lingering effects of 20 years of war with LRA. A story by Bill Oketch for IWPR
Uganda: From invisible IDPs to visible house owners
18 Aug 2008 | By Pius Sawa
Pius Sawa, journalist at Radio Sapientia, reports on northern Uganda internally diplaced women who sought refuge in Kampala.
Sierra Leone gets first female prison
12 Aug 2008 | By Joseph Turay, journalist at Cotton Tree News
A new prison wing for female prisoners has opened at Kenema Prison, in the East of Sierra Leone. Joseph Turay of Cotton Tree News reports
Uganda: ICC faces widespread criticism
06 Aug 2008 | By Julian Amutuhaire, news correspondent for KFM (Monitor Group)
On the 10th anniversary of the Rome Statute of the International Criminal Court, Julian Amuthuaire reflects on the ICC's role in Africa.
Uganda: Land disputes threaten IDP resettlement in Acholi
04 Aug 2008 | By Gloria Laker Aciro
Land disputes are threatening the return of the internally displaced persons in the Acholi sub-region. A story by Gloria Laker Aciro of the New Vision
Uganda: Corruption blights rebuilding efforts
24 Jul 2008 | By Bill Oketch
Official graft jeopardises reconstruction in war-scarred northern Uganda. A story by Bill Oketch for IWPR.
Uganda: Former abducted girls fear they will be reclaimed as wives by former LRA
18 Jul 2008 | By Gladys Oroma of The Monitor
Formerly abducted girls are worried that LRA rebel commanders will want to reclaim them as wives. A story by Gladys Oroma of The Monitor.
Memorials in Sierra Leone: An honour to the dead or a painful reminder of war?
18 Jul 2008 | By Foday Sajuma of Radio Moa
Sierra Leoneans are debating the construction of war monuments in the communities affected by the civil war. A story by Sajuma Foday of Radio Moa.