This report considers the issues that led to the creation and eventual dissolution of the four main groups of insurgents that have operated in West Nile – the Former Uganda National Army (FUNA), the first Uganda National Rescue Front (UNRF), the UNRF II, and the West Nile Bank Front (WNBF).The conflict has been played out primarily within West Nile and has had a serious impact on the stability of the region.
Working Papers
Our working paper series presents in-depth analyses of specific situations that have been investigated or recorded by RLP research trips. These working papers attempt to maintain a careful balance by being academically rigorous yet highly accessible to non-specialists, bearing in mind the difficulties and risks of conducting research in often volatile regions.
BEHIND THE VIOLENCE: Causes, Consequences and the Search for Solutions to the War in Northern Uganda
The war in northern Uganda is now entering its eighteenth year. Initially rooted in a popular rebellion against President Yoweri Museveniís National Resistance Movement (NRM) government, the conflict has since been transformed by Joseph Konyís Lordís Resistance Army (LRA) into a brutally violent war in which civilians are the main victims
The following report presents a situation analysis of the condition of internally displaced persons (IDPs) and refugees living in Bundibugyo district, and describes the response of the numerous actors involved.The district, which is located in western Uganda and borders the Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC), suffered a brutal rebel incursion during the second half of the 1990s that resulted in almost total displacement within the district.
Refugees often see the education of their children as a principal way of ensuring a better future. The literature on education of refugees is nevertheless limited in its scope, focusing primarily on education in emergency situations within the confines of camp or settlement structures.In many countries, including Uganda, education of refugees takes place in multiple and diverse settings.
The following report focuses on the current land crisis in Nakivale refugee settlement, southwestern Uganda. Through incorporating the testimonies of both refugees and nationals, it analyses the circumstances leading to the current conflict over land, and the implications for both the host community and the refugee management structure.
Refugees living in Kyangwali settlement in Hoima District are among the most self sufficient of Uganda’s settlement refugees. Though the economy is diverse and complex, there are still a number of significant restrictions on the economic freedoms of these refugees.
- REFUGEES IN THE CITY: Status Determination, Resettlement, and the Changing Nature of Forced Migration in Uganda
- WAR AS NORMAL: The Impact of Violence on the Lives of Displaced Communities in Pader District, Northern Uganda
- FREE TO STAY, FREE TO GO? Movement, Seclusion and Integration of Refugees in Moyo District
- REFUGEES IN ARUA DISTRICT: A Human Security Analysis
