Despite delays in getting LRA rebel leader Joseph Kony to sign a peace agreement, Resolve Uganda says hope still remains for an "imminent end to Uganda’s 22-year war." Peter Quaranto (that's me!), senior researcher for the group, spoke on Voice of America today about the stuttering peace process. "Those of us who are involved in the peace process are disappointed by the continued delay, in signing by Joseph Kony. But I think that the message that we're trying to get out, which is not getting heard enough, the message we're hearing from civil society, from the mediator, from the UN special envoy is the need for patience, the need for creativity, that there is still hope that this agreement can be signed," Quaranto said.

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The Sudan Tribune has published our latest press statement, titled "With Caution and Creativity, Hope Remains for Imminent End to Uganda's 22-Year War." It reads:" "After weeks of intense speculation, Joseph Kony, the elusive leader of the rebel Lord’s Resistance Army’s, has continued to delay signing a final peace deal that would bring an official end to his 22-year rebellion and Africa’s longest running war. Though this development presents a setback to the negotiations process, caution and creativity on the part of negotiators and mediators can still encourage Kony to sign the agreement. If the LRA leader ultimately discontinues his engagement of the process, the Government of Uganda, with the support of its international partners, should act unilaterally to implement key components of the Final Peace Agreement (FPA), a move that would sustain the progress toward peace made during the past two years.

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