EU donors reject direct meetings with LRA; urge rebels to work through mediator
Donors supporting the Juba peace talks have said they will not deal directly with the LRA rebels. Speaking on behalf of the European Union countries, including Canada, Iceland and Norway, the Chargée d'Affaires at the French Embassy, Chantal Bès, said the LRA should channel all their demands through the Government of South Sudan, which is mediating the talks. The rebels are demanding $2 million (Shs3.2billion) from donors, without which they say they will not return to the talks. Read more at The Monitor.