UGANDA

NORTHERN CONFLICTS
“With the alarming poverty in Acholiland caused by Kony’s
activities, I anticipate an increase in armed robbery and
vigorous Boo Kec attacks throughout the region; this means
that we have entered into another Kony war, I mean Boo Kec
and poverty.” 342
ACHOLILAND
Conflicts after the guns fall silent
The Juba Peace Talks brought relative peace to northern Uganda. But even though
the guns went silent, different kinds of conflict related to the war that had been
raging since 1986, have flared up. These include conflicts with wildlife and intercommunity
conflicts related to trauma, disempowerment, poverty and land.
69. Wildlife attacks on communities in Nwoya District, Northern
Uganda (2006 - present)
Participants revealed that attacks by wildlife have been a major cause of instability
and food insecurity in communities surrounding national game parks and reserves
throughout the country. However, the Government has not been taking tough measures
to prevent wild animals from straying and destroying plantations.
In Nwoya District, wild elephants have come from Murchison Falls National Park and
destroyed the households and crops of former Internally Displaced Persons (IDPs), who
began returning to their ancestral land in 2006. 343 This has caused a mass outcry by
the local population, who accuse their district leaders and the Government’s wildlife
authorities of failing to address these problems. Consequently, the villagers have
342 Research conducted in Gulu District
343 Research conducted in Gulu District
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