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Title: | Karamoja: Is Peace Possible? |
Author: | Närman, Anders |
Year: | 2003 |
Periodical: | Review of African Political Economy |
Volume: | 30 |
Issue: | 95 |
Period: | March |
Pages: | 129-133 |
Language: | English |
Geographic term: | Uganda |
Subjects: | violence ethnic relations ethnic warfare Peoples of Africa (Ethnic Groups) Military, Defense and Arms Law, Human Rights and Violence |
External link: | https://www.tandfonline.com/doi/abs/10.1080/03056240308370 |
Abstract: | After more than two decades of turmoil and retarded development it seems as if Uganda is once more heading towards a brighter future. Nevertheless, some people and regions are, so far, still excluded from these positive trends. This paper focuses on Karamoja in the northeast, which is undergoing a State-led disarmament exercise. At the same time, there has been an escalation of violence in Karamoja. Following a short historical overview, the paper takes the relationships between poverty, security and mutual distrust as a central theme. The pattern of insecurity in Karamoja is rather complicated. Cattle raids have been a common feature of life in the region. Today the element of guns has aggravated the situation uncontrollably. Interclan rivalries are common in Karamoja. During recent field research in Soroti and Katakwi districts, people often claimed to despise their neighbours deeply, coupled with fear of new raids. Since the conflict in Karamoja has resulted from a number of interrelated factors, it is impossible to find a single solution to the complex problems. Bibliogr. [ASC Leiden abstract] |