Edited by Elizabeth Kanyogonya"I am very pleased that this book by one of Africas most important leaders now will be available to Americans. We need to understand what Africans think about Africa."Jimmy Carterand/orWhat is Africas problem? As one of the leaders expressing a broa…
"In this powerful account of Ugandan dictator Yoweri Museveni's 30 year reign, Helen Epstein chronicles how Western leaders' single-minded focus on the War on Terror and their naïve dealings with strongmen are at the root of much of the turmoil in eastern and central Africa. Mus…
"In this powerful account of Ugandan dictator Yoweri Museveni's 30 year reign, Helen Epstein chronicles how Western leaders' single-minded focus on the War on Terror and their naïve dealings with strongmen are at the root of much of the turmoil in eastern and central Africa. Mus…
"In August 1986, Alice Auma, a young woman in northern Uganda, proclaiming herself under the orders of a Christian spirit named Lakwena, raised an army called the 'Holy Spirit Mobile Forces'." "With it she waged a war against perceived evil, not only an external enemy represente…
About the Author; Title; Copyright; Contents; Acknowledgments; Abbreviations; Glossary; Selected Key Dates; Maps; Foreword by Roḿeo Dallaire; Introduction; Part One: Holding the Lion's Tail; 1. The Blessed Land of Peace and Rest: Part One; 2. The Savior of Acholiland; 3. Killing…
"Deep in the Congo's Garamba National Park in the dead of night, Joseph Kony -- the notorious warlord wanted by the International Criminal Court -- made a shocking admission. Loosened by home-made wine, exposing a vulnerability he could never show the world, Kony looked George O…
An explosive account of one man's experiences in the Lord's Resistance Army as the bodyguard of reviled warlord Joseph Kony.