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In today's pick of the world papers - the Occupy movement tries to bring May Day protests to the US, and we look at whether Joseph Kony is really involved in the conflict in Sudan.
The creators of the viral video "Kony 2012", which drew attention to brutal African warlord Joseph Kony, released a sequel on Thursday. “Kony 2012 Part II” responds to recent criticisms fired at the filmmakers.
Uganda has charged 53 people with treason over an alleged plot to overthrow the government of Yoweri Museveni (photo), police said Saturday. The suspects were arrested over the last month in different parts of the country.
First, a military mutiny in Mali as soldiers rebel against the government, accusing it of failing to protect the country from a Tuareg-led rebellion. Next, will Macky Sall sail to victory in Senegal's presidential polls or will incumbent president Abdoulaye Wade win a controversial third term? Finally, our reporters take you to a Ugandan military camp, where troops are being trained to fight al-Shabab militants in Somalia.
Uganda’s online response to the « Kony 2012 » viral campaign. A revival of tensions in Bahrain, more than one year on from the start of the popular uprising. And web users will soon be able to follow the Titanic’s tragic journey in real time via Twitter.
The director of a viral video about Ugandan warlord Joseph Kony was hospitalised for exhaustion after witnesses saw him running through the streets of San Diego in his underwear. The video has drawn fire for oversimplifying the 26-year-old conflict.
The ICC convicts one rebel chief for pushing children into war, but another is still on the run. We look at how a viral video just might help bring Ugandan Joseph Kony to justice. Next, one year after the brutal conflict in Ivory Coast, investigators head to Duékoué in search of mass graves. Finally, violence in northern Mali is forcing more and more Westerners to flee- we meet the the last remaining Frenchman in Timbuktu.
The NGO that launched the “Stop Kony” viral campaign is facing growing criticism. The Republican nomination race continues and the “Santorum girls” have set the web abuzz. And a Japanese motorist faces 6 months in prison after posting a video of his “exploits” online.
A "Stop Joseph Kony" campaign has been launched on the internet. The American NGO Invisible Children wants to put pressure on US politicians to put an end to the bloodshed in northern Uganda. Kony, the leader of the Lord's Resistance Army rebels, is suspected of turning thousands of boys into fighters and girls into sex slaves across central Africa.
