BETTY BIGOMBE: I have spent a lot of time with victims to be able to get a sense of what they feel about this man. There’s no doubt that everybody is so desperate. In fact, to tell you the truth, what ...

Betty Bigombe was a key figure in Northern Uganda cease-fire negotiations, which helped to bring calm to the region after nearly 20 years of violence. In this week's Wisdom Watch, Bigombe shares ...

Why is Christian Science in our name? Our name is about honesty. The Monitor is owned by The Christian Science Church, and we’ve always been transparent about that. The Church publishes the Monitor ...

Former peace negotiator Betty Bigombe has revealed the reasons behind the failure of the 1994 peace deal between the Lord’s Resistance Army (LRA) commander Joseph Kony and the Ugandan government, a ...

Thirty years later her "contribution" would be to carry the fate of her region on her shoulders as she attempted to negotiate peace with Joseph Kony, the notorious leader of the Lord's Resistance Army ...

One person who was probably not impressed by the viral internet video about Joseph Kony a few weeks ago is Betty Bigombe. As the world woke up to what used to be (and had in all reality past into the ...

The Lord's Resistance Army has fought one of Africa's most brutal and longest-running wars against the Ugandan government, but they may be on the verge of signing a peace deal. John Prendergast, ...

Death threats delivered by bleeding amputees were not enough to deter Betty Bigombe from trying to make peace between Joseph Kony’s notorious Lord’s Resistance Army and the Ugandan government of ...

Betty Bigombe, a Ugandan national, has played a key role in conflict resolution in Africa. She led the peace and humanitarian efforts in northern Uganda, first in the 1990s as Minister of State for ...

THE chief peace talks mediator, Betty Bigombe, has proposed use of incentives to lure the LRA rebel leader and his fighters out of the bush. THE chief peace talks mediator, Betty Bigombe, has proposed ...

Oh, those Hollywood actors … they just have so much charm. Ryan Gosling (“The Notebook,” “Half Nelson,” “Lars and the Real Girl”) swung through town Tuesday to speak at Campus Progress’ national ...