Book Review: ‘The Wanderings of an Elephant Hunter’ by W.D.M. ‘Karamojo’ Bell

If John ‘Pondoro’ Taylor was the champion of the large-bore rifle for hunting African game, then W.D.M. ‘Karamojo’ Bell held the belt for the small-bore title. To quote Bell, For the style of killing which appeals to me most of the light calibres are undoubtedly superior to the heavy. In this style you keep perfectly … Read more

Uganda Peoples Defence Force Solution to Cattle Rustling: Disarmament

Reports of widespread human rights abuses are filtering out of the Karamoja sub-region of Uganda. The accusations of rape, “extra-judicial” killings and terror surround the Uganda Peoples Defence Force’s (UDF) disarmament exercise. “Ultimately, what would be the final solution to this problem of armed cattle rustling?” embedded allafrica.com reporter Risdel Kasasira [carefully] asks Gen. Aronda Nyakairima, Uganda’s Chief of Defence Forces . . .

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