When children are being slaughtered can peace guerrillas help?
Ben Hoffman is a prominent peace negotiator specializing in intractable African conflicts. In working with The Carter Centre founded by former US President Jimmy Carter, he was embroiled in a high wire and terrifying negotiation. Joseph Kony, a violent rogue thug in Uganda with his own militia, was abducting child soldiers and terrorizing the population. Kony achieved world notoriety when he abducted Aboke schoolgirls and held them hostage. The political situation complicated the misfortune of the young girls and their distraught parents. To the fury of Uganda, Sudan provided safe harbour to Kony and his army. Meanwhile, Uganda supported Sudan’s Rebel militia led by the brutal John Garang and his Sudan People’s Liberation Army. Ben Hoffman writes a vivid and revealing memoir of negotiations with the four parties. There is tension when he travels deep into the African bush to meet face to face with Kony. There are insights on every page on topics ranging from negotiating techniques, US
