@pauldronan

Research on the LRA & other armed groups in east/central Africa for @Invisible, & before that @weareresolved. Otherwise: basketball, cat GIFs, & Utah redrock.

 Buffalo, NY
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Joined May 2011
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Me: "I’m writing a report about Achaye Doctor, an LRA commander." Friend: "What’s a chai doctor? Do they make special tea for Kony?" Me: 😂
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Don't get jaded, overwhelmed, don't let mass atrocities be normalized-get inspired, get to work, get cracking.. Read our calls for action & new direction to prevent genocide, mass killing here. Thank you @NotreDame for supporting this publication peacepolicy.nd.edu/2026/04/2…
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In an era of foreign funding cuts and escalating mass atrocities, @Pcomesbe4Q and I make the case that doubling down on support for local peacebuilders provides a cost-effective, resilient, and sustainable model for preventing atrocities. peacepolicy.nd.edu/2026/04/2…
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These EWERNs are still active. More importantly, these local peacebuilders know how to stretch every dollar to make an impact because their own families and communities depend on it.
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Foreign aid isn't what it was in 2010, when the LRA bill passed. But remaining aid can still yield significant results when it is targeted, localized, and allows communities the freedom and flexibility to catalyze existing assets to respond to everyday barriers to peace.
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For more detail, @Invisible and @CrisisTracker released a report this week covering Kony's recent activities, including the continued risk of LRA child abductions in DR Congo. invisiblechildren.com/wp-con…
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Have seen lots of media coverage of Kony's in absentia confirmation of charges hearing at the ICC this week, which is great. But if Kony is not at The Hague, what has he been up to recently?
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The ICC's case against Kony is limited to crimes he committed in northern Uganda between 2002-2025.
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With world focused on what Kony has done in the past, we need to ask: will there be any action to prevent him from repeating those crimes again in the coming months?
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Aujourd'hui nous publions un nouveau rapport sur les violences liées à la transhumance en #Centrafrique, source majeure d’instabilité dans le pays Réduire ces violences représente un enjeu sécuritaire et économique vital Notre analyse @CrisisGroup🧵 crisisgroup.org/fr/africa/ce…
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As @SecRubio leads and aligns American diplomacy, we should not retreat from conflict zones. #SouthSudan #centrafrique allafrica.com/stories/202505…

Africa: Don't Close the Embassies. I Saw What Happens When We Do.

Guest Column - I remember when the U.S. Embassy in Bangui, Central African Republic, closed in 2012. The country was edging toward collapse, and at the very moment diplomacy was needed most, America...

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