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Women in Lukodi, Uganda, celebrate after hearing on a radio that the International Criminal Court in The Hague, Netherlands, found Dominic Ongwen guilty of war crimes, including a massacre in their village back in 2004.

World News

Ugandan Child Soldier-Turned-Rebel Commander Is Convicted Of War Crimes

10:31am February 04, 2021

by Bill Chappell

A former child soldier, Ongwen was the first LRA commander to face trial for the group's terror campaign. The charges include numerous crimes against girls and women, including forced pregnancy.

Dominic Ongwen, a senior commander in the Lord's Resistance Army, enters the courtroom of the International Court in The Hague, Netherlands, on Tuesday.

World News

Former Child Soldier Denies War Crimes In Trial At International Criminal Court

1:00pm December 06, 2016

by Merrit Kennedy

Dominic Ongwen, who was kidnapped by the Lord's Resistance Army when he was a boy, pleaded not guilty to 70 counts of war crimes and crimes against humanity in Uganda. He was nicknamed the White Ant.

Dr. Etheldreda Nakimuli-Mpungu is one of this year's winners of the Elsevier Foundation Award for female scientists in the developing world.

Health & Safety

Mom Inspires Daughter To Be A Doctor Who Really Makes People Better

8:12pm February 25, 2016

by Maanvi Singh

"It's not good to just be a doctor," said the mother. The daughter, encountering HIV patients suffering from depression in Uganda, lived up to her mother's vision.