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Chapter Overview
Chapter 1: AudiobookHub Recommendation
Chapter 2: Joseph Kony’s Lord’s Resistance Army became the most infamous faction in a long conflict in East-Central Africa.
Chapter 3: Davis chose to confront Kony after the 2009 “Christmas Massacres” events in the Congo.
Chapter 4: Weak communications and Kony’s highly mobile troops greatly benefited the LRA.
Chapter 5: The Bridgeway Foundation helped deploy a local system of “Early Warning Networks.”
Chapter 6: Bridgeway’s effort turned into a military mission approved by a top Ugandan army general.
Chapter 7: Davis and Poole chose a South African mercenary to head up their military training program.
Chapter 8: The Special Operations Group introduced a novel strategy to persuade LRA fighters to surrender.
Chapter 9: One defector provided the SOG a lead that nearly led to Kony’s capture.
Chapter 10: Kony remains at large, yet the LRA is severely weakened, and civilian casualties have now dropped to an all-time low.
Description
To Stop a Warlord (2019) is an inspiring account of a remarkable mission: the quest to bring to justice one of the world’s most notorious war criminals – Joseph Kony, leader of the Lord’s Resistance Army. Packed with insights into Africa’s longest-running conflict, this account tells how Shannon Sedgwick Davis helped assemble an unlikely alliance between philanthropists, the Ugandan military and a South African mercenary to take on Kony’s army across four countries. While that coalition might not have achieved its primary objective of bringing Kony to justice, it did help tip the balance in favor of peace.
Who Should Listen
- Campaigners, activists and human-rights advocates
- Politics buffs fascinated by Central Africa’s past and present
- Anyone interested in conflict resolution