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Kony 2012

April 2022

  • Joseph Kony, leader of the Lord's Resistance Army, in 2006.

    Remember #Kony2012? We’re still living in its offensive, outdated view of Africa

    Dipo Faloyin
    The continent is treated as a single failed entity, whose people are helpless recipients of aid. This needs to change, says author Dipo Faloyin

December 2015

  • Ugandans watch a screening of Kony 2012

    Working myself out of a job: lessons from leading Invisible Children

    It’s a year since the NGO best known for creating the viral video Kony 2012 announced it was cutting its workforce to just five. What happened?

June 2015

  • Digital humanitarians

    Guardian Africa network
    The rise of the digital saviour: can Facebook likes change the world?

    From Beyoncé’s I Was Here video to #Kony2012, online campaigns are everywhere, shared in their millions. But does technology really amplify our humanity or is it all meaningless clicktivism? Warscapes reports

July 2014

  • Photo of a computer screen showing Barack Obama's tweet on November 7, 2012 after his re-election as US president.

    Best bits
    How to campaign online: 15 dos and don'ts

    Our expert panel offer 15 dos and don'ts of changing the world click by click

November 2013

  • JOSEPH KONY

    Guardian Africa network
    Joseph Kony - the adventure show

    Crowd-sourcing campaign to raise money for hunt for Ugandan warlord is new low in activism-as-entertainment, says Corinna Jentzsch

March 2013

  • Army of God book cover

    Joseph Kony graphic novel illustrates personal stories of violent campaign

  • jason russell

    Jason Russell: Kony2012 and the fight for truth

December 2012

  • Joseph Kony, head of the Lords Resistance Army

    Poverty matters blog
    Kony 2012 – the anti-LRA video that went viral

  • The head of French charity Zoe's Ark Eric Breteau and charity members Emilie Lelouche

    Guardian Africa network
    French charity's plan to rescue Darfur 'orphans' may be worst aid idea ever

October 2012

  • Jason Russell

    Kony 2012 campaigner Jason Russell: 'I wasn't in control of my mind or body'

    Invisible Children film-maker tells NBC that stress of promoting Joseph Kony video caused breakdown in San Diego in March

July 2012

  • David Simpson

    The Englishman accused of an African massacre

    In March, as a viral video highlighted the atrocities of Ugandan warlord Joseph Kony, David Simpson stumbled across the mutilated bodies of 13 men. He is now in jail charged with their murder. Carole Cadwalladr spoke to him

June 2012

  • kickstriker screen grab

    US news blog
    Kony 2012 group threatens lawsuit over 'wartime' Kickstarter-like parody site

  • Joseph Kony

    Joseph Kony kidnapped 591 children in past three years, UN report reveals

May 2012

  • Caesar Achellam sits with his wife Adong Gladys

    Ugandan forces capture Kony's top LRA commander

    Caesar Acellam is a known military strategist for Joseph Kony, whose forces are being increasingly degraded, say Ugandans

April 2012

  • A still showing a child soldier from the Kony 2012 video launched by the charity Invisible Children

    Teacher's blog
    How to teach... Kony 2012

  • Kony campaign

    Kony 2012 Cover the Night fails to move from the internet to the streets

  • kony 2012

    Kony 2012: Invisible Children prepares Cover the Night stunt amid criticism

  • People and power
    Evgeny Morozov: 'I'm all for elite models when it comes to digital activism' - video

  • Datablog
    Kony 2012 in numbers

  • Small Changes
    Global development podcast: does Kony 2012 offer the right solutions?

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