Uganda Stops Looking for Kony

Jason Russell's naked meltdown didn't stop the hunt for Joseph Kony, but a Central African coup has—at least temporarily. Uganda has suspended its 3,000-troop-strong search for Africa's most wanted warlord following the recent rebel takeover of Central African Republic, Reuters reports. "These rebels have been openly hostile to us and following that, the president [of Uganda, Yoweri Museveni] has ordered us only to be in defensive positions," said the leader of the Ugandan force. "So we've temporarily suspended offensive operations against the LRA for now until we receive further orders."

The Ugandan troops are part of a 5,000-member force that had been hunting the warlord, and the fate of the other countries' troops remains to be seen. However, local media reports that the US support operation, comprised of 100 troops, has been "temporarily paused," per a US embassy source. (More Joseph Kony stories.)