Democratic Republic of Congo Content
John Prendergast Testifies to Congress on Sub-Saharan Africa, Urges Network Sanctions and Anti-Money Laundering Measures to Address War Linked to Grand Corruption
Today, John Prendergast, Co-Founder of The Sentry and Founding Director of the Enough Project, testified before the U.S. House Foreign Affairs Subcommittee on Africa, Global Health, Global Human Rights, and International Organizations, in a hearing on “Protecting Civil Society, Faith-Based Actors, and Political Speech in Sub-Saharan Africa.” ...
Sentry Alert: New Evidence Congolese Bank Did Business with Hezbollah Financiers
This Sentry Alert reinforces evidence of wrongdoing outlined in the first Sentry report on D.R. Congo: "The Terrorists' Treasury" ...
Bank Scandal in Congo
Newly uncovered evidence published today by The Sentry reveals that BGFIBank DRC, a Congolese bank run and partly owned by members of President Joseph Kabila’s family, maintained accounts up to at least 2016 for companies with ties to terrorists ...
Enough Project Encourages Corporate Responsibility in DR Congo’s Electoral Process
On March 26, Enough sent a letter to Miru Systems Co., a South Korean company specializing in electronic voting systems. It has been reported that Miru is poised to provide electronic voting technology to Congo’s Independent National Electoral Commission (CENI) for elections that are scheduled to occur in December 2018. ...
An Important Signal to Companies: New Federal Procurement Requirements for Computers Include Conflict Minerals Criteria
When any U.S. federal government agency purchases computers or monitors, it now must take into account the progress the company manufacturing the products is making on combating the conflict minerals trade ...
Foreign Affairs Op-ed: The Key to Making Peace in Africa
In a new op-ed, The Sentry co-founders George Clooney and John Prendergast highlight the fatal flaw in peacemaking in Africa ...
Conflict Minerals 101: 2018 Update
Until recent years, the conflict minerals supply chain was a very lucrative scheme for Congo’s armed groups and even parts of the Congolese army. But now that’s all changing. Check out Enough’s updated conflict minerals 101 video and learn about what you can do to continue to hold companies accountable ...
Red Flags in DR Congo’s Electoral Process: Time for Consequences
Current President Joseph Kabila’s term of office expired in December 2016, but his government has repeatedly failed to hold elections. Each time the Kabila administration delays elections, it trots out a smoke screen of technical excuses, and some of these are the government’s own making ...
Justice for Atrocities Against Children in Congo Advances at Both Local and International Levels
Two landmark decisions advancing justice in the Democratic Republic of Congo came down last week ...
New Conflict Minerals Rankings Spotlight World’s Top Consumer Electronics Companies and Jewelry Retailers
Apple, Alphabet (Google), HP, Microsoft, and Intel are leading the way, while Walmart, Sears, and Neiman Marcus are ranked worst, in the Enough Project’s 2017 Conflict Minerals Company Rankings, published today ...
