Sounding the Alarm on Abyei
There are many reasons for the breakdown of the Comprehensive Peace Agreement, the principal one being the Khartoum government's failure to implement the CPA's Abyei Protocol.Creating a Peace to Keep in Darfur
Ending the catastrophe in Darfur requires international protection for civilians, a peace agreement resolving underlying political issues, and accountability for human rights abuses.Darfur Groups Urge World Leaders Not to Attend Olympic Opening Ceremonies
‘Beijing should not be allowed to bask in the warm glow of peace and brotherhood associated with the opening games if China is still underwriting atrocities in Darfur ...’More on Darfur and Southern Sudan >>
End the Horrific Suffering in Eastern Congo
ENOUGH joins 62 international and Congolese human rights and aid groups to call for an independent special advisor on human rights for eastern Congo to ensure action on protecting civilians at risk.New Congo Policy Standard
The United States has finally devoted some diplomatic muscle to resolving the crisis in eastern Congo. Recent gains must be buttressed with increased diplomatic and financial resources.Getting Serious about Ending Conflict and Sexual Violence in Congo
U.S.-led efforts in recent weeks to end the crisis in the eastern Democratic Republic of Congo—the epicenter of the deadliest war since World War II with 5.4 million dead and counting—have yielded a ceasefire, but the conflict is not over.More on Congo >>
A New Peace Strategy for Northern Uganda and the LRA
With hopes of a peace agreement dashed by Kony’s intransigence, it is time for a new approach to restoring peace. What is needed now is a two-track strategy that addresses the grievances in the North that gave rise to the LRA in the first place and deals directly with Kony with both a carrot and a stick.Q & A in The East African
Julia Spiegel, policy analyst for the ENOUGH Project, spent the past month in Uganda and South Sudan. She submitted this Q&A to the Nairobi, Kenya weekly paper, The East African. It was published in the April 20-27, 2008 edition.ENOUGH Policy Standard for Northern Uganda
The Bush administration and Congress have an essential role to play in ending Africa's longest war - the 22-year long conflict in northern Uganda. The U.S. government can help to close this nightmarish chapter of Uganda's history.More on Northern Uganda >>
Nasty Neighbors: Resolving the Chad-Sudan Proxy War
A recent agreement between Chad and Sudan might appear to be good news for a part of the world that has been sliding toward chaos. However, these quarrelsome neighbors have signed four peace accords in the past two years, and in each instance fighting broke out shortly thereafter.Is Anyone Serious about Ending the Political Crisis in Chad?
Chadian rebels’ lightning strike on the capital N’Djamena in late January and early February is the latest and most dramatic consequence of two combustible situations that remain on collision course: Sudan’s destabilizing policies and Chad’s internal political crisis.More on Chad >>
15 Years After Black Hawk Down: Somalia's Chance?
If the international community quickly fills the peacemaking vacuum by supporting a process for real dialogue, then Somalia may have a chance to end its long and costly war.R2P, the ICC, and Stopping Atrocities in the Real World
In the fight to eliminate genocide and crimes against humanity, the world has recently seen the birth of two essential pillars in that foundation: the International Criminal Court and the doctrine of the "Responsibility to Protect," however, the doctrine is currently failing in Darfur, Congo, and Uganda. What does R2P mean in real life, rather than in some fancy UN document?Kenya: Containing a Rebounding Crisis
The crisis in Kenya poses an enormous challenge to the United States, not least because it has already triggered the killing of over 1000 Kenyans and displaced hundreds of thousands.Recent Publications
Almost a year has passed since the United Nations Security Council approved a civilian protection force for Darfur. But the United Nations-African Union mission in Darfur, known as UNAMID, is stunted. Only one-third of the troops are deployed, critical gaps exist in equipment and logistical support and the force has been repeatedly attacked. The Sudanese government systematically obstructs full deployment with total impunity.
In 1994, at Rwanda’s moment of greatest need, the world turned its back. The Rwandan genocide and the subsequent flight of the genocidaires into the Democratic Republic of the Congo spawned eastern Congo’s complex crisis—one that has led to the deaths of 5.4 million Congolese and threatens the future of millions more. The world has had 14 years to take action against the perpetrators of the genocide and those who now terrorize eastern Congo in their name, but the international response remains sorely inadequate.
Five weeks after ENOUGH issued its report “Sounding the Alarm on Abyei” the town of Abyei has ceased to exist. Brigade 31 of the Sudanese Armed Forces, or SAF, has displaced the entire civilian population and burned Abyei’s market and housing to the ground. These events were predicted, and absent effective word and action, they became inevitable. Somehow, the government of the United States of America missed all the signals—again.
The unprecedented attack on a suburb of Khartoum by the Justice and Equality Movement (JEM) demonstrates once again the urgent need for a credible and inclusive peace process to resolve the crisis in Darfur. It is too early to predict what effect the attack will have on the political and military dynamics of the conflict going forward, but Sudan's ruling National Congress Party is making clear that its response will focus on civilians.
Zimbabwe is facing a deepening political crisis, marked by state-sponsored violence against opposition party supporters. Following the March 29 presidential and parliamentary elections, in which the opposition won control of parliament and won more votes in the presidential contest, the government unleashed a nationwide campaign of violence against opposition groups. At least 32 supporters of the Movement for Democratic Change, or MDC, have been killed, over 700 have sought medical treatment, over 6700 have been displaced, and over 1000 people have been arrested.
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