Congress, New Report Spotlight Violence Against Women Globally
Women and girls who have fled violence in Darfur continue to face rape and attack as refugees in eastern Chad, according to a report out today from Amnesty International. Tomorrow, the Congress will take up the issue at a hearing “Violence Against Women: Global Costs and Consequences.” ...
Mapping Violence in South Sudan
We thought it would be useful to plot details of major attacks in South Sudan on a map to draw a picture of the increasing violence as the clock ticks toward national elections next year and the self-determination referendum in 2011 ...
A Fine Balance in Somalia
A strike by U.S. commandos on an al-Qaeda ringleader in Somalia last week—and the retaliatory violence and increasingly fiery rhetoric from Somali extremists in its aftermath—illustrates the delicate relationship between narrow U.S. counterterrorism objectives and its broader foreign policy goal to increase stability in the Horn of Africa ...
Violence in South Sudan Raises Alarm over Health of Peace Deal
South Sudan was once again hit with violence this week when Lou Nuer militiamen attacked a Dinka village, leaving 76 dead, 46 injured and 1,800 homeless, according to officials cited by the L.A. Times. Among those dead were 20 government security officers who were defending the village. The particulars of this attack fit the pattern of the recent wave of violence in South Sudan ...
Congo, Darfur Films Honored at 30th Annual Emmys
Winners of the 30th Annual News & Documentary Emmy Awards were announced in New York City on Monday night. Among those honored with nominations were two documentaries that raise awareness of the ongoing wars and human tragedy in Congo and Darfur. “The Greatest Silence: Rape in the Congo” was nominated for Outstanding Informational Programming and Outstanding Individual Achievement in a Craft while “The Devil Came on Horseback” received a nod for Best Documentary ...
Now Playing in Asheville: ‘The Greatest Silence’
If you’re in Asheville, North Carolina, this Thursday through Saturday, be sure to join actress and model Andie MacDowell for a screening of “The Greatest Silence: Rape in the Congo.” This Emmy-nominated documentary tells the stories of women and girls who survived sexual atrocities committed by rebel groups and soldiers in eastern Congo ...
Advanced Weaponry Floods East Africa
Recent clashes in Kenya point to the increasing availability and use of modern weaponry in the region. The Associated Press reported this week that ethnic violence in Kenya left 24 dead and dozens wounded, many of them women and children. The fighting was unusually severe due to the use of modern weapons ...
Khartoum and the LRA: What’s Behind the Rumors?
It seems that many people are beginning to wonder, “Are resurgent Ugandan rebels backed by Khartoum?” AlertNet recently examined the question, providing some interesting insights about the potential links between the Sudanese regime in Khartoum and the Lord’s Resistance Army, the northern Ugandan rebel group led by the messianic indicted war criminal Joseph Kony ...
More Sparks of Political Violence in Zimbabwe
Yet another MDC activist was brutally murdered last week, bringing the month’s number of victims killed in apparently politically motivated attacks to at least four ...
Oil Sharing in Sudan: Not Exactly 50-50
This week, Global Witness released a report that is sure to ruffle some feathers in Khartoum. The report suggests that the government of South Sudan may not be receiving its fair share—to be exact, half—of oil revenues from the northern government in Khartoum. The report contends that the Sudanese government underreported production in each of the oil blocks in the South, with Khartoum’s numbers ranging from 9 to 26 percent less than those tabulated by the CNPC. These miscalculations may translate into the loss of hundreds of millions of dollars in revenue for the South since the signing of the ...
