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Author: Emily Backes

Ahead of Congo Election, Opposition Leader Makes Rounds in D.C.

Ahead of Congo Election, Opposition Leader Makes Rounds in D.C.
Congo watchers in D.C. got an inside look last week at the politics surrounding the country’s presidential election, coming up in November ...

Treating Rape as a Fundamental Issue in Congo’s War

Treating Rape as a Fundamental Issue in Congo’s War
A recent article in The Economist details the use of rape as a weapon of war that has left too many victims overlooked around the world, with a particular focus on Congo ...

In First Hearing of New Congress, House Foreign Affairs Calls on Sudan Experts

In First Hearing of New Congress, House Foreign Affairs Calls on Sudan Experts
The House Committee on Foreign Affairs met this week for the first time since the start of the 112th Congress, and Sudan took center stage ...

Q&A with Sudanese Activist Simon Deng

Q&A with Sudanese Activist Simon Deng
After registering in Alexandria earlier this month, Simon Deng spoke with Enough about the registration process, his recent walk around Capitol Hill to raise awareness about the upcoming vote, and his dreams of an independent Southern Sudan ...

SEC Recommends Rules on Conflict Minerals Regulation

SEC Recommends Rules on Conflict Minerals Regulation
The long rule-making process following the passage of the Dodd-Frank Wall Street Reform and Consumer Protection Act continued this week at the Securities and Exchange Commission, or SEC ...

On This Day: U.N. Adopts Genocide Convention

On This Day: U.N. Adopts Genocide Convention
On this day in 1948, 62 years ago today, the United Nations’ General Assembly made a historic statement and took an unprecedented stand against genocide ...

U.S. Congress Considers Next Steps on Congo, Conflict Minerals

U.S. Congress Considers Next Steps on Congo, Conflict Minerals
From Capitol Hill, the conflict in eastern Congo can feel a world away, but a Congressional committee this week took up an important question: What are the implications of the conflict there on U.S. national interests and stability in the wider Great Lakes region of Africa? ...

Landmark Trial on Rape as Weapon of War Opens at ICC

Landmark Trial on Rape as Weapon of War Opens at ICC
The trial of The Prosecutor v. Jean-Pierre Bemba Gombo began yesterday at the International Criminal Court ...

‘Blood in the Mobile’ Debuts at Amsterdam Film Fest

Filmmaker Frank Poulsen’s “Blood in the Mobile,” a full-length documentary tracing the link between cell phones and violence in eastern Congo, opens in Amsterdam today at the world’s largest documentary film festival ...

‘Inside the Box:’ Peacebuilding at the Grassroots

‘Inside the Box:’ Peacebuilding at the Grassroots
Congo experts discuss shortcomings of efforts to end the long conflict there as D.C. marks the 10th anniversary of landmark U.N. resolution on women in war zones ...