Author: Enough Team

Last week, a verdict handed down by a South Sudanese military court sparked international media buzz. Rightly so: amidst protracted armed conflict, in which thousands of women have reported being raped by government soldiers, it was a rare moment of accountability for atrocities in South Sudan ...

This op-ed originally appeared in The Daily Beast and was written by the Enough Project's John Prendergast and Brian Adeba ...

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE Breaking: South Sudan Peace Deal Signed Today – Fails to Address Corruption at Root of Conflict September 12, 2018 – The peace deal signed today in Addis Ababa between the government of South Sudan and armed opposition groups has significant flaws, including failing to address the looting by leaders of state resources and revenues. These shortcomings could easily lead the country right back to full-scale war. John Prendergast, Founding Director of the Enough Project and Co-Founder of The Sentry, said: "Today’s peace deal lacks meaningful checks and balances on a presidency that already wields immense powers, which are primarily ...

Today, the U.N. Security Council held its first-ever session on the critical connection between corruption and conflict. John Prendergast, Founding Director at the Enough Project and Co-Founder of The Sentry, and U.N. Secretary-General António Guterres were the two featured speakers at the historic briefing ...

On Monday, September 10, 2018, the United Nations Security Council hosted a first-ever session on the critical and devastating connection between corruption and conflict. John Prendergast, Enough’s Founding Director and co-Founder of The Sentry, joined UN Secretary-General António Guterres as one of the two featured speakers. This explainer accompanies John Prendergast’s speech to the United Nations (UN) Security Council on September 10, 2018 and further explains the different tools of financial leverage – both at a national level and multilaterally - that can be used to prevent conflict and mass atrocities in Africa.  Concepts and processes covered in this document ...

On Monday, September 10 at 10 a.m. EDT, the United Nations Security Council will host a first-ever session on the critical and devastating connection between corruption and conflict. John Prendergast, Enough’s Founding Director and co-Founder of The Sentry, will join UN Secretary-General António Guterres as  one of the two featured speakers ...

The Sentry’s Co-Founder Joins UN Secretary-General Guterres in Historic Session as United States Takes the Council Presidency Washington, D.C. – On Monday, September 10, the United Nations Security Council will hold its first-ever session on the critical connection between corruption and conflict. John Prendergast, Founding Director at the Enough Project and Co-Founder of The Sentry, will be joining U.N. Secretary-General António Guterres as one of the two featured speakers at the historic briefing. Initiated by U.S. Ambassador to the United Nations Nikki Haley as the United States takes up the rotating U.N. Security Council Presidency, the session will highlight the major ...

The Enough Project joins the many voices in Sudan and world wide that have expressed their sadness and deep sense of loss at the passing of Dr. Amin Mekki Medani ...

Inquiries by The Sentry have just revealed that General Gabriel Jok Riak, South Sudan’s top military commander, likely traveled in violation of his UN travel ban. The Sentry has now been able to confirm that General Jok Riak did not receive an official waiver from the UN when he visited China last month for the first China-Africa Defense & Security Forum ...

تصويت الحزب يمهد لبقاء عمر البشير "رئيسًا مدى الحياة" أغسطس 2018 -في يوم الخميس  ٩ اغسطس ، اتخذ المجلس الاستشاري لحزب المؤتمر الوطني، الحزب الحاكم في السودان، خطوة مبدئية رئيسية نحو إلغاء القيود المعنية بتحديد فترة  الولاية الرئاسية في السودان، وهي الخطوة التي تمهد الطريق لاحتمالية تولي الرئيس عمر البشير رئاسة السودان مدى الحياة، وذلك قبيل الانتخابات الرئاسية المقبلة المزمع إجراؤها في 2020 .حيث صوت الحزب بالإجماع بالموافقة على مقترح بتعديل اللوائح التنظيمية للحزب لغرض السماح للبشير بالترشح، حيث أن دستور حزب المؤتمر الوطني كان ينص في السابق على التقيد بترشيح مرشحي الحزب لمنصبي الرئيس ونائب الرئيس لفترتين فقط صرح ...