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Author: Laura Heaton

JEM’s Move to Leave Peace Talks: More Trouble for Darfur?

JEM’s Move to Leave Peace Talks: More Trouble for Darfur?
Peace talks in Darfur hit another stumbling block yesterday with the announcement by Darfur’s strongest rebel faction that it would ‘freeze’ its involvement in the negotiations. The news reinforces the view that the Doha peace process exists in name only ...

5 Best Stories You Might Have Missed This Week

5 Best Stories You Might Have Missed This Week
A weekly round-up of must-read stories, posted every Friday ...

NYC Event: Representations of Africa

NYC Event: Representations of Africa
If you happen to be in New York City this evening, Columbia University’s Teachers College is hosting a panel that will be worth checking out called “Representations of Africa,” hosted by the school’s Center for African Education and the African Studies Working Group. I'll be there, representing Enough Said ...

Conflict Minerals, LRA Bills Face Key House Committee

Conflict Minerals, LRA Bills Face Key House Committee
For activists and legislators who have been working hard to promote the Conflict Minerals Trade Act (H.R. 4128) and the Lord’s Resistance Army Disarmament and Northern Uganda Recovery Act, today is a big day ...

Bashir Declared Winner of Sudan’s (Thoroughly Un-) Democratic Election

Bashir Declared Winner of Sudan’s (Thoroughly Un-) Democratic Election
It’s official: Sudan’s National Electoral Commission today declared a victory for President Omar al-Bashir in what’s been dubbed the country’s “first democratic elections” in over two decades. The outcome, of course, is no surprise, given that Bashir was running virtually unchallenged ...

Activists Turn Out in Droves to Change the Equation for Congo

Activists Turn Out in Droves to Change the Equation for Congo
Activists responded in remarkable numbers to the Change the Equation call-to-action, as evidenced by the flood of Congo-related messages that dominated the walls of our 10 key representatives last week ...

5 Best Stories You Might Have Missed This Week

5 Best Stories You Might Have Missed This Week
A weekly round-up of must-read stories, posted every Friday ...

5 Best Stories You Might Have Missed This Week

5 Best Stories You Might Have Missed This Week
A weekly round-up of must-read stories, posted every Friday ...

Flawed Elections In Sudan Prompt Activist Action In DC

Flawed Elections In Sudan Prompt Activist Action In DC
If you’re near the State Department on Monday morning, keep an eye out for a large group of Sudan activists expressing their frustration about how this election season has turned out ...

Mia Farrow on “Sudan’s Sham Election”

Mia Farrow on “Sudan’s Sham Election”
Don’t miss actress and longtime Sudan advocate Mia Farrow’s pointed op-ed in today’s Wall Street Journal, on her frustration over the conditions under which Sudan’s election is set to take place ...