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Earlier this month, Sudan’s paramilitary Janjaweed forces razed 127 empty villages in Darfur to the ground. According to reports in local media, this was their second rampage over the same territory in as many months ...

Actor and activist Emmanuelle Chriqui joined hip hop artist Omékongo Dibinga and Raise Hope for Congo Campaign Manager JD Stier on a HuffPo Live segment to discuss the growing movement for peace in Congo and launch a new music video, "Congo on the Come Up." ...

The Satellite Sentinel Project (SSP) is issuing a human security alert for the civilian population of the Kauda Valley in the war-torn Nuba Mountains region of Sudan. Digital Globe Intelligence Solutions (DGIS) imagery has captured a significant mobilization of Sudan Armed Forces (SAF) around Rashad, Delaba, and Umm Abdallah in the Nuba Mountains, South Kordofan, Sudan ...

In 2013, American University (AU) became the first school in the Washington, D.C. area to adopt conflict-free purchasing guidelines. The co-leaders of Empower Congo, a campus group that took on the Conflict Free Campus Initiative have outlined how and why they were successful in reaching this turning point and their plans to continue advocating for the people of Congo ...

Today, a United States district court of appeals ruled that part of the SEC's conflict minerals rule requiring companies to disclose whether or not they use conflict minerals from the Democratic Republic of Congo and surrounding countries is unconstitutional ...

A week after President Obama announced potential targeted sanctions against individuals responsible for the ongoing violence in South Sudan both sides have expressed an overwhelming lack of concern that they will be affected ...

Marking the 20th anniversary of the Rwandan Genocide, U.S. Senators Robert Menendez (D-N.J.), Chris Coons (D-Del.), and Jeff Flake (R-Ariz.) introduced Senate Resolution 413 on April 7. S. Res. 413 commemorates and honors the lives of those affected, and expresses support for the people of Rwanda on this day. The resolution condemns ongoing atrocities perpetrated against civilians in Syria, the Central African Republic, South Sudan, Sudan, and elsewhere, while strengthening the U.S. commitment to prevent future acts of genocide and mass atrocities ...

Former U.S. Diplomat Jeff Millington, provides a compelling argument for a diplomatic surge and humanitarian support in South Sudan. As one of the lead diplomats in supporting the negotiations leading to the Comprehensive Peace Agreement between northern and southern Sudan, he has remained engaged in issues related to South Sudan since his retirement from the U.S. Foreign Service ...

A panel conversation co-sponsored by the Carr Center for Human Rights Policy and the Harvard University Committee on African Studies. Featuring Enough Project Advisor Omer Ismail ...

In 2003, brutal attacks on Darfur's civilian population captured the world's attention, but attention has drifted away from the war-torn region, since violence in Darfur diminished in the mid 2000s. Still, the root causes of the conflict persist. This mini-documentary done in coordination with our partners at iAct features the Enough Project's John Prendergast and Omer Ismail speaking with displaced Darfuris and hearing their stories ...