تقرير جديد لمنظمةإينف الأمريكية عن اقتصاديات التطهير العرقي

واشنطن: يقول تقرير جديد لمنظمة إينف الأمريكية إن الضرورات الاقتصادية صارت تمثل الآن القوة الدافعة الرئيسية لتصاعد العنف في دارفور. ويشير التقرير الذي تم إعداده بناء على أبحاث مسؤولين في المنظمة قاموا مؤخرا برحلة إلى المنطقة إلى أن الحكومة السودانية ترعى الآن اشتباكات عنيفة وتسعى استراتيجيا إلى ترويض ميليشيات الجنجويد، وذلك من أجل تعزيز السيطرة الاقتصادية على الموارد الطبيعية الغنية التي تذخر بها دارفور ...
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Blue Denial: A Young Man’s Struggle in War-Torn Blue Nile
The new short film Blue Denial depicts the human cost of the atrocities taking place in the Blue Nile State in Sudan ...
The Internet as a ‘Miracle Solution’ for Congo

According to a new report by Freedom House, only 1.7 percent of Congolese accessed the Internet in 2012 ...
New Report: Completing the Mission – U.S. Special Forces Are Essential for Ending the LRA

Since 2011, approximately 100 U.S. military advisors have become integral to the operations to weaken the Lord’s Resistance Army, or LRA, and capture its leader, Joseph Kony ...
Report: U.S. Military Advisors Helping Reduce Attacks by Kony’s LRA
Renewed U.S. commitment to address atrocities committed by Joseph Kony's Lord's Resistance Army, or LRA, will bolster the ongoing counter-LRA efforts in Central Africa, argues a new Enough Project report released today ...
Completing the Mission: U.S. Special Forces Are Essential for Ending the LRA

The mission to end the deadly Lord’s Resistance Army, or LRA, rebel group is regaining momentum. This report examines the impact of U.S. special forces on the counter-LRA mission and recommends steps forward in light of the restart of offensive operations, which were suspended due to the violent coup in the Central African Republic and the Obama administration's recent committement to extend the mission into 2014 ...
Sudan Tribune Op-ed: Abyei’s Anticipated Referendum
The gate into the town of Abyei, located on the contested border between Sudan and South Sudan, is raised. An Ethiopian peacekeeper sits in the shade of a bunker laced with razor wire. He’s devoid of rifle or helmet ...
Satellite Imagery Shows Both Sudans Continue to Violate Demilitarized Border Zone

The Satellite Sentinel Project’s new report, “Continued Violations: Both Sudans Still Violating Demilitarized Border Zone” provides imagery and analysis of continued militarization by both Sudan and South Sudan in the Safe Demilitarized Border Zone (SDBZ) ...
ThinkProgress: 7 Things You Need to Know About #SudanRevolts

In the last week, thousands of Sudanese have taken to the streets to call for a fundamental change in the way their country is governed ...