Oil Disputes Shadow First Day of Sudan-South Sudan Talks
A new round of post-independence talks between Sudan and South Sudan began today in Addis Ababa and are slated to last until next Monday, January 24. Front and center in this round of talks is the issue of Khartoum and Juba’s undetermined oil relationship, and the size of the transit fee—measured in dollars per barrel of oil—that South Sudan should pay to Khartoum for the use of pipelines that cross Sudan’s territory ...
Kenya In Somalia: Planning The War But Not The Peace?
Kenya’s landmark incursion into Somalia last October and ongoing military operations present some important opportunities and disquieting potential pitfalls for establishing lasting security in a region controlled by the al Qaeda-linked jihadi group al-Shabaab. This guest post for Think Progress introduces "After the Kenyan Intervention in Somalia," Enough's latest Somalia report, written by Ken Menkhaus ...
Enough 101: Eastern Congo’s Armed Groups
This week's post in the series Enough 101 provides an overview of the primary armed groups currently operating in eastern Congo ...
Military Subversion in Congo?
While it is not clear how serious the threats are, recent developments within and around the Congolese military are making Kinshasa’s ruling power nervous and are worth keeping an eye on ...
FACT SHEET: Timeline for Negotiations between the Two Sudans
In an attempt to shed light on what has occurred in the negotiations to date, as well as to inform future discussions concerning the process, and the AUHIP’s contribution to it, Enough has compiled the following timeline providing an overview of the negotiations to date, and reflecting the various changes to the process’ structure ...
Somalia Report: After the Kenyan Intervention
Donors and stakeholders from Somalia, the region, and the international community must craft a plan for who will govern southern Somalia if and when Kenya's intervention to oust the jihadi group al-Shabaab succeeds in order to create stability in the highly contested region, said eminent Somalia expert Ken Menkhaus in a new paper published by Enough ...
U.N.-A.U. Mission Visits LRA-affected Countries, Calls for Regional Cooperation
Two high-ranking officials traveled to Bangui, Juba, Kampala, and Kinshasa last week to address the coordination of regional efforts to defeat the Lord’s Resistance Army, or LRA. There were several important advancements in the regional initiative that came out of the recent trip ...
5 Stories You Might Have Missed This Week
A weekly round-up of must-read stories, posted every Friday ...
Strategy Needed After Kenya’s Intervention in Somalia: Enough Project Report
Donors and stakeholders from Somalia and the region must craft a plan for who will govern southern Somalia if and when Kenya's intervention to oust the jihadi group al-Shabaab succeeds in order to create stability in the highly contested region, according to a new Enough Project paper by Ken Menkhaus ...
After the Kenyan Intervention in Somalia
If the first decade of the new millennium bears a single enduring political lesson, it is this: Intervention strategies that plan the war but not the peace will fail. Indifference to or wishful thinking about the crafting of a post-intervention political order guarantees disorder, and can leave both the occupied country and the intervening power worse off than before ...
