Southern Kordofan Bishop Briefs Journalists at U.N.
As the Sudanese government continues to systematically target and attack civilians in the Nuba Mountains of Sudan’s South Kordofan region, the retired Rev. Andudu Adam Elnail who serves as the Anglican bishop of Kadugli, has become a voice of urgency for the region and its people. On Friday, a day after testifying before an emergency U.S. Congressional hearing, Bishop Andudu gave a press conference at the U.N., organized by Avaaz, Human Rights Watch, and Sudan Now ...
Q&A: Somalia Expert Ken Menkhaus on the Famine
Enough spoke with eminent Somalia expert and political science professor Ken Menkhaus about what’s behind the famine sweeping East Africa and lessons that we should take away from the crisis. The post was included in the 48 Hours of Action blogathon hosted by DailyKos to raise funds for famine relief ...
AFRICOM Commander on LRA: “A lot of work yet to do”
The commander of U.S. Africa Command, or AFRICOM, recently spoke about the commitment of the United States to apprehending Lord’s Resistance Army leader Joseph Kony and acknowledged that there is “a lot of work yet to do.” Meeting with Ugandan reporters at AFRICOM headquarters, Commander General Carter F. Ham said that the priority is stopping Kony. “The preferred way to do this is to capture him and bring him to justice,” Ham said ...
With New Board, Obama Prioritizes Atrocity and Genocide Prevention
On Thursday, the White House announced some positive news in the fight against genocide and mass atrocities. The administration plans to create a new interagency Atrocities Prevention Board that will coordinate a comprehensive government approach to prevent mass atrocities and genocide . The board —whose exact authority, mandate, and structure will be under interagency review over the next months —will begin functioning within 120 days, according to the presidential directive announcing its creation ...
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New Sudan Report: “It’s time to try something else”
The split of Sudan and South Sudan creates the opportunity for rethinking and reasserting U.S. policy toward the two countries. No longer is U.S. engagement with Khartoum or Juba limited by concerns that an overly assertive policy might provoke a backlash that could derail South Sudan’s referendum or its independence. In addition, dynamics in the wider region are in flux as once seemingly unshakable dictatorships falter under popular uprisings and as the international community establishes limits – in some cases – for what it is willing to watch civilians endure from its own government. In a new policy paper, Enough ...
John Oliver as Dodd-Frank Act: “Lobby, lobby, lobby gets you access here”
Jon Stewart took up the Dodd-Frank Wall Street Reform Act in his show last week, reminding us of what we’re up against in the fight for strong implementation of the bill’s Section 1502 on conflict minerals. In a way that no one but John Oliver can pull off, HR 4173 is brought to life, looking quite tattered. So much so that Jon Stewart asks, “What the hell happened to you?” ...
Congressional Committee Calls Emergency Meeting on Nuba Mountains
An emergency Congressional hearing on the devastation in the Nuba Mountains of Sudan turned lively this morning after an impassioned Rep. Frank Wolf (R-VA) took the opportunity to to speak candidly about his feelings about the Sudanese government's ruling National Congress Party and its leader, Omar al-Bashir. "This government is fundamentally evil," said Wolf. C-SPAN was there to capture his impassioned condemnation of the Bashir regime for executing endless wars on their own people. Bishop Andudu from Kadugli, the capital of besieged Southern Kordofan, provided moving testimony from the ground, describing house-to-house executions, mass graves, and a severe lack of ...
Relations between Two Sudans Tied up in Economic Disputes
The economies of both Sudan and South Sudan rely heavily on income from oil revenues. Therefore post-split negotiations on transitional economic and financial issues mediated by African Union High-Level Implementation Panel, or AUHIP, have been largely focused on reaching an agreement on this burning issue ...
Rep. Frank Wolf on Sudan
Speaking at an emergency hearing on violence in the South Kordofan region of Sudan, Rep. Frank Wolf (R-VA) called on Sudanese Pres. Bashir to be removed from power ...
