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Amnesty’s latest report on South Sudan discusses how the parties in the conflict have subjected thousands of South Sudanese to sexual violence ...

A new report has revealed that South Sudan and Uganda act as critical waypoints for the illegal trafficking of elephant tusks, pangolin scales, hippo teeth, and other endangered wildlife coming from Garamba National Park in the Democratic Republic of Congo ...

After following the trail of illegally poached elephants, pangolins, and other wildlife that benefit armed groups in Garamba National Park, the Enough Project went to the region to better understand where the wildlife was trafficked to ...

Emerging from genocide, South Sudan declares independence six years ago. Then a political crisis plunges the country into war again, this time a civil war, with killings, famine and displacement. Brian Adeba of the Enough Project, and John Tanza, a freelance journalist join Mimi Geerges to discuss the problems of South Sudan ...

In this piece, Enough's Founding Director John Prendergast argues for a completely revamped approach to peace in South Sudan ...

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Today, the Intergovernmental Authority on Development (IGAD), an eight-country trade bloc including governments from the Horn of Africa, Nile Valley, and the African Great Lakes, will hold an Extraordinary Summit on South Sudan in Addis Ababa. The summit will deliberate on the deteriorating security and humanitarian situation in South Sudan. Enough Project experts are available for comment and analysis. John Prendergast, Founding Director at the Enough Project, said: "Because its war is spiraling, South Sudan needs a new, dynamic, and inclusive peace process. IGAD is currently charged with mediating but its approach is inadequate in the face of multiplying armed actors ...

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The Sentry's latest report examining documents concerning Lt. Gen. Malek Reuben Riak one of the senior generals that the U.N. Security Council’s Panel of Experts has identified as responsible for the violence in Unity state that directly led to the famine ...

The Sentry's new investigative report spotlights documents indicating top army general has amassed a fortune through questionable deals in energy, construction and explosives; U.N. says same general is partly behind violence in Unity state that led to famine May 31, 2017 -- A new investigative report released today by The Sentry, “Making a Fortune While Making a Famine,” reveals documents that indicate a top South Sudanese army general has amassed and offshored millions of dollars through an array of questionable business enterprises while the country suffers from devastating war and famine. The focus of The Sentry’s investigation, Lieutenant General Malek Reuben Riak, promoted on ...