U.S. Sudan Envoy Leaving Post
The White House announced yesterday what has been expected for several months: its special envoy to Sudan, Scott Gration, is moving on to become U.S. ambassador to Kenya ...
Ahead of Congo Election, Opposition Leader Makes Rounds in D.C.
Congo watchers in D.C. got an inside look last week at the politics surrounding the country’s presidential election, coming up in November ...
Crackdown in North: A Preview of Sudan Post-Secession?
The violent government response to peaceful protests in Sudan last week is an alarming reminder that without external engagement, the Sudanese government is likely to continue a ruling strategy that has so far led to more conflict than peace in the country’s history ...
South Sudan Set to Gain Independence in July
Now it’s official. With nearly 99 percent of people voting in favor of secession in last month’s referendum, southern Sudan is now on course to become the world’s newest country on July 9 ...
NBA Star Luol Deng Raises Awareness for Sudanese Refugees
In a new awareness-raising video, the U.N. refugee agency, known as UNHCR, features Luol Deng, former southern Sudanese refugee and seventh-season star of the Chicago Bulls ...
5 Stories You Might Have Missed This Week
A weekly round-up of must-read stories, posted every Friday ...
Renewed Darfur Violence Underscores Need for New Peace Plan
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A swath of North Darfur, still fragile from the December clashes between the government and rebels, has been engulfed in renewed fighting, leaving villages abandoned as civilians fled ...
As Blue Nile Consultations End, Sudan Border Still Volatile
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In Blue Nile state, just north of the North-South border, three weeks of popular consultations just concluded ...
Violent Attacks on Southern Returnees En Route to Abyei
During, and in the weeks following, the referendum, the disputed region of Abyei saw brutal attacks on convoys of southerners returning to their homeland ...
Grading Obama: Examining the Administration’s LRA Strategy
The Enough Project released a report card today, grading President Obama’s strategy to eliminate the already two decades-long threat posed by the Lord’s Resistance Army, or LRA, throughout Central Africa ...
