5 Stories You Might Have Missed This Week
A weekly round-up of must-read stories, posted every Friday (or on occasion, on Saturday) ...
New Stats on Humanitarian Impact of the Lord’s Resistance Army
The United Nations Office for the Coordination of Humanitarian Affairs, or OCHA, recently released their third quarter report on LRA activity in central Africa. These updated stats serve to illustrate the ongoing grave impact of the LRA in central Africa, in spite of their relatively small numbers and the fact that soldiers from several countries—including American military advisors—are pursuing them ...
U.S. and U.N. Target M23 Commander with Sanctions
The U.S. Treasury Department announced its move to add top M23 commander Sultani Makenga to its list of Congolese warlords under sanctions for their role in stoking violence in the eastern Democratic Republic of Congo ...
Congo Activist Bandi Mbubi: “If we come together globally, we can make a difference”
Earlier this year, Congolese activist Bandi Mbubi was chosen to speak at a TEDx Talk at the University of Exeter in southwest England focusing on “Sustainability and Our Interconnected World.” His words brought those in the audience to tears and have inspired many others throughout the world, including us here at the Enough Project ...
Darfur Dream Team Heads Out on Visit to Refugee Schools in Chad
As I begin my journey to visit the schools in the Darfuri refugee camps Djabal and Goz Amer, what I am looking forward to most is reconnecting with old friends, making news ones, playing games with the school children, and sharing in their infectious laughter. During the trip I will be documenting the impact of the Darfur Dream Team’s support for education in the refugee camps in eastern Chad ...
Foreign Policy Op-ed: The Africa Surprise
Barack Obama's victory over Mitt Romney could have significant implications for America's approach to countries ranging from China to Russia. But U.S. policy toward Africa was unlikely to shift dramatically no matter who was elected president this week -- a remarkable fact considering that nearly every foreign policy issue is cannon fodder for partisan battles these days ...
5 Stories You Might Have Missed This Week
A weekly round-up of must-read stories, posted every Friday ...
New Field Dispatch: Chasing the Lord’s Resistance Army
Based on research conducted while embedded with the Ugandan army, Enough is publishing today a field dispatch titled, “Chasing the Lord’s Resistance Army - Challenges faced by Ugandan soldiers pursuing the Lord’s Resistance Army.” The dispatch explains that the UPDF trekking teams can roam around in the jungle for weeks without any clear trace of the LRA and that direct encounters are rare ...
Enough Policy Brief: The U.N. Security Council’s Role in Supporting Peace in the Two Sudans
Following the resolution of negotiations in Addis Ababa this September, the international community watches on as the Republic of Sudan and the Republic of South Sudan continue to grapple with critical outstanding issues. In the coming days, the U.N. Security Council will have the opportunity to vote on a set of recommendations from the African Union Peace and Security Council, or A.U. PSC, on a way forward, so the Enough Project makes some recommendations for the Security Council’s engagement in a new policy brief released today ...
‘Across the Frontlines’ Film: Giving Voice to the Victims in Sudan’s Nuba Mountains
The advocacy group Operation Broken Silence released a documentary this week shot in Sudan's Nuba Mountains. Producer Mark Hackett wrote this guest blog post about his visit to the war-torn region and why OBS decided to make a film ...
