5 Stories You Might Have Missed This Week
A weekly round-up of must-read stories, posted every Friday ...
#Vote4Congo: The First-Ever Instagram Petition
Today, the Enough Project's Raise Hope for Congo campaign launched the first-ever Instagram petition calling for the next president of the United States to prioritize the conflict in eastern Congo ...
New Satellite Sentinel Project Imagery: Explosions in Khartoum
The Satellite Sentinel Project acquired imagery of the explosion that rocked Khartoum, the capital of Sudan, just after midnight on October 24, 2012. Though the source of the explosion and fire were not immediately apparent, expert analysis of DigitalGlobe satellite imagery shows evidence to indicate that the explosions were in fact the result of aerial bombardment ...
Activist, Prominent Doctor Denis Mukwege Targeted in Congo Attack
Gunmen apparently targeting prominent doctor and Congolese activist Denis Mukwege left a security guard at Mukwege’s home dead and a community shaken. The attack occurred Thursday evening in the eastern Congo city of Bukavu, where Mukwege’s Panzi Hospital has long treated some of the region’s most vulnerable patients—women suffering from fistula ...
5 Stories You Might Have Missed This Week
A weekly round-up of must-read stories, posted every Friday ...
Congo Activism in the Face of the Chamber of Commerce’s Lawsuit
Despite the news this week that the U.S. Chamber of Commerce and the National Association of Manufacturers have filed a lawsuit against the Securities and Exchange Commission over the conflict minerals regulation, both companies and activists continue to fight for progress ...
The Presidential Debates: What Was Missing?
The Lord's Resistance Army. Violence in eastern Congo, and between and within Sudan and South Sudan. These conflicts are some of the worst facing our world today. What else do they have in common? ...
Women and Genocide in the 21st Century: A Call for Action to End the Tragedy of Darfur
Darfur Women Action Group is hosting an event this weekend in Washington, D.C., focused on women and genocide. Niemat Ahmadi is the founder of the group, and she wrote this guest blog post about why the ongoing tragedy in Darfur demands such an event ...
From Child Miner to Jewelry Store: The Six Steps to Conflict Gold in Congo
The conflict-gold rush is thriving in eastern Congo. Recent U.S. legislation and supply-chain pressure from tech companies has made it difficult for armed groups in the region to sell the 3-T minerals—tin, tantalum, and tungsten—and as a result, rebels and army commanders have increasingly turned to gold. In a report released today, the Enough Project looks at the illegal conflict-gold trade in eastern Congo that is fueling one of the most violent conflicts in the world ...
U.S. Companies Making Strides to be Conflict-free in Congo, Despite Industry Lawsuit
Late last week the National Association of Manufacturers, or NAM, and the U.S. Chamber of Commerce made their move, initiating a legal challenge against the SEC and requesting that “the rule be modified or set aside in whole or in part.” But plenty of companies are already working to become conflict free ...
