Congo’s Supreme Court Challenges Parliamentary Election Results: Legitimate Justice or International Smokescreen?
On Wednesday, April 25, the Supreme Court of the Democratic Republic of Congo ruled that at least 32 members of Parliament were not rightfully elected to their positions, including 17 members of President Kabila’s ruling alliance and 15 members of the opposition. Nearly 100 additional sitting MP’s may also face legal scrutiny regarding election results ...
Watch I Am Congo — Because We’re Not in It
On our second trip together to Africa last Thanksgiving, we decided to go to the place where the deadliest war in the world was occurring: the Congo. The entire time we were there, we traveled with an extraordinary Congolese guy named Fidel Bafilemba. His video profile is the first in a new video series being launched by the Enough Project, called “I Am Congo.” ...
INTRODUCING ‘I AM CONGO’
The Enough Project’s Raise Hope for Congo Campaign is proud to present “I Am Congo,” a video series that has been months in the making ...
From the Frontline: Fighting between the Two Sudans Continues as SAF Launches Attack against SPLA in Unity State
BENTIU, South Sudan – On April 29, the 4th division of the Sudan People’s Liberation Army, or SPLA, operating around Panakuac—a South Sudanese town in northern Unity state, located about 23 kilometers away from Heglig where SPLA troops recently withdrew—came under attack from Sudan Armed Forces, or SAF. I, along with a group of international journalists embedded within the 4th division, was caught in the crossfire ...
Bosco’s Rebellion Flaring Up in Masisi
The mutiny instigated by Bosco Ntaganda of mostly ex-CNDP officers in early April died down relatively quickly across North and South Kivu, with most defectors turning themselves in or being arrested—except for in the Masisi territory. Soon after the rebellion started, Bosco himself retreated to his sanctuary in Masisi and his firm loyalists, who have temporarily flirted with the idea of redeploying elsewhere, are now back in the territory as well ...
New Timeline: Hostilities between Sudan and South Sudan – A Chronology of Recent Events
In recent days the renewed hostilities between Sudan and South Sudan have caught the world’s attention. However, the back-and-forth between the two countries has often been difficult to follow. In light of this, the Enough Project has produced a new timeline to chronicle the often confusing events along the border and in the negotiating room ...
A.U. Denounces Violence between the two Sudans while Expanding the Mandate of the AUHIP
In the wake of an alarming escalation of violence and rhetoric between Khartoum and Juba, the African Union Peace and Security Council, or AUPSC, issued a decision on April 24 aimed at getting the parties back to the negotiating table. The strong tone of the decision coupled with its roadmap for a normalization of relations between Sudan and South Sudan makes it, perhaps, the most comprehensive statement of policy regarding the two states to emerge since South Sudan’s independence last July ...
Share This: Sudan—Stop Weapons of Mass Starvation
This weekend, our partners at United to End Genocide, or UEG, are hosting a series of online and offline events to mark the end of genocide awareness month and bring attention to the rapidly deteriorating humanitarian situation in Sudan and South Sudan. Beginning today, activists across the U.S. and abroad will begin spreading the word on Facebook and urging people to take action ...
5 Stories You Might Have Missed This Week
A weekly round-up of must-read stories, posted every Friday ...
With Charles Taylor Conviction, Another Gain for International Justice
After a five year long trial, warlord-turned-president Charles Taylor was convicted yesterday of “aiding and abetting” a rebels notorious for their use of child soldiers and favor terror tactic, amputation, in the vicious 1991-2002 civil war in neighboring Sierra Leone in which an estimated 50,000 people died. The conviction is the first by an international tribunal of a former head of state since the Nuremberg trials of Nazi leaders, a development that was no doubt received with concern by the growing list of former leaders wanted for orchestrating atrocities ...
