The LRA and U.S. Policy: May 2010 to Present
This week's post in the series Enough 101 looks at the history of the Lord's Resistance Army ...
Escalating Crisis in Sudan: Satellite Imagery Shows Increased SAF Air Capacity, Refugee Camp Attacks
On Friday, November 11, Satellite Sentinel Project released a report, “Radius of Operations: Sudan Increases Air Attack Capacity” providing evidence of a build-up of Sudanese Armed Forces, or SAF, on the border of Sudan and South Sudan and portending the possible resumption of war between the two countries ...
Congo: Political Tensions Heat Up Ahead of Election
The excitement and anticipation of the upcoming Congo elections have been overshadowed by rising tensions between opposing political parties, resulting in recent clashes throughout the country. The election—only the second in the nation’s history—is set for November 28, but already violence and hate speech surrounding the election has heated up and fears of further eruption are looming ...
Sudanese Leaders Trade Blame as Threat of War Rises
Less than two hours after South Sudan's President Salva Kiir Mayardit concluded an address to the media and diplomatic core in Juba today, news broke out of yet another bombing by Sudan Armed Forces, or SAF, on South Sudan territory, which Enough reported on earlier today. At the briefing, Salva Kiir warned over escalation of conflict in the bordering areas ...
Opposition Candidate’s Statements Bolster Media Repression in Congo?
In a shocking phone interview broadcast by Congo’s RLTV television station on November 6, the presidential candidate for the Union for Democracy and Social Progress, or UDPS, Etienne Tshisekedi declared himself president. His inflammatory statement appears to play into the hands of the ruling party ...
Breaking News: Sudan Bombs Yida Refugee Camp in South Sudan
The Sudan Armed Forces, or SAF, attacked a refugee camp in South Sudan at 2:53 p.m. local time today. Enough Project sources indicated that no one was killed or injured in the attack, contrary to initial estimates from the Unity state government. However, casualty figures remain unconfirmed ...
Relations between Two Sudans Deteriorate as War Rhetoric Returns
Relations between Sudan and South Sudan have sunk to the lowest level since the South declared independence in July 2011. “We tell our brothers in the south that if they want peace, we want peace. If they want war, our army is there,” said Sudanese President Omar al-Bashir in the Blue Nile capital of Damazine earlier this week in an event to declare the “liberation” of the former rebel stronghold of Kurmuk. Bashir’s remark about Khartoum’s readiness to return to war is troubling considering the regime’s recent tendency to choose armed force as the method for solving outstanding political disputes ...
New Alliance ‘Act for Sudan’ Calls on Obama to Help Protect Civilians
Guest contributor Elizabeth Blackney is part of a new alliance of Sudan advocates. She writes about Act for Sudan's purpose and goals, as well as its first action ...
Congo Dispatch: Kabila After Five Years – A Personal Retrospective
With voting just three weeks away in the Democratic Republic of Congo’s only second multi-party election since independence, Enough Project field researcher Fidel Bafilemba considers incumbent President Joseph Kabila’s legacy and the way the election process has shaped up to strongly lean in his favor. Bafilemba, who was born and raised in eastern Congo, reflects on the ambitious plan laid out by Kabila five years ago and about how, in the absence of much to show for his tenure, the president is looking for other ways to secure is re-election ...
Congratulating Emmanuel Jal on His Common Ground Award
Last month, I had the honor of presenting my friend and talented musician Emmanuel Jal with a 2011 Common Ground Award at the annual Search for Common Ground awards ceremony, where he performed his hit song “We Want Peace” that brought the entire crowd to its feet ...
