ThinkProgress: Obama Launches Anti-Poaching Task Force
Near the end of his eight-day trip to Africa, President Obama announced Monday a new task force aimed at combating wildlife trafficking and the provision of $10 million in State Department aid for training security to combat the issue ...
Obama’s Africa Trip: A Renewed Commitment to US-African Relations
President Obama’s speech at the University of Cape Town on June 30 was a highlight of his anticipated trip to Africa, demonstrating a renewed commitment to US-African relations on the part of the administration ...
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Policy Alert: U.S. and A.U. Diplomacy Needed to Halt Kony’s New Chance to Regroup
Joseph Kony has a window to regroup the Lord’s Resistance Army in the Central African Republic, which risks reversing gains made in dismantling the rebellion ...
Walk Free Challenges Nintendo with Slavery Is Not a Game Campaign
On June 19 the anti-slavery group Walk Free released a video game parody of Super Mario Bros in a new campaign addressing the use of conflict minerals in Nintendo’s products ...
#EP2TheHill: Enough Project Brings Human Rights Advocates to the Hill
More than 200 activists came together on June 10 for the Enough Project’s Act Against Atrocities Advocacy Day, in conjunction with One Million Bones ...
World Refugee Day: The Importance of Refugee Stories
Today, as we commemorate World Refugee Day, millions of refugee voices are being highlighted to attain our solidarity and urge us to act ...
Thousands of Children Exploited in Congo’s Mines and Militias
Thousands of children are being exploited in the mines and by armed groups that operate in the Tanganyika district of Katanga province in the Democratic Republic of the Congo ...
Ongoing Human Rights Abuses in Sudan: Prendergast Testifies Before Congress on the Sudans
Ten years after the height of the genocide in Darfur, the humanitarian situation in Sudan remains dire. State-sponsored violence and human rights abuse run rampant throughout the country and an estimated 200,000 Darfuris have been displaced since the beginning of 2013 ...
Advocacy Groups, Congo Experts Applaud Appointment of Special Envoy Feingold
You did it. Senator Feingold is the new U.S. Special Envoy for Congo. On June 18, Secretary of State John Kerry announced the appointment of former Senator Russ Feingold as the new U.S. special envoy to the Great Lakes Region of Africa ...
