HuffPo Op-ed: Make My Valentine’s Day Jewelry Conflict-free
This Valentine's Day, as many of us give and receive gifts of flowers, chocolate, or jewelry, I can't help but wonder if the gold jewelry for sale could be connected to a war halfway around the world ...
Conflict Gold 101
Today the Raise Hope for Congo campaign released a new campaign video, “Conflict Gold 101.” The video outlines the details of Congo’s conflict gold trade and puts the spotlight on jewelry companies who can play a role in reforming this deadly trade ...
2012 Crisis Tracker Security Brief Highlights Trends in LRA Violence
Killings by the Lord’s Resistance Army, or LRA, in 2012 fell to a new low since 2007. Abduction remains a calling card of the LRA, with 512 cases of kidnapping over the past year ...
10 Years of Darfur, 100 Days for Darfur
i-ACT co-founder and director Gabriel Stauring announces a 100-day fast to commemorate the 10-year anniversary of the start of the Darfur crisis. This piece is cross-posted from iAct's website ...
Attention Delaware: Senator Coons to Convene Opportunity Africa Conference
Next Monday, February 11, Senator Chris Coons (D-DE), chairman of the Senate Foreign Relations Subcommittee on African Affairs and outspoken advocate for Africa, will convene his 2nd annual “Opportunity: Africa Conference” at Delaware State University in Dover, Delaware ...
Financial Net Closes Around M23: U.S. Further Bans Business With Congo Rebels
The U.S. Department of Treasury recently announced the addition of two high-level M23 leaders, Eric Badege and Jean-Marie Runiga Lugerero, to its list of specially designated nationals, or SDN, already sanctioned by the U.S. government for their involvement in the rebellion rocking eastern Congo ...
5 Stories You Might Have Missed This Week
A weekly round-up of must-read stories, posted every Friday ...
Students to Obama: You Can Help Get Peace in Congo Back on Track
Yesterday, hundreds of students across the country, and around the world, took time out of their day to call the White House ...
Congo Activists Deliver Petition for U.S. Presidential Envoy to the White House
When the M23 rebel group seized the city of Goma in eastern Congo last November, a coalition of activists sprang into action. Activists began calling for a U.S. presidential envoy to work with leaders and stakeholders from the region to address the urgent security needs ...
Defections from LRA Gaining Momentum
Efforts to establish “safe reporting sites,” where rebels with the Lord’s Resistance Army, or LRA, can surrender peacefully, are starting to pay off ...
