A ‘Hidden Crisis’: Students in Conflict Zones
Of the 67 million primary school age children not enrolled in 2008, 28 million of those in conflict-affected countries. Increased support for education is critical to breaking the cycles of violence and stagnation in human development around the world – a theory that motivates the Darfur Dream Team’s work in eastern Chad ...
100 Years of Honoring Women: Lynn Nottage
March 8 marks the 100th anniversary of International Women’s Day. Enough is publishing profiles each day this week of women doing exceptional work to end atrocities and support survivors in Congo, Sudan, and LRA-affected territory ...
5 Stories You Might Have Missed This Week
A weekly round-up of must-read stories, posted every Friday ...
New Report Released on Militias in South Sudan
In a report released today, “South Sudan’s Militias”, Enough’s Sudan field researcher Mayank Bubna provides an in-depth analysis of the key southern militia leaders, their grievances, and how the Government of South Sudan should address the renewed violence and threats of internal security ...
Congo to Lift Mining Ban in Eastern Region
President Kabila ordered the lift of a six-month ban on mining in the three eastern provinces of Maniema, North Kivu, and South Kivu, effective March 10, a week from today. But the haphazard approach to addressing the conflict minerals trade has created more problems than it has solved ...
Implementing the LRA Strategy: “No support or Safe-haven”
In this guest post, Congressman Ed Royce announces the introduction of a bill, co-sponsored with Rep. Jim McGovern, aimed at ensuring that the Sudanese government isn't backing the LRA before the U.S. considers removing Khartoum from the state sponsors of terrorism list ...
Intense Fighting Continues In Abyei, Resolution of Region’s Status Urgent
Four days of intense fighting in Abyei region continued into today, in a strong reminder that a political solution to the region’s highly disputed status is urgently needed ...
Pittsburgh Activists Team Up with Prendergast for Events
Last week, Enough’s Co-founder John Prendergast participated in a series of community events with human rights activists in Pittsburgh while in town for a fellowship at the Ford Institute for Human Security at the University of Pittsburgh ...
Kenyan Official Probing Congo Gold Trade Killed
A Kenyan official investigating a large gold smuggling operation from eastern Congo was killed over the weekend in Nairobi, a chilling reminder that smugglers dealing in conflict minerals in Africa’s Great Lakes region are not going to go down without a fight ...
A Hiccup in Efforts to Render Mineral Trade More Transparent?
In this piece, cross posted from Congo Siasa, Jason Stearns considers the possibility that increased attention to the conflict minerals trade in eastern Congo could lead to a boycott ...
