Clear Benchmarks for Sudan
As tensions increase as the April 2010 elections and January 2011 referendum approach, the United States must ensure strict adherence to unambiguous benchmarks and apply pressures and incentives accordingly ...
Field Dispatch: A Civil Servant’s Close Encounter with the LRA
“I myself was kidnapped by the LRA,” Joseph Bikwalubi Musafiri told me. “My story is especially interesting because it is about a government authority kidnapped by the LRA.” ...
Digging In: Recent Developments on Conflict Minerals
Congo’s mineral wealth continues to play a central role in the country’s conflict dynamics. Despite the upsurge in displacement and atrocities during 2009, multinational companies continue to purchase minerals from the war zone ...
Stealing an Election In Slow Motion: Time for Real Consequences
Sudan’s national elections scheduled for April 2010 will be neither free nor fair absent significant international pressure to dramatically change the electoral landscape ...
The Lord’s Resistance Army and the Threat Against Civilians in Southern Sudan
The cross-border nature of the Lord’s Resistance Army, or LRA—currently active in northeastern Congo, the Central African Republic, and southern Sudan—is a clear threat to international peace and security ...
Field Dispatch: Jonglei, Southern Sudan
In recent months, Duk County and other neighboring, largely Dinka counties in western Jonglei state, have been afflicted by several violent attacks by armed, organized, and well-trained militia ...
Field Dispatch: South Kivu – No Peace in Sight
The view from the ground in South Kivu, eastern Congo, reveals a deeply insecure environment as a result of the military offensive Kimia II ...
Field Dispatch: Refugees Return in North Kivu
Here in North Kivu province, anxiety about the return of Congolese refugees from Rwanda has long been an especially contentious issue ...
What To Do About Sudan Now
As milestone after milestone is missed on the road to Sudan's 2010 election cycle, Enough experts try to answer the question: What's next for Sudan now? ...
From Mine to Mobile Phone: The Conflict Minerals Supply Chain
Enough experts lead you down the path of the 3Ts—tin, tantalum, tungsten—and gold from the mines of Eastern Congo all the way to your cell phone ...
