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December 2009

Silent Night

Posted by David Sullivan on Dec 24, 2009

Bad things have a tendency to happen in faraway parts of the world during the holiday season, when policymakers head home and the 24hour news cycle momentarily slows down.   Read More »

A Growing Chorus in South Sudan: “Unity Has Not Been Made Attractive”

Posted by Maggie Fick on Dec 22, 2009
Archbishop Daniel Deng

A powerful statement issued a couple of weeks ago by the Episcopal Church of Sudan is worth highlighting for the palpable frustration it conveys.  Read More »

From Life of Stature to Life of a Refugee

Posted by Laura Heaton on Dec 22, 2009

Mama Francoise was impeccably dressed. From the bright Congolese fabric, her command of French, and her dissatisfaction with the type of food she was receiving in the camp, it was clear that Francoise was not at home.  Read More »

From Brainstorming to the NYTimes Buzzword List

Posted by Sasha Lezhnev on Dec 21, 2009
Gold miner in eastern Congo - S. Lezhnev

Yesterday the New York Times published its list of Buzzwords of the Year, and conflict minerals was one of them.  Read More »

Stealing an Election in Slow Motion

Posted by Zack Brisson on Dec 21, 2009

An Enough Project strategy paper released today, "Stealing an Election in Slow Motion: Time for Real Consequences" says that Sudan’s national elections scheduled for April 2010 will be neither free nor fair absent significant international pressure on the ruling National Congress Party, or NCP, to dramatically change the electoral landscape.  Read More »

'Five Myths About Sudan'

Posted by Zack Brisson on Dec 19, 2009

During Sudan's half-century of independence, few spots on Earth have witnessed as much death and destruction, with 2 1/2 million war-related fatalities during the past two decades alone.  Read More »

5 Best Stories You Might Have Missed This Week

Posted by Amanda Hsiao on Dec 18, 2009

A weekly round-up of must-read stories, posted every Friday.  Read More »

Report: Arms Race In Sudan, Two Million Weapons Among Civilians

Posted by Amanda Hsiao on Dec 18, 2009

A significant majority of weapons in Sudan—two million to be precise—are outside of government control and in the hands of civilians, mostly in the South, says Small Arms Survey in a report released yesterday.  Read More »

Kristof Profiles Valentino Deng In NYT

Posted by Amanda Hsiao on Dec 17, 2009

Be sure to check out Nicholas Kristof’s editorial in the New York Times today, profiling Sudanese refugee Valentino Achak Deng and his efforts to build a high school in his hometown in South Sudan.

Congolese Gov't, U.N. Special Rapporteur Speak Out On Peacekeeping Mission

Posted by Amanda Hsiao on Dec 17, 2009

As discussions over the U.N. peacekeeping mission in Congo continue to brew, the various parties involved have begun speaking out.  Read More »