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Sudan Dispatch: Bombardments on Disputed Border a Hint of What’s to Come?
Posted by Laura Heaton on Dec 16, 2010

Much has been made of the idea that if violence erupts in Sudan in the coming months, it will start in the border region. Bombs recently fell in disputed territory between North and South, and Enough filed this new field dispatch after a trip to the site.

Exclusive: Southern Sudanese return ahead of referendum
Posted by Matt Brown on Dec 2, 2010

Tensions are rising along the border between North and South Sudan. Many feel that this oil-rich region could be the front lines of Sudan’s next civil war if an independence vote does not go smoothly.

Diplomacy and Demobilization to Dismantle the LRA
Posted by Ledio Cakaj on Nov 10, 2010

The debate on how to ‘deal’ with the Lord’s Resistance Army in the past 20 years has been increasingly polarized, falling alongside two lines of action: peace talks or war. But currently, the strategies for combating the LRA seem to lack an understanding of how the group operates.

Field Dispatch: Behind Eastern Congo's Mining Ban
Posted by Enough Team on Oct 22, 2010

In his latest field dispatch from the region, Enough’s Goma-based field researcher Fidel Bafilemba discusses the impact of the ban amid speculation that it will soon be lifted.

Field Dispatch from Sudan: "The South is Going"
Posted by Enough Team on Jul 30, 2010

In this new field dispatch, Enough's South Sudan researcher Maggie Fick highlights how unrealistically high expectations, disaffected youth, and local rivalries over resources could be potential triggers of conflict after the referendum on southern self-determination in January 2011.