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In March 2004 the U.N.'s IRIN news service reported on the events of the previous month near Tawila in North Darfur—a brutal episode in which 30 villages were burned to the ground and more than 200 people killed. Eight years later, events of a rather different sort were transpiring. The man who had been presiding over the slaughter of civilians in the Tawila area, Janjaweed leader Musa Hilal, was now presiding over the wedding of his daughter to the Chadian President Idriss Déby. On the guest list? Ibrahim Gambari, special representative to the peacekeeping force in Darfur known as UNAMID. Sudan expert Eric Reeves wrote this guest post.  Read More »

Just over a week ago, a group of students and I who are part of the Coalition for a Conflict-Free Duke sent a video message to Tim Cook, Apple CEO and fellow Dukie, imploring him to create a conflict-free product by the end of 2013. Student leader Stefani Jones wrote this blog post that originally appeared on Huffington Post.  Read More »

The three founders of Enough Project’s partner organization Invisible Children, an advocacy organization dedicated to ending the Lord’s Resistance Army, share their story and what inspired them to start a nationwide movement.  Read More »

Donors and stakeholders from Somalia, the region, and the international community must craft a plan for who will govern southern Somalia if and when Kenya's intervention to oust the jihadi group al-Shabaab succeeds in order to create stability in the highly contested region, said eminent Somalia expert Ken Menkhaus in a new paper published by Enough.  Read More »

"As students from your alma mater, Duke University, we're writing to you -- our favorite Duke alum -- to join our cause for conflict-free electronics. The time is ripe for change," wrote Duke studuent leaders Stefani Jones and Sanjay Kishore in this letter to Apple CEO Tim Cook.  Read More »

Actress and activist Robin Wright wrote this oped that originally appeared on the action-oriented website TakePart to inspired advocates to join the movement demanding conflict-free electronics from Congo. Wright recently traveled to the war-torn eastern region of Congo with a team from the Enough Project, who also produced her video trip diaries.  Read More »

This is an Enough Moment about a mother and rape survivor in eastern Congo, whose name has been changed to protect her identity. She describes the violent attack against her family in 2005 that claimed the life of her late husband, and how she has slowly pieced her life back together. She longs to share her story with Congo’s President Kabila, and to tell him to bring peace to Congo.  Read More »

Actress and activist Robin Wright recently traveled to eastern Congo with the Enough Project. Her op-ed reflecting on the trip and what advocates can do to promote peace originally appeared on the homepage of Huffington Post, along with her video trip diaries.  Read More »

Jewish World Watch, Enough's longtime partner in the fight against genocide and mass atrocities, will host its fifth annual "I Witness" award ceremony this week. Executive Director Fred Kramer wrote this guest post inviting readers to the event, which will honor renowned women's rights advocate Ambassador Melanne Verveer.  Read More »

Azy Groth of partner organization Resolve highlighted remarks made by Presidential contender Mitt Romney in support of the U.S. military advisors deployed to support armies tracking the LRA in Africa's Great Lakes region. The piece is cross-posted from Resolve's blog.  Read More »