Friday, July 30, 2010

Sudan

Jake Tapper Questions Biden on Sudan

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Biden: ‘Legitimate Concern’ Over Sudan Referendum

From the AFP: The United States is working “full-time” to ensure Sudan’s January referendum... 


Ocampo: “Now End This Darfur Denial”

Internationl Criminal Court Prosecutor Luis Moreno-Ocampo wrote this recent article that appeared in... 


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Congo

Judges Order the Release of Thomas Lubanga

From All-Africa: Today, Trial Chamber I of the International Criminal Court ordered the release of Thomas... 


Congress Passes Conflict Mineral Legislation

From the Enough Project: Today, Congo activists, U.S. consumers, and the people of Congo won an incredible... 


Senator Corker: Please Say Yes!

In the coming days, critical language requiring conflict minerals accountability will be part of the... 


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Elsewhere in Africa

TAKE ACTION: Combatting the World Water Crisis

Water can change everything when it comes to rebuilding communities and providing clean drinking water. We’ll let charity:water explain that part from the community standpoint: 1. The walk for water that used to take everyone here three hours, now takes 15 minutes. And the water is safe to drink. 2. A hygiene worker teaches your village the importance of sanitation. Your community builds latrines... 


Africa Readies Troops for Somalia

From the AP: African leaders are pledging thousands of new troops for Somalia to fight al-Qaida-linked militants responsible for the twin World Cup bombings that killed 76 people, and the U.S. says it will help bankroll the military campaign. But internal documents obtained by The Associated Press show that that African Union forces and Somali troops don’t trust one another, and that Somalia’s... 


Worse Than War Recap

Yesterday, we had an opportunity to sit down with a large number of Memphians to do two things: Watch the documentary film Worse Than War Discuss what Memphis can do to confront genocide The Good, the Bad, and the Obvious For those of you who have not seen Worse Than War, it is an engaging documentary that takes the complicated and overwhelming topic of genocide and breaks it down into a way that... 


Zero to Sixty: The Rapid Evolution of the Movement to End Genocide

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Rebels Assault Main Army Base in Barao CAR

From the AFP: The army in the Central African Republic claimed control Monday of the northern town of Birao, following an attack by rebels on its military base there. “Units of the Centrafrican Armed Forces (FACA) at the moment control the town of Birao, and we are in a position to say that this morning’s attack was the work of dissidents of the Movement of Centrafrican Liberators for Justice... 


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