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Tuesday, February 11, 2014

Quote of the Day

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 From remarks John Kerry gave at the  LiveAtState  virtual press conference: Question: “What is the U.S.’s interest in South Sudan? And ...
Wednesday, May 15, 2013

Exclusive: Global Witness Outed as Sleeper Cell for the Chamber of Commerce*

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In a dramatic turn of events,  one of the leading advocacy groups for the conflict minerals campaign has outed itself as a mole for the US ...
Monday, May 13, 2013

M23 vs. South African Defense Forces: The Battle Dress

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Cool graphic from South Africa's TimesLive .
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Monday, May 6, 2013

Quotes of the Day, from Mary Robinson

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Statement by  Mary Robinson ,  United Nations High Commissioner for Human Rights  on  April 20, 1998 : Today's decision by the Secreta...
Sunday, May 5, 2013

Conflict Minerals: A Devastating Analysis from the Pole Institute

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On conflict minerals, a devastating new analysis from the Pole Institute : Thus, a pattern is emerging in which Kivu's mining sector ...
Tuesday, April 30, 2013

The Coming Anarchy?

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The Congolese state seems to me be teetering on the edge of collapse, about to forfeit even the appearance of control over the country. Cons...

Quote of the Day

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I have written before about Congo being policy shorthand for "hopeless situation the cognoscenti know we're not going to do anythi...

Had Enough of Enough?

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Alex de Waal at the World Peace Foundation takes one hell of a whack at the Enough Project: Reclaiming Activism For most of my adult li...
Thursday, April 18, 2013

The Lake that Probably Won't Kill You (anytime soon)

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Looks safe from up here [UPDATED 5/6 w/ embedded video--see below] One of the most poignant memories I have of the Asian Tsunami is of a...
Monday, April 15, 2013

Is Congo Spiraling out of Control?

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Four reads today provide the most dire evidence yet that Congo is spiraling dangerously out of control. None suggests that an implosion is i...