April 25, 2006
Uganda: Displaced People in the North Struggle for Basic Needs
Caroline Akoko has lived for almost two years at a camp for people fleeing their homes in northern Uganda, where 18 years of war between government forces and a rebel group has… Read more »
March 20, 2006
Sudan: Democratic Leader Calls for a Stop to 'Human Carnage' in Darfur
House of Representatives Minority Leader Nancy Pelosi (D-California) delivered an emotional account of the crisis in Darfur, Sudan, which she called "a challenge to the conscience… Read more »
March 17, 2006
Sudan: Matching Rhetoric with Action in Darfur
Last month, in the town of Mershing, South Darfur, there was chaos and carnage. On a scorching day in February, four hundred Janjaweed militiamen attacked, firing… Read more »
February 03, 2006
Sudan: U.S. Pushes for UN Peacekeeping Force in Sudan
The U.S. government supports the formation of a UN peacekeeping mission in Darfur, Sudan, U.S. officials said at a press briefing Friday, the same day the African Union and UN… Read more »
August 22, 2005
Sudan: Senior U.S. Envoy to Promote Peace Prospects for South and Darfur
American officials are cautiously optimistic that Sudan's comprehensive peace agreement will be implemented as scheduled, according to the U.S. special envoy Roger Winter, even… Read more »
June 29, 2005
Rwanda: 'History Repeats But Doesn't Teach,' Rwanda Hotel Hero Tells Students
Paul Rusesabagina, the courageous hotel manager portrayed by Don Cheadle in the film "Hotel Rwanda," has received many honors and addressed numerous gatherings since he emerged as… Read more »
May 26, 2005
Zambia: Debt Relief Puts Zambia on the Threshold to Move Forward - Foreign Minister Shikapwasha
Debt relief for Africa is a top issue under discussion in capitals around the world and is a lead item on the agenda for the G-8 summit in early July of the leading industrial… Read more »
April 11, 2005
Sudan: Opportunity to Jump-Start Sudan May Be Lost Over Darfur - U.S. Negotiator
After decades of neglect, world attention has recently focused on Sudan, Africa's largest country with a land area about one-quarter the size of the United States. A peace… Read more »
September 09, 2004
Sudan: Powell Declares Darfur Crisis Is Genocide
Secretary of State Colin Powell testified before the Senate Foreign Relations Committee Thursday that the crisis in the Darfur region of Sudan is a genocide. This was his first… Read more »
August 17, 2004
Congo-Kinshasa: Scramble for Resources in DRC Leads to Massive Deaths, But Scant Attention
With an estimated 3.5 million Congolese dead over the last six years due to war, starvation and disease, the eastern region of the Democratic Republic of the Congo is one of the… Read more »
July 30, 2004
Liberia: Refugees `Wasting' in U.S. While Wanting to Work
Torli H. Krua, founder and president of Universal Human Rights International (UHRI), came from Liberia shortly after the war started and is an active advocate for African refugees. Read more »
July 28, 2004
Sudan: U.S. Holocaust Museum Issues First Ever 'Genocide Emergency'
The Committee on Conscience of the United States Holocaust Memorial Museum issued a "genocide emergency" yesterday, red-flagging the continuing violence in Darfur, Sudan. This is… Read more »
July 23, 2004
Sudan: 'Call Darfur a Genocide' Say Coalition Protestors
Hundreds of protestors rallied Thursday in front of the White House, calling on the United States and the UN Security Council to officially call the crisis in Darfur, western… Read more »
July 12, 2004
Sudan: Panelists Urge the World to Act on Darfur, Sudan Official Denies Government Involvement
The international community has a responsibility to act immediately to prevent the deaths of hundreds of thousands of Sudanese, U.S. Agency for International Development (USAID)… Read more »
June 24, 2004
Sudan: 'Call the Atrocities In Darfur By Their Rightful Name'
President George Bush and Secretary of State Colin Powell were urged Wednesday by a coalition of members of the U.S. Congress and civil society to declare the humanitarian crisis… Read more »
Sudan: U.S. Holocaust Museum Suspends Normal Operations To Call Attention to Darfur
The U.S. Holocaust Memorial Museum suspended regular activities for the first time in its history Thursday for a half hour program on the humanitarian crisis in Darfur, Sudan that… Read more »
Sudan: Unicef Takes Out Loans to Bring Aid to Darfur: Less Than 'One Piece of Plastic Per Family'
Julianna Lindsey is a program officer for the United Nations Children's Fund's Humanitarian Response Unit. She traveled through Sudan for five weeks coordinating Unicef support for… Read more »
June 23, 2004
Sudan: `Genocide Unfolding': Physicians Group Faults Sudan Government, Lack of World Response
As part of a team from Physicians for Human Rights, John Heffernan spent two weeks on the Sudan-Chad border, visiting refugees from western Sudan's Darfur region. About half of the… Read more »
June 18, 2004
Sudan: The World Is Obligated to Prevent Genocide in Darfur
Jerry Fowler is Staff Director of the Committee on Conscience, a division of the U.S. Holocaust Museum created to ensure that genocide never happens again. He visited refugee… Read more »
July 29, 2003
West Africa: Noose Tightens Around Monrovia as Second City Falls to Rebels
As the bloody and bitter 10-day fight continued Monday, for control of the Liberian capital Monrovia, rebel factions were reported to have made advances in other parts of the… Read more »
July 22, 2003
Liberia: Desperation in Monrovia as Death Toll Soars
There were more scenes of desperation in the Liberian capital, Monrovia, on the fourth straight day under a rebel onslaught. The government said Tuesday that more than 600… Read more »
July 21, 2003
West Africa: International Indecision As Crisis Deepens In Liberia
The Liberian capital of Monrovia is experiencing some of its worst fighting in seven years, following a weekend of heavy bombardment as rebel forces advanced into the city center… Read more »
July 19, 2003
West Africa: Taylor Promises 'Fight to the Last Man' as Liberia's Rebels Enter Monrovia
Embattled Liberian leader Charles Taylor vowed Saturday to fight to the last man against a rebel assault as his armed opponents advanced and crossed a key bridge leading into the… Read more »
March 26, 2003
Nigeria: Ethnic Clashes Disrupt Nigeria Oil Production, World Markets Hit
More than a week after an outbreak of ethnic violence in the oil-rich Delta region of Nigeria, the army sent by the government to quell the disturbances claims to have tightened… Read more »
February 07, 2003
Liberia: Fighting Near the Liberian Capital Drives Thousands Into Bush
Fighting in recent days within striking distance of Liberia's capital, Monrovia, has led to panic among civilians and major disruption with thousands fleeing the area west of the… Read more »
