Join us to support the Genocide Intervention Network and the Save Darfur Coalition on June 27th to meet with Diaspora members, refugees and activists who live in the Chicago community.
Bring your family and friends, food, beverages, blankets, photos, music, etc. Together we will learn what we can do to help the 4.9 million refugees and [...]

There may be a wisp of possibility in Sudan to move toward peace. President Bashir stated he will support the outcome of the 2011 elections that will determine if the southern part of the country will secede.  The split seems likely and will hopefully provide a greater independence to the state. The distribution of oil [...]

BBC News – Critical year ahead for Sudan amid fears of war.
Comprehensive article provides overview of the current situation between North and South Sudan and the upcoming elections that may lead to dividing the country.

BBC News – Nigeria’s oil pipeline sabotaged – Royal Dutch Shell.
Destruction of pipelines resumes confirming MEND has ended the short truce. Violence is flaring all over the country. The issues of ethnicity, lack of resources and discordant government run deep and have been long ongoing. The innocent people of Nigeria are suffering and need international [...]

BBC News – Hillary Clinton blames Nigeria leaders for extremism.
However far the leap between facts, at least Sec. Clinton is bringing attention the the desperate living conditions Nigerians face. The government must be held accountable for its past lack of action and pressed to improve the country’s quality of life, especially for the 70% of [...]

BBC NEWS | Africa | Will Shell payout change Nigeria Delta?.
Shell claims the settlement money to the region is a “humanitarian gesture.” The amount is an insult to all the dead, the destruction of land and water, and the many years past and future destroyed by Shell’s actions.

PRESS RELEASE
Press Contact: Anu Palan, 202.884.8839, apalan@womenthrive.org
The Global Resources and Opportunities for Women to Thrive Act (GROWTH Act, Bill number S. 1425), a bipartisan bill which promotes economic empowerment of women living in poverty worldwide, was introduced in the U.S. Senate today with the support of ten lead sponsors. In today’s climate of global economic [...]

Mr. Thomas Deve noted that poverty is an all-embracing thing and the press should concentrate on small things, instead of the big ones.
He stressed that journalists should work with survivors of injustice and look at the message and ask questions, without making value judgment.
“The media is to be a barometer to measure the quality of [...]

Kimberley Process: Suspend Zimbabwe
29 Oct 2009 04:01:01 GMT

(Johannesburg) – The Kimberley Process Certification Scheme, scheduled to meet in Swakopmund, Namibia, from November 2 to 5, 2009, should immediately suspend Zimbabwe for continuing human rights abuses and widespread smuggling in the Marange diamond fields, Human Rights Watch said today. The [...]

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President Obama has been a part of working to raise awareness for the suffering of the Sudanese people since he was the Illinois Senator and a member of the Foreign Relations Committee. He supported legislation and sanctions, and made strong statements against the government of Sudan who are responsible for orchestrating horrific attacks, rapes, burning [...]