Congo Stories
John Prendergast, Fidel Bafilemba, Chou Chou Namegabe, and Ryan Gosling talked about the exploitation of the Democratic Republic of Congo by the U.S. and other global powers over the past 50…
957 viewsJohn Prendergast, Fidel Bafilemba, Chou Chou Namegabe, and Ryan Gosling talked about the exploitation of the Democratic Republic of Congo by the U.S. and other global powers over the past 50…
957 viewsEntrepreneurs and leaders in business, government, civil society, and the media talked about the change in U.S. priorities in Africa from foreign aid to business opportunities. Panelists tal…
405 viewsWitnesses testified at a Senate Foreign Relations Committee hearing about the civil unrest and growing ethnic violence in South Sudan.
2,017 viewsCivil rights leaders and contemporary movement leaders spoke at the Lincoln Memorial at a “Realize the Dream” commemoration of the 50th anniversary of the March on Washington for Jobs and Fr…
2,245 viewsWitnesses testified on the conflict in the Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC) and Rwanda’s involvement in the eastern Congo, where U.N. Security Council experts had alleged Rwandan suppo…
8,434 viewsPanelists discussed the various components and benefits of the proposed Youth PROMISE Act. They focused of efforts to reduce crime in communities, law enforcement, poverty, and the juvenile …
1,184 viewsWitnesses testified on the independence of and insecurity in Sudan and South Sudan. Committee members discussed U.S. policies toward Sudan and South Sudan, including how the two countries ca…
6,277 viewsJohn Prendergast and Michael Mattocks talked about their joint memoir. When he was 20-years old Mr. Prendergast, a human rights activist and co-founder of the Enough Project, became a Big Br…
401 viewsThe House Foreign Affairs Subcommittee on Africa heard testimony on Eastern Congo, and the problems facing it since the war ended in 2003.
2,180 viewsJohn Prendergast profiles people (famous and not) who decided to get off the sidelines and become engaged in helping Africans fight against genocide, rape, and the use of child soldiers. He …
391 viewsFollowing their return from Sudan, George Clooney and John Prendergast talked about the political and security situation in advance of southern Sudan’s independence referendum in January 201…
348 viewsCo-authors Don Cheadle and John Prendergast talked about their book, Not on Our Watch: The Mission to End Genocide in Darfur and Beyond, published by Hyperion. They said the genocide in Darf…
211 viewsJohn Prendergast of the International Crisis Group spoke about the situation in the Darfur region of Sudan. He discussed the implications of labeling the events in Darfur “genocide,” and rai…
72 viewsA hearing was held on steps that China and other countries could take to pressure the Sudanese government to solve the crisis in Darfur. The panelists focused on the opportunity presented by…
256 viewsThe House Foreign Affairs Committee held a hearing on genocide in Sudan’s Darfur region, and the U.S. response to the violence in the region. Among the topics they addressed were the deploym…
335 viewsMr. Prendergast talked about the current situation in Sudan as well as the U.S. and international roles there. He wrote about his recent experiences in Darfur in the November 19 Washington P…
79 viewsFollowing opening remarks by survivors of genocide at the second national student leadership conference and call to action for Darfur, panelists talked about ethnic and political violence in…
327 viewsA rally was held on the National Mall before the U.S. Capitol to raise public awareness of genocide in the Darfur region of Sudan and to put public pressure on the administration to take act…
1,158 viewsA bipartisan conference was held on “Human Rights: Uncommon Leadership for Common Values.” Participants discussed aiding the disadvantage through bipartisan leadership and the mobilization…
72 viewsA panel from The Judicial Issues Forum of the Brookings Governance Studies Program talked about the situation in Sudan, international calls for Sudanese accountability in cases of genocide, …
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