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|  The 60 Minutes segment profiling the trade in conflict gold from Congo was just nominated for an Emmy Award for Outstanding Feature Store in a News Magazine. Watch the clip here.  Watch Under Secretary for Economic, Energy, and Agricultural Affairs Robert Hormats, Congolese Ambassador Faida Mitifu, and Congressman Jim McDermott discuss conflict minerals at a recent event at the Center for American Progress.  Check out an article and photo spread in Runner's World profiling RAISE Hope for Congo partner and Run for Congo Women founder Lisa Shannon. Quote of the Week This is President Obama’s Rwanda moment, and it is unfolding now, in slow motion. It is not too late to prevent the coming war in Sudan, and protect the peace we helped build five short years ago. - Dave Eggers and John Prendergast, in a New York Times op-ed, "In Sudan, War Is Around the Corner." From Our Blog, Enough Said Men, women, and young children flocked to Juba’s football stadium in an ad hoc parade of motorcycles, “matatu” minivans, and the white 4x4s that are ubiquitous in this town, as organizers of the event threw t-shirts out the windows of cars and from their perches in the back of flatbed trucks. Yelling “SPLM Oyee,” a common refrain here, demonstrators voiced support for the South’s ruling party. Basing themselves at a tall building in town that they’ve named the “Referendum House,” the Southern Sudan Youth Forum is one of a number of youth groups that have sprung up in recent months to raise awareness about the upcoming independence vote. All of these groups have a strong secessionist leaning, indicative of the general sentiment among southerners. - Maggie Fick reports from a rally in Juba to mark the six month countdown to southern Sudan's referendum on secession. | |
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Yesterday Congress passed the financial reform bill with the inclusion of a key provision on conflict minerals, an incredible victory for the thousands of activists who for months have been calling on their members of Congress to take decisive action to end the trade in Congo's conflict minerals. The amendment will require companies to disclose whether they source conflict minerals from Congo or neighboring countries, and require companies to report on steps taken to exclude conflict sources from their supply chains, backed by independent audits. From the day President Obama signs the bill, the Securities and Exchange Commission will have nine months to develop regulations implementing the new law.
On Monday the ICC issued a second arrest warrant for President Omar al-Bashir on three counts of genocide. The White House issued a statement in support of the warrants for Bashir, and President Obama himself, in an 
Enough's Goma-based field researcher, Fidel Bafilemba, recently traveled to areas of North Kivu province, where the return of Congolese refugees from Rwanda continues to be a particularly contentious issue in the region. The land disputes that have arisen over the past several months have the potential to further destabilize the already volatile region, as recent population movements from Rwanda to Congo have exacerabated relations between several ethnic groups. The situation will continue to erode if international actors do not keep the pressure on the Congolese government to ensure that the refugee return process is implemented in a transparent and inclusive manner. Read the full dispatch here.
We at the Enough Project express our deepest sympathies and condolences to the family and friends of Nate Henn, the dedicated activist who was killed in the terrorist bombing on Sunday in Kampala, Uganda. Nate worked with Invisible Children for a year and a half as a volunteer, dedicating his life to working toward peace in central Africa. On their blog IC