SUDAN REVELATIONThis Terror Sponsor Got Into the U.S. on a Diplo PassportAtta brings a résumé with the least appropriate background imaginable for a regime seeking to whitewash a record of corruption, repression, genocide, terrorism, and discrimination.John Prendergast
KAKOCRACYSouth Sudan’s New Peace Deal Could Bring More WarWednesday’s agreement is at its heart simply a crass division of the spoils between the rival factions with the biggest guns.John Prendergast
THE CHAOS CALCULUSCongo’s Looting and Killing Machine Moves Into High GearMillions of people already are displaced by violence in the Democratic Republic of Congo. Now President Kabila is using the slaughter to keep himself in power.John Prendergast
KleptocracyCorruption Fuels Famine in South SudanThe infant nation of South Sudan is already close to death, thanks to some of the world’s most corrupt leaders. The good news is, death isn’t inevitable.John Prendergast
Meanwhile, Where No One’s Looking…Stopping the Next GenocideAbout 6,800 miles east of Trump Tower, a genuine crisis may be exploding into genocide. We have the power to stop it. But what about the will?John Prendergast
Independence MovementMandela or Mobutu Moment in South Sudan?South Sudan, Africa’s newest country, is facing one of those consequential moments that will impact millions of lives.John Prendergast
BLOOD MONEYDirty Money Fuels South Sudan’s WarThe missing ingredient in every one of Africa’s peace processes today is sufficient leverage to shift the calculations of these violent kleptocrats from war to peace.John Prendergast
HIJACKED COUNTRIESHow to Crush Sudan’s KleptocracyThe U.S. Department of Justice has gone after FIFA and the government of Sudan with many of the same tools. It needs to keep ratcheting up the pressure.John Prendergast
CORRUPTION ERUPTIONSaving South Sudan From ItselfThe peace deal in South Sudan won’t bring real peace or stability until the larcenous leadership can be compelled to change its ways.John Prendergast
END GAMEHow Obama Can Stop South Sudan’s WarA savage civil war has engulfed the world’s newest country, but President Obama, landing in neighboring Kenya, can help end the bloodshed.John Prendergast