Just after the appointment of Donald Booth as the Special Envoy to Sudan and South Sudan, Josh Rogin of The Daily Beast wrote the following appointment highlighting Act for Sudan’s Obama’s Stained Legacy Campaign. April 29, 2013 On Wednesday, President Obama appointed his administration’s third special envoy for Sudan and South Sudan. The advocacy Read More…
August 29, 2013 Act for Sudan co-founder Eric Cohen was interviewed by South Sudan in Focus on Voice of America regarding the appointment of Ambassador Donald Booth and AFS campaign Obama’s Stained Legacy. The interview begins at 5.20 and can be listened to here
On August 1, 2013 Act for Sudan launched the campaign Obama’s Stained Legacy. Co-founder Susan Morgan wrote this on Huffington Post: On Aug. 1, Mohamed Suleiman, an American from Darfur, sent an open letter to President Obama, imploring him to change course on his approach to the genocide and humanitarian crises in Read More…
Act for Sudan co-founder Martina Knee was interviewed by Voice of American regarding AFS campaign opposing the upcoming visit of Sudan’s Nafie Ali Nafie. WASHINGTON, D.C. — A U.S. Congressman and activists have criticized the White House for inviting a Sudanese presidential aide Nafie Ali Nafie, who is accused of human rights Read More…
The original letter to Secretary of State John Kerry can be found here. To read the full article visit Sudan Tribune. March 19, 2013 (WASHINGTON) – As the Obama administration prepares to nominate a new special envoy to Sudan, a major Sudan advocacy organisation has urged secretary of state John Kerry not to Read More…
by Josh Rogin This article was originally posted on Foreign Policy on March 19, 2013. The Obama administration is getting close to nominating a new special envoy to Sudan, but a major Sudan advocacy organization is asking Secretary of State John Kerry not to nominate former U.S. Ambassador to Sudan Tim Carney. Read More…
February 3, 2013 On January 21, 2013 Act for Sudan and genocide scholars wrote a letter to the German Foreign Minister asking them to cancel their Sudan investment conference. Several news agencies have since reported on the issue. (MintPress) – At least two Sudanese nationals were arrested last Tuesday by German authorities Read More…
January 30, 2013 The Niles KHARTOUM – The Sudan-South Sudan Economic Conference took place in Berlin on Tuesday, January 29, with Germany pledging that economic development would safeguard against conflict and radicalism. Initially scheduled for last October, the conference was postponed when protestors stormed the German embassy in Khartoum following a Youtube film by an Read More…
The original press release and letter from Act for Sudan to Germany can be found here. January 28, 2013 International human rights organizations and a Sudanese activist are calling on the German government to cancel a Sudan economic forum to be held in the country’s capital, Berlin, on Tuesday. Agencies from the USA, Read More…
January 22, 2013 The Voice of America radio program, South Sudan in Focus, aired a radio interview with Eric Cohen representing Act for Sudan. The interview focused on Act for Sudan’s letter to Germany protesting the upcoming investment conference. The interview begins at 7:48 of the 30 minute interview. Listen to the interview here.