Genocide Monitor
- DARFUR: The situation in Darfur continues to deteriorate contributing to a rise in banditry and increasing food insecurity and activists continue to call for increased pressure on the Sudanese government.
- ZIMBABWE: Election violence continues, forcing MDC candidate Morgan Tsvangirai out of the race as the international community steps up its condemnation of the Zimbabwean government.
- DEMOCRATIC REPUBLIC OF CONGO: The trial of accused war criminal Thomas Lubanga was temporarily suspended due to questions of fairness, casting doubt on the future of Lubanga's case.
- EASTERN CHAD: A rebel offensive aimed at overthrowing President Deby has been checked, but not before rebels captured several towns.
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- ZIMBABWE: Election violence continues with the armed forces implicated in the intimidation of opposition activists. Increasing violence against opposition members and the harassment of diplomatic staff illustrate the severity of the situation.
- DARFUR: The International Criminal Court increased pressure on Sudan to surrender indicted war criminals and is preparing a case against the Sudanese government for carrying out an organized campaign of violence in Darfur. UNAMID peacekeepers are facing additional difficulties after the murder of a Ugandan police officer near El Fasher.
- DEMOCRATIC REPUBLIC OF CONGO: Hutu extremist rebels opened fire on a refugee camp in North Kivu, displacing up to 5,000 people, setting back the peace process, even as hundreds of other rebels demobilize.
- SOMALIA: Fighting between supporters of the Somali government and Islamist rebels rages in Mogadishu, while a recent truce agreement lays the groundwork for a possible stabilization of Somalia.
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- Sudan: The Sudanese government renewed its use of scorched earth tactics and continued to arrest suspected rebels in Khartoum. All sides have threatened increased violence in Darfur and central Sudan, while the shadow of a renewed North-South civil war looms on the horizon.
- Democratic Republic of Congo: Violence against civilians continues, but clashes between armed groups are declining. The presence of extremist Hutu militias and increasing scandal among UN peacekeepers threatens this promising progress.
- Somalia: The security situation is deteriorating as civilians are increasingly caught between government troops and rebel forces. Conflict parties have increased belligerent rhetoric as the prospective peace talks broke down.
- Central African Republic and Democratic Republic of Congo: Former Congolese Vice President Jean-Pierre Bemba has been arrested on charges of war crimes committed in the CAR and DRC.
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- Zimbabwe: Zimbabwean army and security forces are implicated in post-election violence. Since the end of March, twenty opposition supporters have been killed and hundreds more injured. The opposition MDC already won a parliamentary majority and MDC presidential candidate Morgan Tsvangirai received 47% of the votes in the recent election. Due to the plurality result, a run-off is planned in the near future.
- Darfur: The security situation is deteriorating with 14 civilians killed in recent airstrikes and aid workers increasingly targeted by opportunistic violence. The national census has also sparked fighting between rebels and government forces. The peace process continues, but may be negatively impacted by recent JEM attempts to attack Khartoum.
- Democratic Republic of Congo: Renewed violence in North Kivu displaced hundreds of civilians and caused a suspension of humanitarian aid in the province. The ICC unsealed another warrant against a Congolese war criminal. MONUC peacekeepers are charged with assisting rebels in North and South Kivu.
- Somalia: US airstrikes killed an insurgent commander and dozens of civilians. Recent US attacks may impact upcoming peace talks.
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- Kenya: As the post-election violence continues, the death toll has reached over 1,000, and more than 300,000 civilians have been displaced.
- Darfur: Ethiopia and Bangladesh have offered to loan at least five helicopters to UNAMID.
- Eastern Chad: Thousands of rebels surrounded the Chadian capital on Feb. 1, triggering heavy fighting for over three days that generated over 100 civilian casualties. International support from the United Nations and France has allowed President Deby to take back control.
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