ACAS shares some diverse comments on the Ebola crisis:
http://www.irinnews.org/report/100682/ebola-and-sierra-leone-money-is-the-easy-bit
http://www.irinnews.org/report/100674/ebola-and-the-media-nigeria-s-good-news-story
http://ruafrica.rutgers.edu/resources/ebola.html … ;
Current events in South Sudan are most complex and harrowing, with peace much needed. The articles below, two by ACAS members, provide a range of useful information and viewpoints to help understand and guide action:
The Political Struggle in South Sudan: Peace, Democracy and Reconstruction instead of war
HORACE G. CAMPBELL
CounterPunch, JANUARY 10-12, 2014
http://www.counterpunch.org/2014/01/10/the-political-struggle-in-south-sudan/
Has South Sudan passed the tipping point? No signs of a ceasefire as violence intensifies
Eric Reeves Pambazuka 2014-01-08
http://pambazuka.org/en/category/features/90075
South Sudan: Reflections on Crisis
AfricaFocus Bulletin January 13, 2014
http://www.africafocus.org/docs14/sud1401.php
Four updates shared by Sarah Milburn for ACAS, three from Amnesty International team in Bangui
http://m.huffpost.com/us/entry/4432727
http://www.itv.com/news/2013-12-11/central-african-republic-enduring-unspeakable-acts-of-inhumanity/
and the fourth by Louisa Lombard:
http://africasacountry.com/is-the-central-african-republic-on-the-verge-of-genocide/
November 27, 2013 Central African Republic: Whose Responsibility to Protect? (Reposted from sources cited below)
AfricaFocus Bulletin Editor’s note:
“In the Central African Republic, the scale of the humanitarian crisis is undeniable; the threat of even greater escalation of violence and chaos is real. And there is a consensus that greater international action is essential. But the questions of who does what when, and who pays, remain unanswered. France is sending additional troops to reinforce the African peacekeeping force now in place, but the processes for funding and coordinating African Union and United Nations multilateral actions are still in slowmotion mode….” read more