Dear Supporter,

Two weeks ago, The Sentry published a new investigative report, "The Taking of South Sudan." Our report exposed the profiteering activities of an array of tycoons, business networks, and multinational companies, and the looting of billions of dollars from the world’s youngest nation as its people were killed, starved, and run off their lands.

And the international community took notice -- Our report received worldwide media coverage, with over 700 articles in 18 languages, from the New York Times to brave reporting by press in South Sudan and across the region.

• Read: This morning, USA Today ran a new op-ed “Violence is the business model in South Sudan” by my fellow Co-Founder of The Sentry George Clooney and me, detailing the significance of the report.
• Watch: George and I discuss the investigation in two exclusive TV interviews on CNN and BBC.
• In the region: South Africa’s Mail & Guardian digs into a scandal highlighted in the report linking South Sudan’s National Security Service and a South African aviation firm, and Kenya’s The East African details the looting of state resources.

On Saturday, the US Department of State announced in a rare official press release that they “will review the allegations cited in The Sentry report and will carefully consider the recommendations to strengthen efforts to end illicit financial flows to and from South Sudan.”

This is just a first step to hold accountable those who have profited, and continue to profit, from corruption, violence and human rights abuses in South Sudan. Our work continues.

Sincerely,

John Prendergast
Co-Founder, The Sentry
Founding Director, Enough Project