Quotes by John Prendergast

“Early adopters of digital cameras most often printed at home, if they printed at all - there werent many options yet available or convenient. Now the infrastructure to get digital prints at retail is in place and consumers are adopting this behavior more quickly, ... As the quality, functionality and ease-of-use of camera phones improve, we see users gravitating to the service, quality and cost-effectiveness of the retail destination.”

“Garangs death impacts the peace process in northern Uganda because he was a strong advocate for a comprehensive solution for the north,”

“been subjected to one of the most brutal campaigns of ethnic cleansing that Africa has ever seen.”

“A government-made hurricane hit Darfur ... using these Janjaweed militias, ... And the human debris has washed up on the shores of Chad.”

“The Janjaweed are like a grotesque mixture of the mafia and the Ku Klux Klan, ... These guys have a racist ideology that sees the Arab population as the supreme population that would like to see the subjugation of non-Arab peoples. They’re criminal racketeers that have been supported very directly by the government to wage the war against the people of Darfur.”

“And then here come the Janjaweed on camel or on horseback, ... They come rolling into the town, shooting and torching the village, often bringing women to the side and raping women indiscriminately. And in order to ensure that the destruction is complete, the government either sends ground forces to oversee the operation, or the attack helicopters, which often are the most deadly things.”

“I think this is a tremendously important step forward in getting that peace deal for southern Sudan, but there is still much more negotiating to go.”

“Having a strong African leader, with the confidence of regional governments, whos backed by high-level envoys from countries that matter”

“Every time we have offered incentives to the government of Sudan, theyve pocketed those incentives and continued on with their policies.”

“The diplomatic coalition should work for change in Zimbabwe,”

I see courage everywhere I go in Africa.

I see courage everywhere I go in Africa. Fearless human rights activists in Darfur. Women peace advocates in eastern Congo. Former child soldiers in Northern Uganda who now are helping other former child soldiers return to civilian life.