ATLANTA, Georgia, Oct. 31 -- The Carter Center issued the following news release: * * * - Calls for Urgent Action to Address Corrective Measures * * * The Carter Center congratulates the Democratic Republic of Congo for being recognized by the International Extractive Industries Transparency Initiative Board as having made "meaningful progress" in improving extractive sector transparency. This achievement reflects significant collaboration between Congolese government agencies, extractive c  more

ATLANTA, Georgia, Oct. 28 -- The Carter Center issued the following news release: Following letters of invitation from the election board and principal chief, The Carter Center is preparing to deploy a small team of observers to the Nov. 2 primary election in Muscogee (Creek) Nation as well as a general election anticipated in December. The Center respects the tribe's sovereign status and is conducting this observation mission with the understanding that these are elections of a sovereign peop  more

CAMBRIDGE, Massachusetts, Oct. 30 -- The Nieman Foundation issued the following news: Ray Jenkins, a 1965 Nieman Fellow and a Pulitzer Prize-winning journalist who served as a special assistant for press affairs under President Jimmy Carter, died from congestive heart failure on October 24, 2019. He was 89. Jenkins was a member of the Columbus (Georgia) Ledger reporting team that won the 1955 Pulitzer Prize in public service for its coverage of political corruption in nearby Phenix City, Alaba  more