KHARTOUM (Reuters) - Activists concerned about the situation in Darfur detracted attention and aid from other African conflicts, a U.S.-based foundation said on Wednesday.
Darfur's rebellion, which sparked the world's largest aid operation and the largest U.N.-funded peacekeeping mission, has attracted unprecedented attention for an African conflict.
"There is no doubt that American activists were able to bring attention to the conflict in Darfur," a report by the U.S.-based Cato Institute said.
"Even so, their efforts had negative consequences ... the diversion of public attention from other wars of great scale and longevity," it said, citing Democratic Republic of Congo.
Darfur activists were not immediately available to comment.
