George Clooney has said he is determined to keep troubled Southern Sudan “on the front burner of the news”.
The Up In The Air star is in the region to draw attention to its week-long independence referendum, and to help the area avoid a backslide towards war.
“I’m the son of newsman. I understand how hard it is to keep stories on the front of news, and sometimes entertainment and news can be meshed together if you do it properly,” George said.
The 49-year-old has had two meetings with US President Barack Obama on Sudan. Together with activist John Prendergast he has also helped launch the Satellite Sentinel Project, which will track troop movements in Abyei, a north-south border region where the biggest threat of a return to conflict exists.
“It’s important as any other individual in the country or in the world to engage in life and in the world,” George added.
“You know, a celebrity is absolutely no different. I wasn’t a celebrity my whole life. I was an individual citizen for most of it, an unemployed citizen for a lot of it…I don’t forfeit that just because I’ve happened to get lucky in my career.”
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