International
Colombia: Women building dreams: Sustainable livelihoods on Colombia's Pacific coast
Sep 13, 2021
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Lia Valero
Afro-Colombian women on the Pacific coast have faced violence, conflict and the ecological fallout of mining and illegal logging. Now they're working together to protect…
DRC: DR Congo President Seeks Review of Mining Contracts with China
Sep 11, 2021
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Al Jazeera
Felix Tshisekedi, the president of the Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC), has called for a review of mining contracts signed with China in 2008…
Liberia: Covid-19 Shrinks Extractive Revenues in 2020
Sep 10, 2021
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Siaway T. Miapue, FrontPage Africa
Revenues generated from Liberia's extractive industries in the first half of last year dropped by more than US$5 million due to the coronavirus pandemic, according…
Liberia: Sinoe, Rivercess in Land Dispute
Sep 10, 2021
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Kruah Thompson, New Dawn
Sinoe County Superintendent Lee Nagbe Chea alarms serious tension is building up between citizens of Sinoe and the people of Rivercess County over disputed land.…
Afghanistan: Lithium and an Unexpected Battle for Energy Transition in Afghanistan
Sep 10, 2021
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Aliaksei Patonia, Diplomat
Most researchers agree that lithium demand will only increase. Afghanistan’s estimated reserves put it among global leaders — if the metal can be extracted.
Ethiopia: A New Year’s Call for Peace and End to Tigray’s Multifaceted War
Sep 10, 2021
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The Africa Report
Our country Ethiopia is facing a multifaceted crisis in Tigray, Amhara, South and West Oromia, Somali, Afar, Benishangul-Gumuz and Southern Nations, Nationalities, and People of…
Yemen: As Conflict Drags on, ‘No Quick Wins’ – UN Envoy
Sep 10, 2021
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UN News
The complexities of the years-long war in Yemen “multiply as the conflict drags on”, the country’s new UN envoy told the Security Council on Friday,…
Afghanistan/Iran: Iran-Afghanistan Water Dispute to Test Tehran's Ties to Taliban
Sep 9, 2021
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Shabnam von Hein, Deutsche Welle
An old dispute over water rights could be the first test of Iran's planned pragmatic cooperation with the Taliban. Without a functioning environmental agency, it's…
Afghanistan/China: China’s Rumored Ambitions to Dive into Afghanistan Are Overstated and Unrealistic, Experts Say
Sep 9, 2021
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Natasha Turak, CBNC
One of the first things many Western pundits predicted as the chaotic American withdrawal from Afghanistan unraveled was the replacement in that power vacuum by…
Myanmar: Environmental Activist ‘Well-Hated’ by Myanmar Junta Is Latest to Be Arrested
Sep 9, 2021
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Sheryl Lee Tian Tong, Mongabay
As demonstrations and deadly crackdowns continue to roil Myanmar following the military coup in February, land and environmental defenders are increasingly under threat. In the…
Liberia: UNDP Supports Gender Stakeholders' Conference On Women's Political Participation
Sep 9, 2021
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All Africa
Monrovia — Delegates at a gender stakeholders' conference are reviewing and strengthening an existing Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) on women's political participation, signed between the…
Nigeria: Obi- Advocacy on Women’s Rights Will Address Gender-Based Violence
Sep 9, 2021
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This Day Live
Ugo Aliogo and Loveth Chinagorom, engaged the Country Director, ActionAid Nigeria, Mrs. Ene Obi, on scaling public investments in agriculture, and the issues of gender-based…
Colombia: Exploring Illegal Mining in Colombia’s Amazon
Sep 8, 2021
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InSight Crime
As gold prices have skyrocketed, criminal groups once solely dedicated to the trafficking of drugs and arms have moved into illegal mining. The activity has…
Afghanistan: ‘Drought Has Severely Impacted Livestock Keepers’ in Afghanistan, Head of UN Food Agency Says [Audio]
Sep 8, 2021
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Anna Kusmer, The World
Nearly one-third of people in Afghanistan don't know if they will have a meal each day. Droughts and an approaching winter are worsening the food…
In a Watershed Year for Climate Change, the Commonwealth Secretary-General Calls for Urgent, Decisive and Sustained Climate Action
Sep 8, 2021
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Alison Kentish
London — This November, five years after signing the Paris Agreement and pledging to limit global warming to 2 degrees Celsius above pre-industrial levels, with a…
Liberia: Land Authority Completes Land Survey, Present Deeds In Nimba County
Sep 7, 2021
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Prince Mulbah, Global News Network
The Liberia Land Authority, through its Corporate Service Session, has completed the survey and presentation of deeds for several tribal certificates of land situated in…
Afghanistan: Taliban Takeover Threatens Afghan Agriculture as Farmers Fear Being Forced to Grow Poppy [Video]
Sep 6, 2021
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Mike Cerre, PBS
As Afghans figure out how to get on with their lives, fears abound that the new Taliban government will crack down on local business and…
Egypt/Ethiopia/Sudan: Nile Dam Dispute Remains Stalled as Egypt, Sudan Run out of Options
Sep 5, 2021
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Mohamed Saied, Al-Monitor
The long-running dispute over the controversial Grand Ethiopian Renaissance Dam (GERD) that Ethiopia is building on the Blue Nile, the main tributary of the Nile…
Ethiopia: Women and Girls Bear Significant Costs of Ethiopian Conflict
Sep 3, 2021
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UNFPA
Since conflict between federal and regional forces erupted in Tigray in north Ethiopia last November, some 2 million Tigrayans have been displaced with thousands fleeing…
Colombia: Study Shows Colombian Guerrillas Were Guardians of the Forest
Sep 3, 2021
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Luke Taylor, Discover
When Colombia’s largest guerrilla group laid down its weapons in 2016 as part of a landmark peace deal, it ushered in a new chapter in…
DRC: 12 Dead after Mining Pollution in DR Congo River
Sep 3, 2021
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World Is One News
Twelve people have died and thousands have fallen ill after a river in southern DR Congo was polluted by toxic waste from a diamond mine,…
Climate Change: Former Defence Leaders Sound Alarm on Australia’s Climate Security Risks
Sep 2, 2021
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Duncan Murray, The Fifth Estate
Australia is failing in its duty to protect its people, according to a network of former defence and security leaders, who say regional unrest and…
Myanmar: Italian Firms Flout EU Rules to Trade in Illegal Myanmar Timber, Report Says
Sep 2, 2021
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Sheryl Lee Tian Tong, Mongabay
Negligible fines and inadequate enforcement are turning Italy into a hotspot for illegal Myanmar timber in spite of EU sanctions and regulations against the latter’s…
The Council on Strategic Risks Selects Erin Sikorsky as New Director of the Center for Climate and Security, and John Conger as Senior Advisor
Sep 1, 2021
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Francesco Femia and Caitlin Werrell, Center for Climate and Security
Today the Council on Strategic Risks (CSR) announced it has selected Erin Sikorsky as its new Director of the Center for Climate and Security (CCS).…
Nigeria: Nigeria Tackling Gender-Based Violence Through Surveillance
Aug 31, 2021
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All Africa
Response to violence against women and girls (VAWG) remains extremely inadequate and barriers to reporting such assaults often make it hard for victims to seek…
Israel/Jordan: Drought Diplomacy Boosts Israel-Jordan Ties
Aug 31, 2021
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Al Jazeera
As scientific warnings of dire climate change-induced drought grow, many in Israel and Jordan cast worried eyes at the river running between them and the…
Afghanistan: Amid Taliban Takeover, Climate Change Could Drive Conflict
Aug 30, 2021
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Jennifer Collins, Deutsche Welle
The past 30 years have brought flood, drought and hunger to Afghanistan. With the Taliban sweeping to power, many within and outside of the country…
Afghanistan: US Forces Are Leaving a Toxic Environmental Legacy in Afghanistan
Aug 30, 2021
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Kelsey D. Atherton, Scientific American
As U.S. forces withdrew from Afghanistan, the Taliban immediately rushed in, and it recently took over the country’s major cities in just a few days.…
DRC: DRC Reviewing $6 Billion Mining Deal with Chinese Investors
Aug 29, 2021
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Reuters
Democratic Republic of Congo’s government is reviewing its $6 billion “infrastructure-for-minerals” deal with Chinese investors as part of a broader examination of mining contracts, Finance…
Afghanistan: Drought Threatens the Livelihoods of 7 Million Farmers in Afghanistan
Aug 28, 2021
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Food and Agriculture Organization of the UN
The Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO) has appealed for humanitarian assistance to be scaled up as Afghanistan continues to be hit…