International
Liberia: Liberia Pilots Blockchain Land Registration with Medici Land
Feb 19, 2021
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Ledger Insights
Overstock.com’s blockchain subsidiary Medici Land Governance (MLG) launched a land administration pilot project using blockchain in the city of Monrovia, in Liberia. The pilot is a collaboration…
South Sudan: New Protected Area Relieves Pressure on Primates and Pangolins in South Sudan
Feb 18, 2021
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Tim Knight, Fauna & Flora International
The future of globally important wildlife—including endangered chimpanzees and pangolins—looks a little brighter after over 17,000 hectares of severely threatened forest habitat in an ecologically…
Ethiopia/Sudan: Tensions Run High over Border Region Dispute: Sudan Recalls Envoy to Ethiopia
Feb 18, 2021
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Agence France-Presse
Sudan on Wednesday recalled its ambassador to Ethiopia, the foreign ministry said, as tensions between the two countries run high over a border region and…
Afghanistan: Saffron Harvest Yields Impressive 21 Tons This Year
Feb 17, 2021
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Daily Outlook Afghanistan
The Ministry of Agriculture, Irrigation and Livestock has said the harvest of “red gold” saffron this year topped the 21 ton mark. According to the…
Afghanistan: World Bank Approves $97M Grant to Tackle COVID-19 and Drought
Feb 17, 2021
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Khaama Press
To support Afghans affected by drought, Covid-19 pandemic, and nutrition security, the World Bank has granted a total of $97.50 million from the international development…
Myanmar: US Sanctions Block Myanmar's Gemstone Exports
Feb 17, 2021
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John Jeffay, IDEX
US President Joe Biden has blacklisted three gemstone companies in Myanmar because of their links with military regime that ousted state counsellor Aung San Suu…
Liberia: Independent Complaints Panel Finds Golden Veroleum Liable of Destroying Liberia’s Forests
Feb 17, 2021
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FrontPage Africa
The High Carbon Stock Approach (HCSA), an agribusiness industry sustainability body, has confirmed longstanding allegations that Golden Veroleum Liberia, the Liberian investee of palm oil…
Promoting Peace and Protecting Women’s Rights in Contexts Affected by Violent Extremism, Especially During COVID-19 Pandemic
Feb 16, 2021
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UN Women
In 2020, even as governments around the world rallied to respond to the COVID-19 pandemic, a large number of countries and their populations continued to…
Afghanistan: Kabul’s Unquenchable Thirst: Crisis Looms in Afghan Capital as Groundwater Reserves Run Dry
Feb 15, 2021
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Ben Farmer and Ezzatullah Mehrdad, Telegraph
When Shoaib Musawi entered the well-digging trade 15 years ago, all he needed to sink a well shaft in central Kabul was a pick and…
Ethiopia/Sudan: Sudan Accuses Ethiopia of Incursion, Escalating Land Dispute
Feb 15, 2021
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Simon Marks and Mohammed Alamin, Bloomberg
Sudan accused Ethiopian forces of entering its territory, escalating a dispute over land that straddles their border. Relations between Sudan and Ethiopia have frayed since…
Pakistan: Trout Farming: A Lucrative Business to Alleviate Poverty, Generate Employment Opportunities
Feb 14, 2021
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Fakhar Alam, Eye Pakistan
Blessed with various ecological zones and relatively cold climate, Khyber Pakhtunkhwa has a huge potential to produce export quality fish meat while nurturing the rare…
Myanmar: Jade and Rubies: How Myanmar’s Military Amassed Its Fortune
Feb 13, 2021
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Kuwait Times
Mines, banks, petroleum, agriculture, tourism: Myanmar’s ruling junta has vested interests in large swathes of the country’s economy, providing it a colossal and closely guarded…
Iraq: Decades of Plundering: Where Has Iraq’s Oil Wealth Gone? [Video]
Feb 13, 2021
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Al Jazeera
Iraq’s dire public services, regular power cuts and water shortages have sparked protest across the country. Ranked as the fourth-biggest oil producer in the world,…
Ghana: Empowering Women in Climate Action with Alternative Livelihood Options
Feb 12, 2021
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Praise Nutakor, GhanaWeb
Like many people in rural communities in Ghana, Mali Yakubu and her family in Tampion in the Northern Region are not able to farm during…
Women Bear the Brunt of Climate Change
Feb 12, 2021
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Michelle Langrand, Geneva Solutions
Women are among the most affected by climate-related insecurity, and yet they’re often absent from the conversation. Experts hope that by understanding how they are…
Ethiopia/Sudan: Will Sudan-Ethiopia Border Conflict Affect GERD Talks?
Feb 11, 2021
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Hagar Hosny, Al-Monitor
Border tensions have escalated between Sudan and Ethiopia in the past few days, coupled with Ethiopian threats to Sudan if it does not respond to…
Ethiopia: Pregnant Women Struggle to Find Support, Stability After Displacement From Tigray Region in Ethiopia
Feb 11, 2021
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UNFPA
GONDAR, Ethiopia – “When you think about your future, you never plan to be uprooted from the comfort of your home and find fragile safety in a…
Nigeria: Farmer-Herders Conflict: Senate Warns against Ethno-Religious War, Famine
Feb 10, 2021
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Sanni Onogu, Nation
The increasing spate of insecurity may lead to an ethnoreligious war and famine, Deputy Senate Leader, Ajayi Boroffice, has said. He is worried that the nation…
Colombia: Colombia Launches Agency to Sell, Rent Properties of Former Fighters
Feb 10, 2021
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Nelson Bocanegra, Reuters
Colombia launched a real estate agency on Wednesday to rent and sell properties handed over by former far-right paramilitaries and leftist guerrillas as a way…
UNFPA Elevates Climate Action to Safeguard the Wellbeing of Women and Girls During the Decade of Action
Feb 10, 2021
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UNFPA
JOHANNESBURG, South Africa—The impact of climate change is already being felt and is projected to intensify significantly over the next 10 years. During the Nairobi Summit in Kenya in…
Vietnam: US Firms behind Agent Orange Stand Trial in France
Feb 9, 2021
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Progressive International
The civil complaint targets more than 20 US chemical firms for their part in the production of Agent Orange, massively employed by US forces during…
India: Women Will Bear the Brunt of India’s New Farm Laws
Feb 9, 2021
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Bansari Kamdar, World Politics News
For over two months, hundreds of thousands of Indian farmers have been conducting sustained sit-ins on the outskirts of New Delhi. Undeterred by COVID-19 or violent police…
Myanmar: Myanmar’s Troubled Forestry Sector Seeks Global Endorsement after Coup
Feb 8, 2021
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Mongabay
In the midst of political chaos fomented by a Feb. 1 military coup of the government in Myanmar, the country’s forestry sector is seeking legitimization…
Bangladesh: Gender Equality Can Bring Sustained Peace, Security
Feb 8, 2021
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The Daily Star
Ensuring equality between men and women both in public and private spheres can bring about sustainable peace and security, foreign diplomats and civil society members…
India: Assam: Aaranyak Installs 18-km Solar-Powered Fence in Nagrijuli to Reduce Human-Elephant Conflict
Feb 7, 2021
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Ne Now News
The premier biodiversity conservation organisation, Aaranyak has installed 18 km of solar-powered fence to facilitate human-elephant coexistence at Nagrijuli in Baksa district. Aaranyak said this…
Afghanistan: Ghor Residents Suffering from Shortage of Potable Water
Feb 6, 2021
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Afghanitan Times
Residents of Ghor province are suffering from shortage of drinking water, saying that they face health problems because of drinking unclean water. A large number…
Colombia: Glencore to Abandon Mining in Colombia amid Growing Woes
Feb 5, 2021
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Adriaan Alsema, Colombia Reports
Multinational Glencore’s subsidiary in Colombia said Thursday that it will abandon its mining interests amid dropping profits, and growing human rights and environmental concerns. In…
Kenya: How Women in Aquaculture Can Contribute to Social Stability in Kenya
Feb 4, 2021
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Margaret Gatonye, The Fish Site
A continued question that is asked in international relations circles is how to create stability and growth in post-conflict societies. Often solutions revolve around how…
Afghanistan: Afghanistan Successfully Tests Water Flow at Major Dam
Feb 3, 2021
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Shadi Khan Saif, Anadolu Agency
Afghanistan on Wednesday successfully tested water flow at a major dam in southwestern Nimroz province bordering Iran after nearly six decades of the inception of…
Afghanistan/Iran: Iran and Afghanistan Sign Water Deal after Decades-Old Dispute
Feb 3, 2021
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Middle East Eye
Iran and Afghanistan have signed an agreement over water rights on the Helmand River, putting aside almost 50 years of disputes, IRNA reported yesterday. Meetings…