International
Sierra Leone: Was Billionaire Steinmetz Betrayed by CEO over Diamond Mine?
Nov 11, 2015
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Thomas Biesheuvel and Jesse Riseborough, Bloomberg
The prize is a chunk of African earth that yields some of the most valuable diamonds on the planet for premium jeweler Tiffany & Co.…
Sudan/South Sudan/Abyei: South Sudan Abyei Leader Urges Khartoum to Release 2% of Oil Money
Nov 11, 2015
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Radio Tamazuj
The head of the Abyei Administrative Area Chol Deng Alak has called on the Khartoum government to release to the local governemnt a 2% share…
DRC: DRC's Gold Mining in Troubled Times
Nov 10, 2015
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Gregory Mthembu-Salter, The Africa Report
Mineral commodity prices have all fallen this year, and gold is no exception. But because gold, unlike other minerals, is perceived as a safe haven…
Climate Security: Kerry Flags Security Threat from Climate Change
Nov 10, 2015
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Keith Johnson, Foreign Policy
Just weeks ahead of a major U.N. climate change conference in Paris, U.S. Secretary of State John Kerry made an impassioned call for the United…
Liberia: Payment Scheme Might Influence Kosmos Oil Deal Ratification
Nov 10, 2015
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Henry Karmo, FrontPageAfrica
From 2005 to now, Liberia has signed several agreement totalling over US$1.6 billion with nothing to show from the ratification in terms of jobs creation,…
Iraq: Iraq Oil Partners Seek Contract Changes to Boost Output
Nov 10, 2015
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Anthony Dipaola, Bloomberg
International oil companies could boost production in Iraq beyond current targets if production contracts were changed to give more incentives for investment, according to BP…
Iraq/Turkey/Islamic State: Water Shortages Unite Iraq, Islamic State against Turkey
Nov 9, 2015
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California Turkish Times
There’s a single factor Islamic State militants and the Iraqi government they’re besieging agree on: Turkey is utilizing extra than its fair share of water.…
Iraq: Iraq Oil Projects Paralysed by Budget Problems
Nov 9, 2015
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Wil Crisp, MEED
Since the Islamic State in Iraq and Syria (Isis) gained control of Iraq’s second-biggest city in June 2014 the value of active large capital projects…
Liberia: Oil Blocks Sale - Liberia to Complete Controversial Kosmos Deal
Nov 9, 2015
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Rodney D. Sieh, FrontPageAfrica
Liberia appears to be nearing closer to sealing the lease of two controversial oil blocks as the Ellen Johnson-Sirleaf's government nears the finish line. Negotiations…
Myanmar: Controversial Dam in Kachin Dents Aung San Suu Kyi's Popularity
Nov 8, 2015
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Pichayada Promchertchoo, Channel NewsAsia
Controversy surrounding the Myitsone dam in Kachin State has bred resentment among the ethnic locals against Myanmar's opposition leader Aung San Suu Kyi, whose party…
International Day for Preventing the Exploitation of the Environment in War and Armed Conflict: UNEP Marks International Day for Preventing the Exploitation of the Environment in War and Armed Conflict
Nov 7, 2015
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News Hour
On the International Day for Preventing the Exploitation of the Environment in War and Armed Conflict, the United Nations Environment Programme (UNEP) underlined the continuing…
UNEP Marks International Day for Preventing the Exploitation of the Environment in War and Armed Conflict
Nov 6, 2015
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UNEP
On the International Day for Preventing the Exploitation of the Environment in War and Armed Conflict, the United Nations Environment Programme (UNEP) underlined the continuing…
Statement by UNEP Executive Director, Achim Steiner on the International Day for Preventing the Exploitation of the Environment during War and Armed Conflict
Nov 6, 2015
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UNEP
Every year, for the last 14 years, the world has designated 6 November to acknowledge the International Day for Preventing the Exploitation of the Environment…
Myanmar: Distribution of Natural Resources a Key Election Issue in Myanmar Polls
Nov 6, 2015
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Panu Wongcha-um, Channel NewsAsia
Myanmar's historic elections are just days away and one of the biggest issues concerning voters is economic development and the distribution of natural resources, particularly…
Yemen: Second Freak Storm Heads for Yemen, WMO Says
Nov 6, 2015
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Reuters
A new tropical cyclone is heading for Yemen three days after a storm dumped several years' worth of rain on the port city of Mukalla,…
International Day for Preventing the Exploitation of the Environment in War and Armed Conflict: Meet War’s Other Casualty…the Environment
Nov 6, 2015
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Joanna Parkman, care2
If you needed another reason to object to military conflict, thank the environment. At least 40 percent of internal conflicts have been linked to the…
Kuwait/Iraq: History: November 6, 1991 Canadians Cap the Last Oil Fire in the Gulf War
Nov 6, 2015
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Marc Montgomery, Radio Canada International
In 1990, after a long-standing feud with neighbouring Kuwait, Saddam Hussein’s Iraqi army invaded the country. Iraq had accused Kuwait of slant drilling into Iraq’s…
Iraq: Cholera Spreads from Iraq to Syria, Kuwait, Bahrain - UNICEF
Nov 6, 2015
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Isabel Coles, Reuters
A cholera outbreak in Iraq has spread to Kuwait and Bahrain, and risks turning into a region-wide epidemic as millions of pilgrims prepare to visit…
Myanmar: See the True Cost of Burmese Jade
Nov 6, 2015
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Charlie Campbell, Time
For the Chinese, jade’s luster represents good fortune, prosperity and longevity. For impoverished Burmese toiling in squalid mines, it represents escape, or at least the…
Sierra Leone: With Ebola Waning, Sierra Leone Seeks to Rebuild its Economy
Nov 6, 2015
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Alex Lawson, Independent
The people of Sierra Leone will breathe an uneasy sign of relief today. The west African nation is expected to be officially be declared free…
China/South China Sea: China's Xi Says Wants South China Sea Issue Resolved Peacefully
Nov 6, 2015
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Rujun Shen, Reuters
China has always insisted the dispute in the South China Sea should be resolved peacefully through talks, but the government has a responsibility to protect…
China/Vietnam/South China Sea: Chinese President Visits Vietnam to Discuss Stronger Ties, Dispute over South China Sea
Nov 5, 2015
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Associated Press
Chinese President Xi Jinping's meetings in Vietnam beginning Thursday follow the communist countries' efforts to repair ties strained over disputes in the South China Sea.…
United States: Importance of Agriculture to National Security Scrutinized
Nov 5, 2015
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Laura Lloyd, Food Business News
The United States needs to stay a step ahead of key challenges faced by its agriculture sector, especially resource scarcity, the threat of bioterrorism and…
South Sudan: South Sudan Replaces State Oil Company Head to Fix Fuel Crisis
Nov 5, 2015
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Okech Francis, Bloomberg
Oil-producing South Sudan appointed its second director for state-owned Nile Petroleum Corp. in about six months, tasking him with solving fuel shortages that have left…
Liberia: Boosting Liberia's Tourism Sector - a Resort in the Making
Nov 4, 2015
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Alpha Daffae Senkpeni, FrontPageAfrica
A little farther from the Du-Port Road Waterside Community in Paynesville City, lies what many continue to describe as the beauty of naturalness ingrained with…
DRC: Mining for Change: The Road Ahead for the DRC's Artisanal Miners
Nov 4, 2015
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Naki B. Mendoza, Devex
The mining industry is often affiliated with large-scale operations and massive capital investments, but it is the small scale miners that form the bulk of…
South China Sea: Southeast Asian Ministers Cancel Joint Accord over South China Sea Dispute
Nov 4, 2015
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Oliver Holmes, Guardian
Territorial disputes in the South China Sea have poisoned a meeting of south-east Asian defence ministers, with officials cancelling plans for a joint statement traditionally…
Nigeria: Amnesty Report Accuses Shell of Failing to Clean up Niger Delta Oil Spills
Nov 2, 2015
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John Vidal, Guardian
Four oil spill sites in Nigeria identified by the UN, which Shell has claimed to have had cleaned up by contractors since 2011, are still…
United States: Deployment Environmental Reports Not in Military Health Records
Nov 1, 2015
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Patricia Kime, Military Times
For more than three years, the military services have been allowed to ignore a Defense Department order requiring the inclusion of environmental assessments of combat…
Liberia: Ending the Nightmare- Sime Darby Revives Residents Hope After Fire Explosion
Oct 31, 2015
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Global News Network
Over the last one month, Sime Darby Plantation Liberia Inc. (SDPL) has had an uphill task of trying to address the health and sanitation needs…