International
Liberia: President Sirleaf Issues Executive Order No. 66 Extending the Tenure of the Land Commission by One Year
Jan 16, 2015
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Executive Mansion
President Ellen Johnson Sirleaf has issued Executive Order No. 66 extending the tenure of the Land Commission by one additional year ending January 9, 2016.According…
Water: Water Shortage is Biggest Global Threat
Jan 16, 2015
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Rick Pendrous, Food Manufacture
More than two-thirds of people on the planet – between 4-5bn – could be living in parts of the world affected by water stress by…
Rwanda: Kagame Says Rwanda Not Plundering DRC Coltan
Jan 16, 2015
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News of Rwanda
President Paul Kagame has offered free visa and air ticket to anyone disputing Rwanda's Coltan (tantalum) production capability to visit the country's active mining sites.
"Rwanda…
Myanmar: Govt to Continue Fight Against Illegal Timber
Jan 16, 2015
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Pyae Thet Phyo, Myanmar Times
The government is planning further crackdowns on the illegal timber trade in northern Myanmar, a senior government official says, and also plans to reduce legal…
Myanmar: Mandalay Farmers, Monks, Students Call for Constitutional Reform, Land Rights Protection
Jan 16, 2015
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Zarni Mann, The Irrawaddy
MANDALAY — About 1,000 farmers, students, labourers, Buddhist monks and community leaders gathered in Mandalay on Friday to call for better protection of land rights,…
South Sudan: South Sudan Army Says Oil Fields Under Full Protection
Jan 16, 2015
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Sudan Tribune
The South Sudanese army (SPLA) said on Friday it remains in full control of oil fields in both Unity and Upper Nile states, downplaying threats…
China/Vietnam/South China Sea: East Sea: Are Artificial Islands More Dangerous Than Oil Rigs?
Jan 15, 2015
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Vietnamnet
China’s East Sea policy has a clear delineation between short term and long term.
The strategy to maintain a continuous presence in the undisputed waters to…
Myanmar: Human Rights Commission Faults Police Over Copper Mine Shooting
Jan 15, 2015
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Nobel Zaw, The Irrawaddy
RANGOON — Burma’s National Human Rights Commission has said that the recent killing of a farmer at the Letpadaung copper mine in Sagaing Division was…
Cows and Conflict: South Sudan's “Slow Motion” Livestock Crisis
Jan 15, 2015
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Andrew Green, IRIN
At 11 million head, cattle outnumber people in South Sudan and are central to the country’s economy and society. Now, 13 months of civil war…
Colombia: Understanding Colombia’s Armed Conflict: International Actors
Jan 15, 2015
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Colombia Reports
Compared with much of the world, Latin America was relatively free inter-state wars during the 20th century, and Colombia is no exception. While tension with neighboring…
Guinea: Did Palm Oil Expansion Play a Role in the Ebola Crisis?
Jan 14, 2015
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Emmanuel K. Urey, Mongabay.com
The Ebola outbreak in West Africa may have been the result of complex economic and agricultural policies developed by authorities in Guinea and Liberia, according…
Liberia: Risky Gold Rush in Bassa - Deaths & Outlaw Overshadow Find
Jan 14, 2015
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Alpha Daffae Senkpeni, FrontPageAfrica
The temporary closure of a popular gold mine in Grand Bassa County has eased tension over the rush for gold which has led to the…
Liberia: 'Diversion of Resources'
Jan 14, 2015
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The NEWS
When the international watchdog, Global Witness warned some years back that oil discovery in Liberia could become a blessing or curse, depending how the country…
China/Vietnam/South China Sea: Vietnamese Fishermen Suffer More Chinese Attacks
Jan 14, 2015
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Quang Ngai, Thanh Nien News
At least three fishing boats from Ly Son Island were attacked this month by Chinese crews that have moved into their traditional fishing grounds around…
Iraq/Syria: Operation Inherent Resolve: The War against Islamic State's Oil Network
Jan 14, 2015
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John C. K. Daly, The Jamestown Foundation
U.S. airstrikes launched on August 23 signaled the start of Operation Inherent Resolve. This is intended to eliminate the Islamic State terrorist group and the…
Timor-Leste: Timor-Leste’s Sun Will Rise at AOG 2015
Jan 14, 2015
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Gas Today
What is the future for the Sunrise gas field? What is the latest on maritime boundary discussions between Timor-Leste and Australia? What exploration and business…
South Sudan: South Sudan Provides Assurances for Safety of Chinese Oil Workers
Jan 14, 2015
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Sudan Tribune
JUBA – South Sudan’s foreign affairs minister, Barnaba Marial Benjamin, said he had provided assurances to his Chinese counterpart, Wang Yi, of the government’s commitment…
Myanmar: PNA Responds to Accusations of Land Grabbing
Jan 13, 2015
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Burma News International
Following a march in Taunggyi City, Shan State on 8 January by farmers protesting the seizure of their land by the Paoh National Organization (PNO)…
Conflict Minerals: Groups Update Electronics Proposal
Jan 13, 2015
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Abby Patkin, The Justice
On Dec. 3, members from Students Taking Action Now in Darfur and Conflict-Free Campus Initiative met with the Faculty Senate to discuss and make edits…
Myanmar: Two More Myanmar Protesters Charged Over China Mine Demo
Jan 13, 2015
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Bangkok Post
YANGON - Two more protesters opposed to a China-backed copper mine venture in Myanmar have been charged with offences that could see them jailed for…
Iraq/Kurdistan: Baghdad Bid to Raise Oil Exports from Kurdistan; British to Reconsider
Jan 12, 2015
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World Bulletin
The central government in Iraq began constructing a new oil pipeline from Kirkuk to Erbil to increase oil exports from region, an official from the…
Myanmar: Women’s Groups Call for Justice Over Slain Copper Mine Protester
Jan 11, 2015
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Min Min, Mizzima
Ten Myanmar women’s groups Friday called for justice for the woman who was killed in clashes between security forces and residents at the controversial copper…
Iraq/Kurdistan: Untangling The Threads of The Baghdad-Erbil Oil Deal
Jan 10, 2015
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Emmanuela Eposti, Middle East Monitor
The announcement of last month's breakthrough oil deal between Baghdad and Erbil was widely greeted with positive murmurings in the Western press. The deal, which…
Palestine: 'Storm Huda' Hits Palestine
Jan 10, 2015
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Middle East Monitor
'Storm Huda' first hit Palestine on Wednesday as severe snow storms hit Ramallah and the higher areas in Bethlehem, Hebron, Jerusalem and Nablus. Heavy rain…
Somalia/Somaliland: Berbera Residents against Habarjeclo's Land-Grabbing
Jan 10, 2015
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Waagacusub Media
Hundreds of families from President Siilaanyo's tribe of Habarjeclo take advantage of the sea-port of Berbera Somaliland, which have resulted anti-Habarjeclo sentiment, reliable sources told…
Myanmar: Opium Turns Hillside Town Into ‘Widow Village’
Jan 10, 2015
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Salai Thant Zin, The Irrawaddy
Kanzam, Chin State — New Year’s Eve passed quietly in Kanzam, a small village in northern Chin State. While other villages in remote Tonzang Township…
Face-Off: China vs. ASEAN in the South China Sea and Beyond
Jan 9, 2015
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Richard Javad Heydarian, National Interest
By all possible measures, 2014 was a roller-coaster year for East Asia, particularly for the countries of the Association of Southeast Asian Nations (ASEAN), which…
Liberia: Corruption in Liberia’s Emerging Oil Industry: Role of Timis & AP
Jan 9, 2015
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Front Page Africa
Monrovia - Liberia’s oil industry is being contaminated by the corrupting influences of Frank Timis and his company African Petroleum, an investigation by FrontPage Africa…
Palestine: Storm Adds to Misery of Gaza’s Most Vulnerable
Jan 9, 2015
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Majd al Waheidi and Jode Rudoren, New York Times
As a winter storm continued to pound the Middle East, thousands of Gaza residents whose homes were destroyed or damaged in last summer’s war with…
Iraq/Kurdistan: Iraq Oil Deal Evokes Churchill in Islamic State Battle
Jan 8, 2015
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Selcan Hacaoglu and Zaid Sabah, Bloomberg
Winston Churchill understood the significance of the black stuff seeping to the surface in the Kurdish plains of Mesopotamia when he included the region within…