International
Iraq: Farm Project May Switch from Mosul to Kurdistan
Jul 19, 2014
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Kira Walker, Rudaw
Part of a foreign-funded project to improve agriculture in Iraq may be switched from Mosul to the Kurdistan Region after the country’s second-largest city fell…
South Sudan: South Sudanese Rebels Slam China’s Conflicting Roles in South Sudan
Jul 18, 2014
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Sudan Tribune
July 18, 2014 (ADDIS ABABA) – South Sudanese armed opposition faction of the Sudan Peoples’ Liberation Movement (SPLM) under the leadership of the former vice-president,…
Liberia: Liberia, Sime Darby Ink $10m Palm Oil Factory Project
Jul 18, 2014
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Star Africa
The Malaysian palm oil company, Sime Darby, has broken grounds for the construction of a $10 million palm oil factory in Liberia, the management told…
Myanmar: Sagaing Court Imprisons 18 Farmers for Actions in Land Dispute
Jul 17, 2014
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Zarni Mann, The Irrawaddy
MANDALAY — A Sagaing Division court sentenced 18 farmers to prison terms varying from three months to three years on Thursday on charges of trespassing…
DRC: DRC Launches Agri-Business Park in Move to Revamp Farming
Jul 17, 2014
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The Africa Report
Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC) has launched its first agricultural business park, the initial step in a plan to use its vast tracts of arable…
South Sudan: Sudan: Abyei Community Accuses Sudan of Deadly Attack
Jul 17, 2014
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AllAfrica
Juba — Officials and community leaders from the contested oil-producing region of Abyei have accused the Sudanese government of carrying out a raid on Thursday…
Timor-Leste: Timor Leste Considers Onshore Oil Block Auction at the End of 2014
Jul 16, 2014
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Macauhub
Timor Leste (East Timor) is considering launching its first auction of onshore oil blocks at the end of this year, the Oil & Gas Journal…
Myanmar: Three Farmers Sentenced to Three Years for Plough Protest in Sagaing
Jul 16, 2014
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Paing Soe, Democratic Voice of Burma
Three farmers in Sagaing Division were sentenced to three years in prison on Monday for “trespassing” and about 300 more face charges for staging a…
China/Vietnam: Chinese Oil Rig Moved Away From Disputed Waters Off Vietnam
Jul 16, 2014
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John Ruwitch and Nguyen Phuong Linh, Reuters
SHANGHAI/HANOI, July 16 (Reuters) - A Chinese oil rig has finished drilling near the disputed Paracel islands in the South China Sea after finding signs…
Central African Republic: Forest Governance at Risk
Jul 15, 2014
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EU Forest Watch
The EU and others donors are slowly re-engaging in the Central African Republic (CAR) to support reconstruction and stabilisation efforts. In May, the European Union…
Ivory Coast VPA: Work in Progress
Jul 15, 2014
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EU Forest Watch
Representatives from the Ivory Coast -government, private sector and civil society- met with European Commission officials in Brussels from 24 - 26 June 2014, to…
Myanmar: Development and Alternative Crops Provide Hope In War On Illicit Drugs – UN
Jul 15, 2014
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United Nations
Senior United Nations officials today called for a greater focus on development activities and alternative crops in countries where the tight grip of drug lords…
Sierra Leone: Reprocessing of Tongo Sample Tailings Results in 29% Grade Increase
Jul 15, 2014
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Leandi Kolver, Mining Weekly
JOHANNESBURG (miningweekly.com) – The reprocessing of bulk sample tailings at West Africa-focused diamond developer Stellar Diamonds’ Tongo kimberlite dyke project, in Sierra Leone, has yielded…
Liberia: Lawyer Wants Ellen's Intervention
Jul 15, 2014
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AllAfrica
The Executive Director of Innocence Project Africa (INPA), has requested the intervention of President Ellen Johnson-Sirleaf in a controversy surrounding a disputed land within the…
Myanmar: As Japan’s Aid Money Pours In – Community Groups Raise Concerns
Jul 15, 2014
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John Arterbury, Karen News
When three villagers from rural Myanmar visited Tokyo earlier this month they came equipped with an unusual itinerary. Rather than spend time exploring the city’s…
Iraq: Kurds May Have Oil To Export, But Buyers Are Harder To Find
Jul 15, 2014
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Jackie Northman, NPR
Kurdish security forces, the peshmerga, have , in northern Iraq. The fields have the potential to put billions of dollars into the coffers of the…
Global: Linking Humanitarian, Development and Climate Finance Critical for Fragile and Conflict-Affected States
Jul 15, 2014
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Asian Tribune
Three sources of finance - humanitarian, development and climate finance - play a critical role in supporting recovery efforts in fragile and conflict-affected countries, says…
Liberia: EPA Predicts Threat to Environment
Jul 14, 2014
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Jimmey C. Fahngon, AllAfrica
The Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) says it foresees threat to the environment of Liberia if measures are not taken to ensure sustainability of the country's…
Liberia: Sineoans Issue 10-Day Ultimatum
Jul 14, 2014
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E. J. Nathaniel Daygbor, AllAfrica
Citizens of Sinoe County, through their superintendent, have issued a ten-day ultimatum to the management of SGS to give permit to the Atlantic Resource Company…
Myanmar: Military Seized Land to Extend Golf Course, Say Farmers
Jul 14, 2014
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Yay Khel, Mizzima
Farmers in western Bago Region have demonstrated over a lack of response from the authorities to their request for returning land they say was seized…
Timor-Leste: Analysis: Why Timor-Leste’s Stability Could Be Deceptive
Jul 14, 2014
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IRIN
DILI, 18 July 2014 (IRIN) - Timor-Leste’s current stability could be undermined by a sharp decline in oil revenues and leadership challenges if the country’s…
Myanmar: China Backed Dam Projects “Fuelling” Conflict in Shan State
Jul 14, 2014
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Karen News
The Shan Human Rights Foundation, a community based human rights organisation, claims that since June 11th the Burma Army has been attacking civilians and is…
South Sudan: Famine Looms In South Sudan
Jul 13, 2014
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AFK Insider
At night, the glow from the lights of the oil installations in Paloich cuts through many miles of undeveloped South Sudanese countryside.
During the day, the…
Myanmar: The Smuggled Stone That Was Once More Precious Than Gold
Jul 13, 2014
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Alex Preston, BBC
Myanmar, also known as Burma, is one of the world's largest Jade producers - but with trade bound by international sanctions, many of the precious…
Myanmar: Achieving Burma’s Energy Goal Will Be ‘Very Tough’: Report
Jul 11, 2014
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The Irrawady
Burma faces a “very tough task” to achieve the Ministry of Electric Power’s ambition to develop a modern national energy infrastructure in the next 15…
Sierra Leone: ‘Minerals Sector is Growing’- NMA DG
Jul 11, 2014
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Awoko
The prophecy made by President Ernest Bai Koroma that by 2035 Sierra Leone will become a middle-income country, has been conceived by the Director General…
Liberia: Pres. Sirleaf Not Under Probe - Speaker Tyler
Jul 10, 2014
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allAfrica
House Speaker Alex Tyler, has denied media reports here of President Ellen Johnson- Sirleaf being probed by the House of Representatives for alleged mismanagement of…
Congo: Sexwale 'Caught Up' in US Probe of Suspect DRC Mining Deal
Jul 10, 2014
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Mail&Guardian
In the south of the Democratic Republic of Congo, where the Congo River rises from the Katanga Plateau to arc across central Africa and drain…
Conflict Minerals: White House adds Conflict Minerals Trade to Criteria for U.S Sanctions
Jul 10, 2014
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Compliance Week
Companies, scrambling to identify “conflict minerals” from the Democratic Republic of the Congo that may enter their supply chains, now have even more to worry…
South Sudan: Global Witness Rings Alarm Bell Over South Sudan's Finances
Jul 10, 2014
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allAfrica
The UK-based Global Witness warned that South Sudan is in the process of racking up more debt of which the bulk of it is not…