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South Sudan/Sudan: Juba, Khartoum Begin Oil Fee Negotiations
Mar 2, 2015
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Sudan Tribune
South Sudan and its northern neighbour have started negotiations on provisions of the 2012 Cooperation Agreement, focusing on crude oil flowing through Sudanese territory.
Sudan’s petroleum…
Syria: Climate Change Implicated in Current Syrian Conflict
Mar 2, 2015
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Mark Zastrow, Nature
The drought that ravaged Syria from 2007 to 2010 was the worst in that nation’s recorded history, devastating agriculture in the region. Roughly 1.5 million…
Iraq: Iraq Says Crude Price Fall Prompts Review of Oil Contracts
Mar 2, 2015
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Reuters
Iraq said on Monday it is reviewing its oil production agreements with international firms because falling crude prices meant that the financial cost of existing…
Myanmar: Peace Brings Plantations and Displacement in Myeik Hills
Mar 2, 2015
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Wa Lone, Myanmar Times
The Kawutt-Kawmabyin area is more than 40 kilometres (27 miles) from Myeik and 80-km (50 miles) from Tanintharyi township. Much of the area, including the…
Iraq: Oil Smuggling Highlights Challenges in Shutting Down IS Finances
Feb 28, 2015
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Sharon Behn, Voice of America
In the span of one year, Islamic State militants made more than half a billion dollars by seizing government banks, illegal oil sales, kidnapping and…
Iraq/Kurdistan: Iraqi Kurdish Oil Tanker Docks in Israel
Feb 28, 2015
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I24News
An Iraqi Kurdish oil tanker, blocked for months from unloading its cargo has delivered its goods to Israel, according to ship-tracking data which showed the…
South Sudan: Study: ‘Direct Link’ Between Oil Exploration and Water Pollution
Feb 28, 2015
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Radio Tamazuj
The results of a new three-year scientific study show that oil production at Thar Jath and Mala fields in Unity State has polluted groundwater in…
Bangladesh: Violence and Land Grabbing Forced 210 Indigenous Families to Flee the Country in 2014
Feb 28, 2015
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Abid Azad, Dhaka Tribune
Two hundred and ten indigenous families fled Bangladesh in 2014 after being threatened or dispossessed of their land, a human rights report said.
In 2014, some…
Myanmar: Land: The Search for Solutions
Feb 28, 2015
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Yen Snaing, The Irrawaddy
Dr. Thaung Htun is director of the Institute for Peace and Social Justice in Myanmar and a leading advocate for fair land use policies and…
Wars for Resources?
Feb 27, 2015
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John Foster
Recent conflicts in Iraq, Libya, Syria, and Ukraine have ostensibly been about “bad guys” who threatened peace with weapons of one kind or another, or…
Liberia: Liberia Sells Off Valuable Oil Assets Amid Brewing Scandals
Feb 27, 2015
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Front Page Africa
Liberia has been struggling to get back on track- lacking infrastructure, basic social services, with huge unemployment characterized by raging poverty, but the country is…
Russia/Ukraine: Russia and Ukraine Move toward Resolution of Feud over Natural Gas Payments
Feb 27, 2015
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Andrew E.Kramer, New York Times
A natural gas payment dispute between Russia and Ukraine that had been casting a shadow over European energy markets appeared to be winding down on…
Afghanistan: More Than 200 Killed in Avalanches and Floods in Afghanistan
Feb 27, 2015
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Zabihullah Tamanna, FloodList
At least 100 more people were reported dead in avalanches in northern Afghanistan on Thursday, bringing the total death toll since Wednesday morning to at…
South Sudan, DR Congo interested in Ugandan crude oil export pipeline: Minister
Feb 26, 2015
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Platts, McGraw Hill Financial
South Sudan and the Democratic Republic of Congo have shown an interest in the construction and development of the proposed 1,300-km (806-mile) crude pipeline to…
Security Council extends UN peacekeeping force in Abyei through July 2015
Feb 26, 2015
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UN News Centre
The Security Council has unanimousy extended the United Nations peacekeeping force in Abyei – a resource-rich area contested by Sudan and South Sudan – as…
Myanmar: Letpadaung: Fields of Fire
Feb 26, 2015
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Kyaw Phyo, The Irrawaddy
Situated on the western bank of the Chindwin River in Sagaing Region, the Letpadaung copper mine near Monywa in upper Myanmar has been a source…
Myanmar: World Bank’s US$100 Million Credit to Myanmar Continues Hydroelectric Infrastructure Development in Irrawaddy River Basin
Feb 26, 2015
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Gregory B. Poindexter, Hydro World
Some of the 20 planned hydropower plants for Myanmar (formerly Burma), which is located in South East Asia, will be constructed within the Irrawaddy (Ayeyarwady…
Sierra Leone: Conflict Between Rice Farmers and Cattle Herdsmen in the Northern Province
Feb 26, 2015
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Concord Times
Due to its geographical proximity to Guinea and as a result of vast savanna landscape, the Northern Province attracts nomadic Fullah herdsmen. Almost all five…
Register for Course in Natural Resource Management in Post-Conflict Countries
Feb 25, 2015
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United Nations Institute for Training and Research
At the end of the course, participants will be able to: describe how natural resources can contribute to or prolong conflict as well as undermine…
George Clooney on Sudan’s Rape of Darfur
Feb 25, 2015
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George Clooney, John Prendergast, and Akshaya Kumar
Over time, international outrage has shifted away from Darfur. When change doesn’t come fast enough, attention spans are short — especially for places that appear…
Liberia: Indicted for Corruption
Feb 25, 2015
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M. Welemongai Ciapha - All Africa Global Media
The Liberia Anti-Corruption Commission (LACC) has indicted 10 persons for corruption in connection with their alleged involvement in a US$40,000 bribery offered to members of…
Liberia: As Gov't Cries for Revenue Intake, Illegal Mining Rocks
Feb 25, 2015
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Cholo Brooks, GNN Liberia
The illegal mining of Liberia’s mineral sectors around the country has reportedly climbed to its highest peak. Both Liberians and foreign nationals have advantage of…
Timor-Leste: LNG Collapse Threatens Trade
Feb 25, 2015
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Global Trade Review
East Timor’s future as a major LNG exporter remains in the balance, after the collapse of the US$17bn Sunrise project this week.The Australian company Woodrise…
Africa: Land and Gender Based Violence: Experiences from Rwanda and Liberia
Feb 25, 2015
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All Africa Global Media
Gender-based violence (GBV) is a profound problem in many countries of sub-Saharan Africa: in Rwanda, 35 percent of women have reported experiencing physical, sexual, or…
Kurdistan Oil Producer Gulf Keystone up for Sale
Feb 25, 2015
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Fast FT
Problems with wrestling payments from the Kurdistan Regional Government are proving too much for Gulf Keystone Petroleum, the UK listed - but Iraq-focused - oil…
Vietnam: The Lethal Legacy of the Vietnam War
Feb 25, 2015
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George Black, The Nation
On a mild, sunny morning last November, Chuck Searcy and I drove out along a spur of the old Ho Chi Minh Trail to the…
Myanmar: Farmers Demand Compensation for Farmland Destroyed by Gas Pipeline
Feb 24, 2015
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Narinjara - Burma News International
Fifty farmers who have not yet received compensation for their farmland that was destroyed by mud from a gas pipeline construction demonstrated in front of…
Myanmar: Shell Myanmar Energy to Spend $1.2 BN on Offshore Oil Exploration
Feb 24, 2015
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Eleven Media
Shell Myanmar Energy is poised to spend US$1.2 billion on offshore oil and gas exploration and provide $61 million as a signature bonus to state-run…
Liberia: 'Criminal Conspiracy'? Indictment looms in Nocal 'Bribery' Saga
Feb 24, 2015
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All Africa Global Media
Monrovia — The Liberian government is poised to move in on several individuals, including the former Chairman of the Board of Directors of the National…
Egypt, Jordan Plan Pipeline to Get Gas from Iraq
Feb 24, 2015
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Trade Arabia
Egypt and Jordan have announced a plan to build a natural gas pipeline from Iraq to Jordan, which will also provide both countries the gas…