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Washington DC: Environmental Protection Agency, Conflict Resolution Specialist
Dec 4, 2014
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US EPA, Peace and Collaborative Development Network
Agency: Environmental Protection Agency
Job Announcement Number: RTP-OGC-DE-2015-0001
SALARY RANGE: $52,146.00 to $82,019.00 / Per Year
OPEN PERIOD: Wednesday, December 3, 2014 to Tuesday, December 9, 2014
DUTY LOCATIONS:…
Liberia: House Reaffirms Its Commitment to Reform Oil Sector
Dec 4, 2014
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Richard Stephens, AllAfrica
Monrovia — Deputy House Speaker Hans Barchue has reaffirmed the National Legislature's commitment to reform the oil and gas sectors of Liberia to ensure every…
Iraq/Kurdistan: Here's What The Big Iraqi-Kurdish Oil Deal Really Means
Dec 4, 2014
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Michael Knights, Business Insider
Leaders in Baghdad and Iraqi Kurdistan have taken a brave step toward reunifying the country through revenue sharing. The United States should support implementation of…
Afghan President Sets out His Mining Agenda
Dec 4, 2014
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Extractive Industries Transparency Initiative
The potential for major government revenue from the Afghan mining sector is significant. Whilst it will not alone revive Afghanistan’s economic prospects, it will need…
Kenya: Senior Programme Officer – Conflict-Sensitive Extractive Sector Development
Dec 3, 2014
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International Alert, Peace and Collaborative Development Network
International Alert is requesting Expressions of Interest from qualified and experienced specialists for a six month assignment in Nairobi, Kenya, beginning February 2nd 2015 – with…
Iraq/Kurdistan: Iraq's Big Kurdish Oil Deal
Dec 3, 2014
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Vivienna Walt, Fortune
You almost have to hand it to ISIS. The brutal terror group has stormed across Syria and Iraq, gobbling up territory and sparking turmoil across…
Iraq/Kurdistan: Special Report: How Exxon Helped Make Iraqi Kurdistan
Dec 3, 2014
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Dmitry Zhdannikov, Isabel Coles and Ned Parker, Reuters
In January 2011, Exxon hired one of the best connected men in Iraq: Ali Khedery, an American of Iraqi descent who had served in Baghdad as…
Iraq: Amid Conflict with ISIS, Iraq Pumps Oil Like There's No Tomorrow
Dec 3, 2014
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Robert Winderm, NBC News
espite its war with ISIS, Iraq is pumping oil at a pace not seen in nearly 40 years, and the spigot will be opened still…
Africa: IGAD Officials to Discuss Beefing up Regional Cooperation in Conflict Prevention
Dec 3, 2014
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APA
The Committee of Permanent Secretaries (CPS) of the Inter-Governmental Agency for Development (IGAD)'s Conflict Early Warning and Response Mechanism (CEWARN) will convene on Thursday in…
South Sudan: Here's Why China's Sending Hundreds Of Peacekeepers To Africa
Dec 3, 2014
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Sean J. Li, Business Insider
hina announced in September that it would send a battalion of seven-hundred infantry soldiers to reinforce the United Nations Mission in South Sudan (UNMISS), a…
Peru: Colombia's FARC Profit from Illegal Gold Mining in Peru
Dec 3, 2014
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Marguerite Cawley, In Sight Crime
A journalist in Peru has reported that Colombia's FARC guerrillas are profiting from the illegal gold trade inside Peru, underscoring the rebels' cross-border activities and…
China/Vietnam: Vietnamese and Chinese Vessels Clash Again in South China Sea
Dec 2, 2014
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Want China Times
Vietnamese fishing boats clashed again with Chinese coast guard vessels in the disputed South China Sea on Nov. 26, four months after China withdrew its…
China/South China Sea: China Defends Land Reclamation in South China Sea
Dec 2, 2014
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Associated Press
Defying a U.S. call to halt the project, China defended its land reclamation in the disputed Spratly Islands in the South China Sea on Monday,…
Angola: Secret Footage Allegedly Shows Diamond Diggers Being Tortured in Angola
Dec 2, 2014
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Global Voices
A video purportedly showing employees of a private mining security company torturing two Congolese diamond diggers with a machete in Angola has raised the ire of many social…
Iraq/Kurdistan: Iraqi Government and Kurds Reach Deal to Share Oil Revenues
Dec 2, 2014
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Tim Arango, New York Times
BAGHDAD — The Iraqi government agreed Tuesday to a long-term accord with the autonomous Kurdish region to share the country’s oil wealth and military resources…
Common Sense on Conflict Minerals
Dec 1, 2014
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Project Syndicate
“That diamond upon your finger, say how came it yours?” asks Shakespeare’s Cymbeline. “Thou’lt torture me,” responds the villainous Iachimo, “to leave unspoken that which, to be…
Water Wars of the 21st Century
Dec 1, 2014
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Dawn
While oil may have triggered many of the conflicts of the 20th century, many believe that this century’s wars will mostly be over water. Four…
Sierra Leone: Sunergy Clarifies Recent Press Release Issued By Sierra Leone National Minerals Agency
Dec 1, 2014
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Smallcap Network
NEW YORK, NY, United States, via ETELIGIS INC., 12/01/2014 - - Sunergy, Inc. ("Sunergy" or "the Company") (OTC Pink: SNEY) (PINKSHEETS: SNEY), was made aware…
Liberia: LEITI Holds Technical Workshop
Dec 1, 2014
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AllAfrica
The Secretariat of the Liberia Extractive Industries Transparency Initiative (LEITI) over the weekend held a one-day technical workshop aimed at enhancing effectiveness in the preparation…
Iraq: Up To 400,000 Barrels Of Iraqi Oil ‘Remains Inactive’ As Kurds, Iraqi Central Government Aim To Solve Payment Issue
Dec 1, 2014
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Angelo Young, International Business Times
The key to a permanent resolution of disputes between Iraq's central government and leaders of its semiautonomous region known as Kurdistan over what to pay…
Myanmar: Searching for Burmese Jade, and Finding Misery/Video Feature: Jade’s Journey Marked by Drugs and Death
Dec 1, 2014
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Dan Levin and Jonah M. Kessel, New York Times
MYITKYINA, Myanmar — At 16, the gem trader’s son set out for the jade mines to seek his fortune in the precious stone that China…
Iraq: Video Feature: Targeting ISIS’ Black-Market Oil Trade
Dec 1, 2014
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Emily B. Hager, New York Times
Along the border between Iraq and Turkey, guards are keeping a watchful eye out for oil smugglers. Oil from the Islamic State’s territories feeds an…
Pipeline Geopolitics: From Syria to Russia via Ukraine
Nov 30, 2014
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Counter Currents
Prior to landing in Ukraine or before I start glossing the western sanction on Russia, it is important to take the readers through the memory…
Iraq: Iraq's Oil Minister Says Islamic State No Longer a Threat to Baghdad's 'Black Gold'
Nov 30, 2014
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Andrew Critchlow, The Telegraph
Iraq’s oil minister believes that the Islamic State no longer poses a significant threat to the country’s vital oil facilities and that the new government…
Iraq: Iraq Says Failing Oil Prices Force Rethink of 2015 Budget
Nov 30, 2014
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Reuters
Falling oil prices have forced Iraq to scrap the draft 2015 budget it planned to present to parliament on Sunday, Prime Minister Haidar al-Abadi told…
Conflict Minerals/DRC: How a Well-Intentioned U.S. Law Left Congolese Miners Jobless
Nov 30, 2014
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Sudarsan Raghavan, Washington Post
LUNTUKULU, Congo — When his father could no longer make enough money from the tin mine, when he could no longer pay for school, Bienfait…
Liberia: Justice Banks Denies Harry Greaves' Petition to Stop Oil Block Sale
Nov 30, 2014
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Abednego Davis, AllAfrica
A request to prevent the Liberian government from receiving about US$120million as "signature bonus" from the sale of the four remaining offshore oil blocks LB-6,…
Conflict Minerals: EU Can Save Lives and Boost Profits
Nov 29, 2014
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EU Observer
It’s not always fashionable to talk about Brussels wielding power. To many, the inner workings of the European Union seem far-removed from day-to-day life, and…
South Sudan: South Sudan Limits Dollar Sales as Oil Exports Fall
Nov 28, 2014
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Carl Odera, Reuters
South Sudan has issued new rules banning the trade of dollars in the black market and restricting the sale of hard currency at foreign exchange…
Liberia: President Sirleaf Signs 2014/2015 Budget Into Law - but Veto Line Item Under Additional Revenue Section 3 B (f) of the Budget
Nov 28, 2014
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AllAfrica
President Ellen Johnson Sirleaf has signed the 2014/2015 fiscal budget into law, but has vetoed a line item which calls for signature bonus in the…