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Afghanistan: Land Seizure in Rawza Village, Ghazni: Residents Demand an End to Taliban Coercion

Jan 4, 2026 | Amin Kawa
Hasht-e-Subh Daily

Residents of Rawza village in Ghazni province say the Taliban have taken people’s land in the Dasht-e Talkhakzar/Dehna-e Shir area under the pretext of building…

Sudan: War in Sudan: Drone Strikes Cut Power Supply in Oil-Rich South

Jan 4, 2026
Agence France-Presse

The power supply was cut on Sunday following drone strikes in the Sudanese city of El-Obeid, the capital of North Kordofan state, the national electricity…

Libya: Libya’s 2025 Oil Revenues in Region of $22 Billion

Jan 3, 2026
African Press Agency

Libya’s oil revenues for 2025 reached $21.9 billion, marking a 15% increase compared to the preceding year, according to data released by the Libyan National…

Aggressive Wars Lead to Environmental Crimes

Jan 2, 2026
Khmer Times

Aggressive wars, using military force to violate the territorial integrity of another sovereign state, are not only violations of human rights and international law, but…

Afghanistan: Gold Plunder and the Suppression of Civilians: What Is Happening in Badakhshan?

Jan 2, 2026 | Amin Kawa
Hasht-e-Subh Daily

Local sources in Badakhshan say the Taliban have intensified the illegal extraction and looting of gold mines across the province. Local and non-local commanders work…

Afghanistan: Residents Clash with Taliban Members over Gold Mining Operation in Takhar

Jan 2, 2026
Afghanistan International

Residents of a district in northern Afghanistan clashed with Taliban members on Friday after a Taliban-linked company moved into a residential area to begin gold…

Afghanistan: About 3,000 Acres of Land Allocated to Returning Refugees in Balkh

Jan 2, 2026
Ariana News

The Department of Refugees and Repatriates of Balkh province has allocated around 3,000 acres of land to returning Afghan refugees, officials said, as the distribution…

Afghanistan: Afghanistan Launches New Phase of Riverbank Protection Project in Takhar Province

Jan 2, 2026
Xinhua

Afghanistan's Ministry of Energy and Water has launched a new phase of the riverbank protection project worth 81.5 million afghanis (over 1.2 million US dollars),…

Liberia: Liberia Plans $39 Million Mining Investment to Target $3 Billion a Year in Revenue

Jan 2, 2026 | Emiliano Tossou
Ecofin Agency

Liberia plans to make mining and energy a key source of public revenue, seeking to generate more than $3 billion a year from natural resources under…

Afghanistan: Taliban Ministry Reports $137 Million Income from Amu Darya Oil Field in 2025

Jan 2, 2026 | Yasin Shayan
Amu TV

The Taliban-run Ministry of Mines and Petroleum said on Thursday that it has earned about $137 million in 2025 from crude oil extracted from the…

Israel/Palestine: UN Chief Condemns Israeli Law Blocking Electricity, Water for UNRWA Facilities

Jan 1, 2026
New Arab

United Nations Secretary General Antonio Guterres condemned on Wednesday a move by Israel to ban electricity or water to facilities owned by the UN Palestinian…

India: Environment Minister on Aravalli Illegal Mining: 'What Was Happening There Was Anomaly’

Dec 22, 2025
Asian News International

Union Environment Minister Bhupinder Yadav has rejected criticism of the government’s stance on the Aravalli hills, insisting that the Supreme Court’s recent definition of the…

Afghanistan: UNICEF Installs Solar Water System at Nangarhar School

Dec 21, 2025
Hasht-e-Subh Daily

The United Nations Children’s Fund (UNICEF) has announced that with Japan’s support, it has installed a solar-powered water supply system at a school in Kunar…

South Sudan: Oil-Rich Unity State Drowns as Wealth Flows Elsewhere

Dec 19, 2025
Radio Tamazuj

For the sixth straight year, floodwaters have swallowed huge swaths of South Sudan, submerging villages and pastures and forcing tens of thousands of people onto…

Liberia: LLA Targets Nationwide Land Reforms with County Engagements

Dec 19, 2025 | Jacob Kermue
Observer

Major reforms to Liberia’s land administration system are set to take effect nationwide, as the Liberia Land Authority (LLA) intensifies efforts to streamline the management…

Iraq: Iraq at “Critical Turning Point” as Oil Dependence Deepens, Research Center Says

Dec 18, 2025
Shafaq News

Iraq needs a “realistic diagnosis” of its economic imbalances to implement effective reform policies, a step that cannot succeed without a strong private sector instead…

Egypt/Ethiopia/Sudan: Hydropolitics in a Warming World: The GERD & the Future of Nile Basin Governance

Dec 18, 2025 | Abigail Stofer
Human Rights Research Center

As climate change accelerates, many political scientists and other thought leaders are increasingly asking whether resource scarcity will emerge as a primary driver of global…

Afghanistan: New Canal Inaugurated in Afghanistan to Boost Irrigation, Livelihood

Dec 18, 2025
Xinhua

A new canal has been inaugurated in eastern Afghanistan's Laghman province, with the capacity to irrigate over 5,000 hectares of land, the official media Bakhtar…

Sudan: Drone Strike on Electricity Substation in Sudan's Nile River Sparks Widespread Power Outages [Video]

Dec 18, 2025
Al Jazeera

Authorities say at least two people were killed in the attack and members of the civil defense forces are fighting to extinguish the blaze.

Ukraine/Russia: Ukraine Tracks 1100+ Tankers in Russia’s Shadow Fleet — Most Already Sanctioned, Intelligence Reveals

Dec 18, 2025 | Yuri Zoria
Euromaidan Press

In the latest assessment of Russia’s oil exports, Ukraine’s Foreign Intelligence Service revealed that over 1100 tankers are part of the Kremlin’s shadow fleet as…

Sudan/South Sudan: Sudan, South Sudan Agree to Ease Oil Trade via Free Zone

Dec 17, 2025
BERNAMA and Anadolu Agency

Sudan and South Sudan agreed on Tuesday to establish a free zone at Port Sudan on the Red Sea coast to facilitate oil imports and…

Chad: UNSC Informal Expert Group Visits Chad to Address Climate, Peace and Security Challenges in Lake Chad Basin and Eastern Chad

Dec 17, 2025
UN Regional Office for Central Africa

The Informal Expert Group of members of the UN Security Council on Climate, Peace and Security (IEG CPS) conducted a six-day informal field mission to…