International
Myanmar: Junta Pushes Energy Self-Sufficiency Drive amid Myanmar Power Shortages
May 26, 2026
Mizzima
Myanmar’s junta is prioritizing energy self-sufficiency by expanding domestic production and electricity generation to address chronic blackouts and fuel shortages amid ongoing conflict and economic…
Afghanistan: Afghanistan Faces Deepening Humanitarian Crisis amid Conflict, Floods and Drought: OCHA
May 25, 2026
Kabul Tribune
Afghanistan is facing a worsening humanitarian situation driven by cross-border conflict, widespread flooding and prolonged drought conditions, according to the latest humanitarian update by the…
Sudan: In Sudan’s War Economy, Gold Keeps Flowing as Miners Risk Mercury and Collapse
May 24, 2026
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Mohnd Blal
Associated Press
Gold has become a major source of funding for Sudan’s treasury after the country lost over two-thirds of its oil revenues with the secession of…
Food Security: Hunger Increasingly Used as Weapon of War as ‘Food-Related Violence’ Surges, Analysis Shows
May 24, 2026
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Mark Townsend
Guardian
Hunger is being increasingly exploited as a weapon of war with more than 20,000 documented incidents of “food-related violence” in the past eight years, new…
Nigeria: When the Forest Became a Fortress: How Climate Change Is Fueling Banditry in Southwest Nigeria
May 23, 2026
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Rafiu Babatunde Ibrahim
MouthpieceNGR
For generations, Nigerians across the southwest have lived by the rhythm of two predictable seasons-the dry, dusty harmattan and the drenching, life-giving rains. The dry…
Colombia: Indigenous Territorial Violence Leaves Seven Dead in Colombia, Army Deployed
May 23, 2026
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Yekkirala Akshitha
The Morning Voice
Colombia has deployed hundreds of soldiers and police personnel to the southwestern department of Cauca after a violent territorial dispute between two Indigenous communities left…
DRC: ‘Corporate Capture’ of Critical Minerals Risks Repeating DRC’s Extractive Past, Warns Indigenous Leader
May 22, 2026
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David Akana
Mongabay
The global rush for minerals needed for the green energy transition risks repeating the same old extractive patterns that have long left communities in the…
United States/Israel/Iran: Big Oil’s War Profits May Have a Silver Lining after All
May 22, 2026
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Damian Carrington
Guardian
Shell’s profit for the first three months of 2026 more than doubled to $6.9bn, as did BP’s, to $3.2bn. TotalEnergies profits also surged by more…
Sudan: Powering Resilience: Solar Irrigation Helps Refugees and Host Communities Thrive in Sudan
May 22, 2026
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Antonia Vadala
UN High Commissioner for Refugees
In Sudan’s White Nile State, where soaring temperatures and erratic rainfall threaten traditional farming, solar-powered irrigation is helping communities grow food and rebuild livelihoods in…
Water: One Region, One Vision: a New Era of Transboundary Water Diplomacy in Central Asia
May 21, 2026
The Water Diplomat
The first-ever Regional Ecological Summit (RES 2026), held in Astana from 22 to 24 April 2026 under the theme "One Region, One Vision, One Future,"…
South Sudan: African Parks (AP) and MWCT Hosting Major Environmental Planning Workshop in Juba
May 20, 2026
ZUMA Press Wire
South Sudan launched a two day workshop on ecologically sensitive infrastructure and sustainable planning in Juba, hosted by African Parks and the South Sudan Ministry…
Afghanistan: FAO and World Bank Launch Matching Grants to Support Afghan Agribusinesses, Create Jobs and Boost Rural Economies
May 20, 2026
Food and Agriculture Organization of the UN
Five Afghan agribusinesses have been selected as the first recipients of co-investment matching grants under an initiative implemented by the Food and Agriculture Organization of…
Afghanistan: Gold Mine Tensions Escalate as Taliban Arrest Commanders’ Relatives
May 18, 2026
Afghanistan International
Local sources in Badakhshan tell Afghanistan International that the Taliban have detained several individuals, including relatives of a number of the group's ethnic Tajik commanders,…
Afghanistan: Taliban Commander Arrested over Gold Mine Dispute in Badakhshan
May 18, 2026
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Habib Mohammadi
Amu TV
A local Taliban commander has been arrested in connection with escalating tensions over gold mines in Shukai district in Afghanistan’s northeastern Badakhshan province, local sources…
South Sudan: London Court Blocks Oil Prepayment Contracts with South Sudan Pending Debt Repayment
May 18, 2026
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Robert Harvey
Reuters
South Sudan must not enter into any new oil prepayment contracts until it has cleared outstanding debts with commodity trading house BB Energy, London's high…
Sudan: Back to the Nile -- Khartoum Fisherman Reclaims Life after War
May 18, 2026
Xinhua
War shatters people's memories just as it upends their lives. The conflict that erupted in 2023 between Sudan's government army and a paramilitary force soon…
Afghanistan: UN Calls for Urgent Action as Afghanistan’s Land is Heavily Contaminated by Explosives
May 16, 2026
Ariana News
The United Nations Office for the Coordination of Humanitarian Affairs (OCHA) has expressed deep concern over the contamination of two-thirds of Afghanistan’s land by explosive…
Liberia: Can Liberia’s Land Rights Law Empower Communities as Carbon Credit Owners?
May 15, 2026
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Tina S. Mehnpaine
Liberian Oberver
As the CMA head, Madam Cooper is leading the development of the country’s carbon market policy, along with the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) and the…
Afghanistan: Afghanistan Faces Sharp Decline in Forests and Water Resources: Report
May 15, 2026
TOLOnews
Afghanistan’s National Environmental Protection Agency (NEPA) publicly released the Afghanistan Environment Status Assessment Report during an event in Kabul attended by representatives of regional countries…
Afghanistan: Clean Water Projects Expand Access in Afghanistan’s Kunar Province
May 14, 2026
Middle East North Africa Financial Network
In eastern Afghanistan, construction has been completed on 15 new water supply networks in Kunar Province, and the systems have now been officially brought into…
Somalia: Girls Face Heightened Risk as Hunger Crisis Worsens
May 14, 2026
Plan International
Somalia is facing a deadly hunger crisis made worse by soaring food and fuel prices linked to the Middle East conflict; a years-long climate change induced…
Myanmar: Prosecution of UK Yacht Firm by US Gov’t Sends Warning over Illegal Myanmar Teak
May 14, 2026
Environmental Investigation Agency
EIA has welcomed the guilty pleas entered by UK luxury yacht manufacturer Sunseeker International Ltd and its US subsidiary Sunseeker USA Sales for violations of…
USU Welcomes Environmental Dispute Resolution Program, Announces Fall Training Opportunities
May 13, 2026
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Andrea DeHaan
Utah State University
Utah State University will welcome the Environmental Dispute Resolution Program to campus July 1, expanding opportunities for students and professionals seeking advanced training in collaboration,…
Guinea/Liberia: Guinea 'Beats War Drum' over Solumba Border Dispute
May 13, 2026
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Lincoln G. Peters
New Dawn
The Speaker of Guinea's National Transitional Council (NTC), Dansa Kourouma, has said Guinea will "protect" the disputed Solumba border area, a territory Liberia maintains falls within its…
South Sudan: South Sudan’s Opaque Oil Allocations, Sales, and Captured Revenues
May 12, 2026
Radio Tamazuj
Two companies, Chiang Wei and Euro American International Energy, according to an investigation by Radio Tamazuj, are long-term beneficiaries of and have been allocated South…
Afghanistan: Blood and Fury in Badakhshan: Protests over Mines and Poppy Met with Death
May 10, 2026
Hasht-e-Subh Daily
The Taliban have killed four people and wounded several others in the Shekay and Argo districts of Badakhshan province after residents protested against mining operations…
Iraq: Iraq Discovers Massive Oil Field as Global Energy Tensions Surge
May 9, 2026
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Kateryna Serohina
RBС-Ukraine
Iraq has announced the discovery of a giant oil field, and these reserves were found in the southern province of Najaf. The area of the…
Delft University of Technology Launches Climate Safety & Security Research Hub in The Hague
May 9, 2026
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Stuart Mitchell
Delft University of Technology
The Climate Safety & Security centre (CaSS), a transdisciplinary research hub at the intersection of engineering, design, and governance launched today at the University Campus…
Afghanistan: Four Civilians Wounded as Taliban Clash with Residents over Mine Operations in Badakhshan
May 9, 2026
Hasht-e-Subh Daily
Local sources report that a clash between Taliban fighters and residents erupted over the continued operation of a mine in the Shaki district of Badakhshan…
Myanmar: A Massive 11,000-Carat Ruby Has Been Unearthed in Myanmar’s War-Scarred Gemstone Heartland
May 8, 2026
Associated Press
Miners in Myanmar have discovered a rare ruby of enormous size, considered to be the second-largest by weight ever found in the conflict-battered Southeast Asian…