International
Afghanistan: Baba Saffron! Know More about the Man Who Got Saffron to Afghanistan
Jan 26, 2021
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Mariam Alimi, Financial Express
The cultivation, development and introduction of the saffron plant in Herat as the center of saffron production in the country is undoubtedly due to the…
Liberia/Sierra Leone: Disputes over Mining and Land Rights Continue to Cause Conflict across Liberia and Sierra Leone
Jan 26, 2021
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Joaquin M. Sendolo, Observer
In December 2019, conflict broke out between an international mining company and the leadership of three forest-dwelling communities of Nimba County in north eastern Liberia.…
Myanmar: Govt Vows Action after Myanmar Villagers Demand Fertilizer Factory’s Closure over Pollution
Jan 26, 2021
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Zaw Zaw Htwe, Irrawaddy
The chief minister of Yangon Region on Tuesday promised villagers that he would assign two ministers to inspect a fertilizer factory whose closure has been…
Bangladesh/Myanmar: Bangladesh to Buy Myanmar Rice, Putting aside Rohingya Crisis
Jan 23, 2021
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Ruma Paul, Reuters
Bangladesh will buy 100,000 tonnes of rice from Myanmar, putting aside a rift over the Rohingya refugee crisis as the government races to overcome a…
Central Asia: World Bank : Promoting Women's Participation in Water Resource Management in Central Asia
Jan 22, 2021
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World Bank Group
Although water resources have the potential to drive economic development in Central Asia, ineffective resource management often stands in the way. The good news is…
Liberia: ACDI/VOCA FIFES Activity to Assist Local Stakeholders Protect Liberian Rainforests Ends, but Critical Activities Continue
Jan 22, 2021
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Glenn Lines, ACDI/VOCA
Liberia holds the last large blocks of rainforests remaining in West Africa. Despite being home to two-thirds of those remaining blocks, Liberia and its communities…
South Sudan: South Sudan Invites Companies to Bid for Environmental Audit
Jan 22, 2021
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Charné Hundermark, Africa Oil & Power
South Sudan’s Ministry of Petroleum has invited a shortlist of companies to bid for the environmental audit of the country’s oil fields. The audit will…
Kenya: Women in Asal Areas to Benefit From Sh500 Million UN Empowerment Project
Jan 21, 2021
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Njoki Kihiu, AllAfrica
Nairobi — Kenyan Women in Kitui, West Pokot, and Laikipia Counties are set to benefit from an Sh500 million project which seeks to economically empower…
Middle East: Planting Hope, Growing Peace: Models for Sustainable Peacebuilding in the MENA
Jan 21, 2021
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Adina Friedman, Morocco World News
The year 2020 has highlighted – and exacerbated – extreme disparities across and within countries and the environmental degradation we humans have caused the planet.…
Conflict Minerals: New Day for the US Conflict Minerals Rule
Jan 21, 2021
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National Law Review
It is expected that the Biden Administration’s SEC will renew focus on the US conflict minerals rule and other responsible sourcing measures. The SEC could…
South Sudan: Old Grudges and Empty Coffers: South Sudan’s Precarious Peace Process
Jan 21, 2021
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Sam Mednick, New Humanitarian
On the streets of South Sudan’s capital city, billboards honour the country’s politicians for ending five years of conflict that cost almost 400,000 lives and…
Liberia: Illegal Sierra Leonean Miners Dying in Liberia
Jan 21, 2021
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Mae Azango, FrontPage Africa
Many Sierra Leonean illegal miners are dying in mining communities in Gbarpolu, without the knowledge of their families back in Sierra Leone, locals say. It…
Afghanistan: DACAAR, Danish Technical University (DTU) and Kabul Polytechnic University (KPU) Embark on a Joint Advanced Groundwater Search
Jan 20, 2021
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Danish Committee for Aid to Afghan Refugees
There are great perspectives for Afghanistan in a newly developed groundwater research in Afghanistan. Using remote-sensing technology (earth observations), the project aims to create an…
China/Egypt/Ethiopia/Sudan: China at the Heart of Rising Nile River Conflict
Jan 19, 2021
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Jonathan Gorvett, Asia Times
The Chinese-financed Grand Ethiopian Renaissance Dam (GERD), despite a recent breakdown in talks on Africa’s largest development project, risks powering up a range of downstream…
Colombia: Rainforest Trust and Conservation Organizations Announce Major Milestone in Colombia Middle Magdalena Valley - Rainforest Trust Saves Rainforest
Jan 19, 2021
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Rainforest Trust
Rainforest Trust announced 5,407 acres in the El Silencio Natural Reserve, located in Colombia’s Middle Magdalena Valley, have been secured for conservation. In addition to…
Colombia: Pablo Escobar's Hippos Have Invaded Colombia's Waterways and Need to Be Culled, Study Says
Jan 19, 2021
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Doha Madani, NBC News
Scientists warn that a rapidly growing population of hippopotamuses that were introduced to Colombia decades ago by drug kingpin Pablo Escobar should be culled to…
Iraq/Kurdistan: Kurdistan Oil Production 'Justified,' in Compliance with OPEC Decision: KRG
Jan 18, 2021
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Hiwa Shilani, Kurdistan 24
The Kurdistan Regional Government’s (KRG) Ministry of Natural Resources on Monday responded to the recent statements Iraq’s oil minister made about the Kurdistan Region’s oil.…
Afghanistan: New Cold Storages in Laghman Boost Onion Cultivation by 10%
Jan 18, 2021
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Wadsam
The Afghan government has built 190 cold storages for onion in eastern Laghman province as part of the Agricultural Products' Management project. Built at a…
Liberia: Government of Liberia Launches Processes Leading to Digitization and Systematic Land Titling
Jan 18, 2021
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Obediah Johnson, FrontPage Africa
In a bid to help curtail the growing wave of land disputes and boost revenue generation in the country, the Government of Liberia (GOL), through…
Sudan/South Sudan: Sudan and South Sudan Sign Oil Production Agreement
Jan 18, 2021
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Construction Review Online
East African countries Sudan and South Sudan have signed a number of agreements that involve oil production in the two countries. The countries have agreed…
Sierra Leone: New Mining Law Ready for Sierra Leone Parliament
Jan 18, 2021
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Alpha Abu, Politico SL
Sierra Leone’s Minister of Mines and Mineral Resources, Timothy Musa Kabba has told journalists that the much anticipated Mines and Minerals Development Act is ready…
Climate Change: IPRI Launches Lecture Series to Highlight the Impact of Climate Change on National Security
Jan 16, 2021
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Business Recorder
The Islamabad Policy Research Institute (IPRI) has organised a series of lectures to highlight the impact on national security due to climate change. As per…
Afghanistan: Pollution More Threatening Than Violence
Jan 16, 2021
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Daily Outlook Afghanistan
Insecurity alone is not threatening the lives of the people in Afghanistan; there are many other issues as well that make the lives difficult for…
Myanmar: Yangon’s Wells, Reservoirs and Lakes Hit an All-Time Low
Jan 15, 2021
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Phoe Wa, Myanmar Times
It has been nearly two months since the rain last fell over Yangon. Though many clouds have passed over the city, no precipitation has fallen…
Colombia: Colombia Launches Mining Lending Scheme
Jan 15, 2021
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Bnamericas
Colombia’s energy and mining ministry and agriculture financing fund Finagro are implementing a four-year loan scheme for small and medium miners.
Dismantling Barriers to Women’s Participation in Peace Processes, WPHF Launches New Rapid Financing Tool
Jan 14, 2021
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Women's Peace and Humanitarian Fund
(New York) – The Women’s Peace and Humanitarian Fund (WPHF) – together with UN, government and civil society partners – launched on Thursday a new financing mechanism to…
DRC: Why Rangers in the Congo’s Virunga National Park Are under Attack
Jan 14, 2021
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Conversation
Armed men have killed at least six rangers and wounded several others in an ambush in eastern Democratic Republic of Congo’s (DRC) Virunga national park.…
China/South China Sea: US Slaps Sanctions on China Oil Giant over South China Sea Activity
Jan 14, 2021
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Matthew Pennington, Radio Free Asia
The United States on Thursday blacklisted Chinese oil giant CNOOC and slapped visa restrictions on officials of the Chinese navy, ruling party and state-owned enterprises…
Colombia: Cooperation and Chocolate: The Story of One Colombian Community’s Quest for Peace
Jan 14, 2021
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Agostino Petroni, YES! Magazine
Two decades after its declaration of neutrality, the Comunidad de Paz de San José de Apartadó community still carries on its peace crusade. Despite many…
Myanmar: Agriculture Ministry Wants More Dams amid Water Shortage
Jan 14, 2021
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Htoo Thant, Myanmar Times
The country’s Ministry of Agriculture, Livestock and Irrigation, is considering building more dams to address the increasing water scarcity in the country due to less…