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Middle East and North Africa: Women at the Frontlines of Water Scarcity

Jun 3, 2026 | Fanack Water Editorial Team
Fanack Water

Women across the Middle East and North Africa (MENA) live at the sharp edge of the region’s deepening water crisis. Their unpaid labor, daily decisions,…

Afghanistan: Water Crisis in Qaisar: Women and Children Bear the Heaviest Burden

Jun 3, 2026 | Farhad Farhaad
Hasht e Subh

Residents of Qaisar district in Faryab province have raised concerns about the shortage of safe drinking water and the lack of sufficient water for farming…

Afghanistan: Water, Climate and Survival in Afghanistan: A Dossier of Reports on the Environment

Jun 3, 2026
Afghanistan Analysts Network

Two themes run through almost all the reports in this dossier – the climate crisis and water. Together, the reports in this dossier offer a…

Afghanistan: Kabul Residents Voice Concerns over Drinking Water Shortage

Jun 2, 2026
TOLOnews

A number of Kabul residents have expressed concern over the shortage of drinking water, a challenge that has significantly disrupted their daily lives.

Liberia: LEITI, Stakeholders Renew Push for Extractive Sector Transparency

Jun 1, 2026 | Ishmael F. Menkor
Liberian Observer

The Liberia Extractive Industries Transparency Initiative (LEITI) and its Multi-Stakeholder Group (MSG) have renewed their commitment to strengthening transparency, accountability, and good governance in Liberia’s…

Afghanistan: New Decree Gives Taliban Leader Final Say over Opponents’ Assets

Jun 1, 2026 | Ahmad Azizi
Amu TV

Taliban have issued a new law that grants their leader, Hibatullah Akhundzada, the final authority over the return of assets belonging to individuals they classify…

Norway/Russia: Norway-Russia Fish Pact Raises EU Security Concerns [Video]

May 28, 2026 | Marie Sina
Deutsche Welle

While much of Europe has cut its links to Russia, Norway's collaboration on cod with the country continues. The EU is concerned that the pact…

Sudan: Swedish Court to Rule in December on Oil Execs Accused in Sudan War Crimes Case [Video]

May 28, 2026
africanews

A Stockholm court on Thursday wrapped up hearings in the trial of two former oil executives accused of complicity in war crimes over their business…

Climate Change: The Climate Security Threat: Pentagon War Games, European Political Risks, and Darfur Violence

May 27, 2026
National Security Archive

State Department intelligence analysts predicted widening political fissures in Europe and warned about the rise of populist and radical political parties in response to climate…

Iran/Israel/USA: US-Israel War on Iran Driving Historic Levels of Global Hunger, UN Says

May 27, 2026 | Julian Borger
Guardian

The continuing US-Israel war on Iran has compounded other global disasters to drive record numbers of people into hunger at a time when funding to…

Sudan: Gold Flows in Sudan’s War Economy as Miners Risk Their Health

May 26, 2026
Associated Press

Artisanal and small-scale mining accounts for the majority of gold extracted in the country where safety standards are largely ignored.

South Sudan: Commodity Traders Tussle over South Sudan Oil Worth up to US$180mn

May 26, 2026 | Jacob Atkins
Global Trade Review

An attempt by commodity trader BB Energy to claw back a loan to the government of South Sudan has expanded to include a clutch of…

DRC: DRC Suspends All Mining Activities in South Kivu Province 2026

May 26, 2026 | Muflih Hidayat
Discovery Alert

On 22 May 2026, the DRC Ministry of Mines issued a formal directive imposing a three-month suspension of all mining activity across the Mwenga and…

Israel/Palestine: Spanish Premier Warns Hunger Being Used as ‘Cheap Weapon of War’

May 26, 2026 | Beyza Binnur Donmez
Anadolu Agency

Spanish Prime Minister Pedro Sanchez on Tuesday warned that hunger is increasingly being used as a “very cheap weapon” in conflicts, condemning attacks on food…

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…

Canada: Stories of Resilience: Indigenous Women across the Prairies

May 25, 2026 | Andy Airey
International Institute for Sustainable Development

Across the Canadian Prairies, water carries memory, identity, responsibility, and life. Yet the voices of those most deeply connected to it are often absent from…

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 | 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 | 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 | 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 | 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 | 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 | 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 | 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…