International
Blood Diamonds: Conflict Gems Continue to Fund Violence Despite Global Regulations
Mar 26, 2026
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Saniya Patel
CSR Journal
The term “blood diamonds” designates gems mined in war-torn regions and sold to finance armed conflicts. These stones are often extracted in areas dominated by…
Guinea/Liberia: Beyond Diplomacy: Resolving the Liberia–Guinea Border Question
Mar 26, 2026
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Monie R. Captan
FrontPage Africa
Border disputes are fundamentally legal—not political—matters. While diplomacy can ease tensions, it cannot substitute for legal resolution. Liberia and Guinea must seek clarity through international…
DRC: How Mines in War-Torn DRC Lie at the Heart of Trump’s Fortune-Hunting in Africa
Mar 25, 2026
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Sam Kiley
Independent
The east of DRC is rich in tin, gold, timber and other resources that have attracted opportunists and multinational corporations in equal measure since the…
Multinational: African Development Bank’s Sustainable Energy Fund for Africa Approves $5.65 Million to Pioneer New Climate Finance Instrument for Off-Grid Renewable Energy projects in Africa’s Fragile States
Mar 25, 2026
African Development Bank
The African Development Bank Group’s Board of Directors has approved a $5.65 million reimbursable grant from the Sustainable Energy Fund for Africa (SEFA) to pilot…
Liberia: Liberia Launches Kimberley Process Review to Strengthen Diamond Sector Oversight
Mar 25, 2026
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David Menjor
Liberian Investigator
Liberia has launched a high-level review mission under the Kimberley Process Certification Scheme (KPCS), marking its first comprehensive assessment since 2013 and signaling renewed efforts…
How Wars Change Weather: From Acid Rain to Toxic Fog; the Hidden Impact Revealed
Mar 25, 2026
Times of India
One of the most impactful ways that war affects the weather is through the formation of acid rain. This is caused by war equipment, blasts,…
Myanmar: New Generation of Myanmar Conservationists Deepen Their Connection to the Salween
Mar 25, 2026
International Union for Conservation of Nature
The Salween Youth Engagement Programme is part of IUCN’s pioneering Building River Dialogue and Governance (BRIDGE) programme, which aims to build water governance capacities through…
Egypt/Ethiopia: Egyptian Outrage as Ethiopia Announces Plans for More Dams on Blue Nile
Mar 24, 2026
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Saleh Salem
New Arab
Ethiopia has announced plans to construct three new dams on the Blue Nile, the main tributary of the Nile River, sparking anger in Egypt, where…
Guinea/Liberia: Boakai Calls on Macron in Liberia-Guinea Border Dispute
Mar 24, 2026
FrontPage Africa
President Joseph Boakai has reportedly sought the intervention of French President Emmanuel Macron regarding Liberia's ongoing border dispute with neighboring Guinea. This comes amid allegations…
Burkina Faso/Mozambique: How Gaps in Land Access Fuel Conflict: Lessons from Burkina Faso and Mozambique for 'Do No Harm' Approach
Mar 24, 2026
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Rick de Satgé and Luis Baquero
Land Portal
These cases are not exceptional. They reflect a systemic problem: the gap between who legally owns land and who can actually use it. This gap…
Planet Launches New Initiative on Planetary Security
Mar 24, 2026
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Andrew Zolli and Andrew Hassanali
Planet Pulse
On a volatile and changing planet, the landscape of security risks is expanding, and our notion of security must expand with it. This is the…
Climate Change: “Renewables Deliver Climate Security, Energy Security and National Security”: UN Secretary-General
Mar 23, 2026
UN
The State of the Global Climate is in a state of emergency. Planet Earth is being pushed beyond its limits. Every key climate indicator is…
Afghanistan: War and Climate Stress Push Afghan Farmers to the Brink
Mar 23, 2026
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Fawad Ali
Dialogue Earth
Afghanistan has lived through over four decades of armed conflict. It is also one of the world’s most vulnerable countries to the effects of climate…
Iran/United States: Why Iran’s Threat to Destroy Water Facilities Could Spell Disaster for Gulf Countries
Mar 23, 2026
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Hannah Ellis-Petersen
Guardian
Iran has threatened “irreversible destruction” of water infrastructure across Gulf countries, if the US follows through on Donald Trump’s threat to attack Iran’s electricity grid.…
Canada: PBI-Canada Notes Concerns About Risk of Violence to Indigenous Land Defenders, Women, Girls, and 2SLGBTQQIA People near Major Projects
Mar 22, 2026
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Brent Patterson
PBI-Canada
Peace Brigades International-Canada expresses concern that proposed major extractive projects brings an increased risk of violence against Indigenous women, girls, and 2SLGBTQQIA people in communities…
Afghanistan: Water Crisis Deepens in Afghanistan as Families Struggle for Access
Mar 22, 2026
Ariana News
As the world marks World Water Day, Afghanistan is facing a worsening water crisis, with millions of people struggling to access safe and reliable supplies.…
Lebanon: Conflict and Drought in Lebanon are Driving 1 Million People into an Unprecedented Water Crisis
Mar 22, 2026
Action Against Hunger
Lebanon is experiencing the worst drought in decades. Reservoir levels are critically low, placing pressure on distribution networks and agricultural production, particularly in rural areas…
Israel/Palestine: Waterkeeper: How Water Can Be a Blueprint for Peace
Mar 22, 2026
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Pacinthe Mattar
Canadian Geographic
For Bashar Alshawwa, water is not just a basic need — it is both the heart of global inequality and the key to peace. After…
Afghanistan: Searching for Water Is a Daily Battle for Many Afghan Families
Mar 22, 2026
International Committee of the Red Cross
In Afghanistan, water is becoming harder to access, afford, and manage. Water scarcity affects daily life, livelihoods, and health. In rural areas protracted crises and…
Guinea/Liberia: Did Guinea Soldiers re-Hoist Flag on Liberian Soil Despite Peace Negotiations?
Mar 21, 2026
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Laymah Kollie
Dubawa
Early Tuesday morning, March 17, 2026, social media got flooded with news of Guinean Soldiers re-entering Liberia’s territory to re-hoist their flag on Liberia’s soil.…
Afghanistan: Ghazni Farmers Seek Improved Seeds, Water Projects to Combat Climate Change
Mar 20, 2026
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Wahidullah Jumazada
Pajhwok Afghan News
Some farmers in southern Ghazniprovince are calling for the implementation of projects providing improved seeds, standard fertilisers and water-management systems. They say such measures could…
DRC: DRC Uses Geoscience Data to Strengthen Oversight of Mining Sector
Mar 19, 2026
Ecofin Agency
The Democratic Republic of Congo has launched a new program to strengthen oversight of its mining sector by improving the production and use of geoscientific…
Iraq/Kurdistan: Erbil, Baghdad to Form High-Level Committee to Protect Kurdistan Region Oilfields
Mar 19, 2026
New Region
Erbil and Baghdad are set to form a high-level committee to safeguard the Kurdistan Region’s oilfields and thwart renewed threats to energy infrastructure, The New…
Iran: The Noxious Smoke Enveloping Tehran
Mar 19, 2026
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Ahmad Baydoun, Chris Osieck, Nilo Tabrizy, and Wim Zwijnenburg
New Lines Magazine
On the evening of March 7, the Israeli military confirmed that a new set of strikes on Iran was underway. This time, it was targeting…
Colombia/Ecuador: Border Tensions: Ecuador-Colombia Conflict Escalates
Mar 18, 2026
Devdiscourse
Ecuador's president denies claims of bombing Colombian territory amid increasing border tensions. Colombian President Petro accuses Ecuador; however, evidence is lacking. Bilateral relations worsen as…
Liberia: LLA Leads Boundary Identification Exercise between Pleebo and Gbolobo Clans in Maryland
Mar 18, 2026
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Peter P. Toe, Jr
FrontPage Africa
The Liberia Land Authority (LLA), in collaboration with civil society organizations, human rights institutions, and media representatives, has successfully conducted an exercise to identify the…
Uganda: Alupo Launches African Pastoralist Women Network to Boost Land Rights
Mar 17, 2026
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Eddy Enuru
Nile Post
Vice President Jessica Alupo has officially launched the African Pastoralist Women Network (ARPWN) and a Learning Centre aimed at advancing gender justice, climate resilience, and…
Colombia: Ethnic Land Rights Fail to Provide Afro-Colombians with Economic Security
Mar 17, 2026
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Joe Stafford
University of Manchester
The legal rights designed to protect Afro-Colombian communities are not lifting them out of economic precarity - and are leaving them vulnerable to the illegal…
India/Pakistan: ‘Water War’ Rages as India-Pakistan Tensions Reach Boiling Point
Mar 17, 2026
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Leah Schroeder
Responsible Statecraft
Last week, water became a focal point in the Iran war, as airstrikes hit desalination plants in Iran and Bahrain. Further east, a slower motion…
Guinea/Liberia/Sierra Leone: Guinea, Liberia, Sierra Leone Meet to Resolve Border Dispute
Mar 17, 2026
Bangladesh Sangbad Sangstha
Guinea, Liberia and Sierra Leone pledged to resolve a border dispute through dialogue, after Conakry deployed troops to its frontier.