International
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…
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.
Iran: How Does the Iran War Affect Fertiliser Supplies, Prices and Food Security?
Mar 16, 2026
Reuters
As the US-Israel war with Iran enters its third week, analysts warn it is severely disrupting fertiliser markets and endangering food security for developing countries…
Iran/Israel/United States: What to Know about Impact of US-Israel-Iran War on Global Food Security?
Mar 16, 2026
Xinhua
The ongoing conflict between the United States, Israel, and Iran is sending shockwaves across the globe and affecting multiple sectors. As attacks between the warring…
Ukraine: Food Waste Reforms Could Boost Food Security in Ukraine
Mar 16, 2026
University of Portsmouth
Improving how food waste is managed in Ukraine’s retail and hospitality sectors could help strengthen food security, according to new study published this week. The research suggests that…
Iraq/Kurdistan: KRG Says Will Export Iraqi Oil If Embargo, Militia Attacks Addressed
Mar 15, 2026
New Region
The Kurdistan Region on Sunday responded to claims by Baghdad that it is unwilling to export oil through Ceyhan pipeline, blaming the Iraqi government for…
South Sudan: Juba Officials Press Oil Producers for $2.5bn amid Accountability Queries
Mar 15, 2026
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Julius Barigaba
East African
South Sudanese officials could have taken more than $2.5 billion from oil producers against crude output, amid accountability queries as the country’s treasury battles to…
Sudan: Sudan’s Gold: A Wartime Refuge or a Smuggler’s Paradise?
Mar 15, 2026
Sudan Tribune
As missiles arc across the Middle East and global oil markets tremble, a quiet frenzy has taken hold of the dusty gold markets of Khartoum.…
Iran: Toxic Skies and Scarce Water: How the Iran Conflict Threatens the Middle East Environment
Mar 14, 2026
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Mohammad Ehsan Leghari
Friday Times
The US–Israel–Iran conflict has entered its tenth day, birthing a profound and complex environmental crisis alongside regional security threats. While global attention remains fixed on…
Somalia: Somalia’s Unregulated Gold Mining Creates Continental Governance Crisis
Mar 14, 2026
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Muflih Hidayat
Discovery Alert
Across the developing world, remote territories rich in valuable minerals frequently operate outside traditional regulatory frameworks, creating what economists term "governance voids." These spaces emerge…
Liberia: Liberia Urged to Act against Illegal Foreign Settlers in Forests
Mar 13, 2026
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Edwin N. Khakie
New Dawn
Othello Garblah, publisher of The New Dawn, has called on the Liberian government to take immediate action to remove foreigners living illegally in Liberia’s forested…
Iran: War Disrupts Fertiliser Supplies, Puts Food Security at Risk
Mar 13, 2026
Channel News Asia
With production in the Gulf countries at a standstill and gas prices rising, the war in the Middle East is disrupting the supply of fertilisers…
Iraq/Kurdistan: Erbil Rejects Exporting Oil for Baghdad without Conditional Deal
Mar 11, 2026
Asharq Al Awsat
Two Kurdish officials ruled out allowing Iraqi oil exports through the Kurdistan Region’s pipeline to Türkiye’s Ceyhan port “without a deal and conditions.” Their remarks…
Myanmar: China Quietly Moves Its Border Fences into Myanmar
Mar 11, 2026
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Athena Awn Naw
Irrawaddy
Since December last year, along Shan State’s border, residents have described the same slow transformation: fences rising deeper into Myanmar territory, fields cut in half,…
Liberia: Border Shooting Reportedly Leaves Liberian Injured as Guinean Troops Occupy Disputed Area in Lofa
Mar 11, 2026
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Selma Lomax
FrontPage Africa
A tense situation has developed along the Liberia-Guinea border in Sorlumba Clan after Guinean soldiers allegedly fired gunshots into Liberian territory, injuring a local resident…
Brazil: Landless Women Mobilize for Agrarian Reform and Against Violence by Brazil
Mar 10, 2026
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Lays Furtado
Via Campesina
This year’s National Day of Landless Women’s Struggles began on March 8 and runs until next Thursday, the 12th, with mobilizations in all regions of…
Water: Water Emerges as a Dangerous New War Target
Mar 10, 2026
Straits Times
Attacks on water systems are uncommon in wartime, but they have appeared in the war in the Middle East with strikes on desalination plants –…
Iran: Water Is Now a Weapon in the Expanding Middle East War
Mar 10, 2026
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Michael Jansen
Irish Times
While the US-Israeli military offensive against Iran has focused for the most part on strikes against military assets, a new battlefront is opening up over…
Iran: Bombing of Iran’s Oil Infrastructure to Have Major Environmental Fallout, Experts Warn
Mar 10, 2026
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Damien Gayle
Guardian
Israel’s bombing of Iran’s oil infrastructure will have major long-term environmental repercussions, experts have warned, as monitors admitted they were struggling to keep track of…
Iraq: Foreign Oil Companies Leave Iraq’s Akkas Gas Field over Security Concerns
Mar 10, 2026
Shafaq News
Foreign oil companies operating at Iraq’s Akkas gas field have begun temporarily leaving the site in Al-Anbar province pending a security assessment, a source in…
Afghanistan: Diverted Floods and Plundered Mines: What Are Shahr-e Bozorg’s Miners Saying?
Mar 10, 2026
Hasht-e-Subh Daily
Recent reports indicate that floodwaters have inundated a gold mine in the Awiz area of Shahr-e Bozorg district in Badakhshan province. While the exact extent…
Guinea/Liberia: Leymah Gbowee Praises Foya Youth for Patriotic Stand amid Liberia-Guinea Border Dispute
Mar 10, 2026
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Edwin N. Khakie
New Dawn
Leymah Gbowee has praised young Liberians in Foya for raising the national flag amid rising tension along the Liberia-Guinea border. In a message reacting to…
Kyrgyzstan: Local Solutions to Strengthen Climate Resilience in the Fergana Valley
Mar 10, 2026
UNDP
Communities in the Fergana Valley are strengthening their capacity to address climate and water-related challenges while building dialogue and cooperation around shared resources. Through a…
DRC: DRC Moves to Formalize Artisanal Gold Trade and Boost National Reserves
Mar 10, 2026
Trendsnafrica
The Democratic Republic of Congo is stepping up efforts to formalize its largely informal gold sector by increasing the amount of artisanal gold traded through…
Lebanon: Israel Unlawfully Using White Phosphorus
Mar 9, 2026
Human Rights Watch
The Israeli military unlawfully used artillery-fired white phosphorus munitions over homes on March 3, 2026, in the southern Lebanese town of Yohmor, Human Rights Watch…
Venezuela: Venezuela Legislature Approves Mining Law in Initial Vote
Mar 9, 2026
Reuters
Venezuela's ruling party-controlled National Assembly on Monday approved a mining law expected to open the sector to private and foreign investment, the latest salvo in…