International
Nigeria: Mercy Corps Strengthens Peacebuilding Efforts for Women, Youths in Katsina Communities
Aug 11, 2026
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Faith Awa
Business Day
Women and youth from four Local Government Areas of Katsina State have begun a four-day training aimed at strengthening their capacity to prevent conflicts, resolve…
Afghanistan/Iran: Securing Water Rights from Afghanistan Is Strategic Priority, Says Iran
Aug 10, 2026
Afghanistan International
Iranian Foreign Ministry spokesman Esmail Baghaei says Tehran’s water rights remain a top priority and a constant, vital and strategic issue in relations with the…
Myanmar: At Least 30,000 Affected by Myanmar Floods as Conflict, Crop Losses Threaten Food Security
Aug 10, 2026
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Leong Wai Kit and Calvin Yang
Channel News Asia
At least 30,000 residents in Myanmar’s Ayeyarwady region are grappling with severe flooding as armed conflict, fuel shortages and crop losses deepen threats to livelihoods…
Afghanistan: Afghanistan's Gold Rush Upends Lives and Landscapes
Aug 9, 2026
France 24
In Afghanistan's northeastern Badakhshan province, dozens of excavators operate day and night to extract gold from the mountains where villagers and their livestock once roamed.
“Gold Rush” in Afghanistan: Taliban Mining Booms in Badakhshan. Jobs & Gold for Some, Ruined Land for Others
Aug 9, 2026
Agence France-Presse
In Afghanistan’s northeastern Badakhshan province, dozens of excavators operate day and night to extract gold from the mountains where villagers and their livestock once roamed.
Climate Change: Climate Crisis Fuelling Insecurity, Conflict In Niger Delta – PIND Warns
Aug 6, 2026
Niger Delta Today
The Foundation for Partnership Initiatives in the Niger Delta has raised the alarm that worsening climate change is rapidly emerging as a major driver of…
Kyrgyzstan/Uzbekistan: Kyrgyzstan and Uzbekistan Begin Border Village Swap as 30-Year Dispute Nears End
Aug 6, 2026
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Heejeong Yang
Korea Post
Kyrgyzstan and Uzbekistan have begun practical procedures to exchange land along their shared border under an agreement signed in 2022. The move is being seen…
Sudan/South Sudan: How Smuggled Sudanese Gold Is Laundered through South Sudan to Dubai
Aug 6, 2026
Sudan Tribune
The trader told Sudan Tribune that the flow of Sudanese gold across land borders has not stopped. Truckloads and motorcycle shipments arrive continually through unmonitored…
Afghanistan: Taliban Halts Mining in Badakhshan amid Rising Unrest
Aug 3, 2026
Afghanistan International
Taliban spokesman Zabihullah Mujahid says the group has suspended operations at some mines in Badakhshan while it reviews extraction guidelines, citing illegal mining, disorder and…
Somalia: In Somalia, AI Is Helping Deliver Food to Hungry Families
Aug 3, 2026
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Isaiah Steinberg
United Nations
Although the UN’s World Food Programme cannot reach all 6 million Somalis facing hunger, data collected by its partners and analysed through AI tools in…
Afghanistan: Armed Tribal Clash over Mountain Ownership Continues in Southeastern Afghanistan
Aug 2, 2026
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Nazanin Mohseni
KabulNow
Armed clashes between two tribes over the ownership of a mountain along the border between Khost and Paktika provinces have continued for the past four…
Afghanistan: Mining Investments in Afghanistan Exceed 151 mln USD in Past Year
Aug 2, 2026
Xinhua
Afghanistan has secured more than 10 billion afghanis (over 151 million U.S. dollars) in investment for both small- and large-scale mining projects over the past…
Colombia: Colombia's 2025 Forest Loss Hits Two-Decade Low, Government Says
Aug 1, 2026
Reuters
Colombia recorded its lowest deforestation levels in two decades between 2022 and 2025, with forest loss in 2025 falling to 119,483 hectares (295,249 acres), the…
Afghanistan: Kabul Residents Wait Hours for Water
Aug 1, 2026
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Maiwand Haidari
Amu TV
Residents of Kabul say worsening water shortages are making access to safe drinking water increasingly difficult, forcing many families to buy water at high prices or…
South Sudan: How South Sudan's Local Seed System Is Reshaping Food Security, Farming and Rural Prosperity
Aug 1, 2026
Devdiscourse
South Sudan's shift to locally produced seeds is strengthening food security, reducing dependence on imports, and creating new income opportunities through community-led agriculture and private-sector…
Water: Water Cooperation Can Greatly Defuse Conflicts
Jul 31, 2026
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Friederike Bauer
Deutsche Gesellschaft für Internationale Zusammenarbeit
Susanne Schmeier is Professor of Water Cooperation, Law and Diplomacy in the Netherlands. Her research shows that conflicts over water can be managed proactively –…
40 Environmental Human Rights Defenders Graduate in Swat to Promote Peacebuilding and Climate Action
Jul 30, 2026
Green Post
A total of 40 Environmental Human Rights Defenders and Insider Mediators have successfully completed a specialized training programme in Swat aimed at strengthening community leadership…
Sudan/South Sudan: Sudan and South Sudan Discuss Oil Transit and Regional Stability in Khartoum
Jul 30, 2026
Sudan Tribune
Sovereign Council head and Sudanese army chief Abdel Fattah al-Burhan held talks on Wednesday with Tut Gatluak, security advisor to the president of South Sudan,…
Afghanistan: Excessive Groundwater Extraction Threatens Herat's Water Resources
Jul 30, 2026
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Nasir Ahmad Salehi
TOLOnews
The drilling of deep wells and the extraction of groundwater using solar-powered pumps have placed groundwater resources in Herat Province under serious threat. Local officials…
India: River of Conflict: Why the CWRC's 3,500-Cusec Cauvery Water Order Has Ignited Mass Protests in Karnataka
Jul 29, 2026
Streamline
Thousands of furious farmers have aggressively blockaded major arterial highways across Karnataka's agricultural heartland, setting barricades ablaze and paralyzing transit routes in absolute defiance of…
Afghanistan/Uzbekistan: Implementation of "Friendship Orchards" Project Begins in Afghanistan
Jul 29, 2026
UzDaily
The practical implementation of the "Friendship Orchards" project, aimed at developing agricultural cooperation between Uzbekistan and Afghanistan, has commenced in Afghanistan's Faryab Province.
Conflict Minerals: Accra Hosts High-Level Conference on Governance, Critical Minerals, and Conflicts in Africa
Jul 28, 2026
Financial Afrik
A high-level conference on governance, critical minerals, and conflicts in Africa opens this Monday, July 27 in Accra, Ghana. It comes at a time when…
DRC/Rwanda: The War That Was Avoidable: How Rwanda–DRC Cooperation Threatened Old Interests
Jul 27, 2026
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Bojana Coulibaly
Pan African Review
Between February and June 2021, the DRC and Rwanda signed a series of bilateral security and economic agreements that broke with decades of practice. For…
Critical Minerals: Open Society Foundations Convenes African Experts for High-Level Conference on Critical Minerals, Governance and Conflicts
Jul 27, 2026
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Isaac Donkor
Modern Ghana
The conference examines how the governance of critical minerals can advance economic justice, conflict prevention and the protection of communities in resource-rich areas through transparency,…
Critical Minerals: Africa’s Mineral Boom Must Not Become Another Resource Curse – MiDA CEO
Jul 27, 2026
Joy Business
The Acting Chief Executive of the Millennium Development Authority (MiDA), Alexander Kofi-Mensah Mould, has cautioned African leaders and policymakers against allowing the continent’s emerging critical minerals…
Myanmar: Repair Work Underway on Mobye Dam Damaged by Armed Terrorist Attacks
Jul 25, 2026
Eleven
Restoration of the dam, which plays a vital role in flood control, hydropower generation, agriculture and inland water transportation, commenced in the 2026-2027 fiscal year.…
DRC: DRC to Enforce 10% Equity Transfer to Nationals in Mining Companies
Jul 25, 2026
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Fidelis Daicy
Mjengo Hub
The Democratic Republic of Congo will implement a law requiring mining companies to transfer 10 percent equity to Congolese nationals. Of this, half (5 percent)…
Critical Minerals: UN Debate Puts Spotlight on Critical Minerals Governance
Jul 25, 2026
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Lesego Lebuso
Channel Africa
Critical minerals must support clean energy, development and peace rather than fuel conflict, corruption and unequal extraction, United Nations Security Council members have warned.
Egypt/Sudan: Falling Nile River Levels Spark Growing Fears among Sudanese Farmers amid Grand Ethiopian Renaissance Dam Concerns
Jul 24, 2026
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Ahmad Elassasy
Sada Elbalad English
Declining water levels along the Nile River during July have sparked widespread concern among Sudanese farmers, raising renewed questions across Sudan and neighboring Egypt regarding…
Afghanistan: Relentless Climate Change Brings Afghan Farmers to Their Knees
Jul 23, 2026
Xinhua
Across the parched farmlands of northern Afghanistan, a merciless climate crisis is unfolding. Soaring temperatures, erratic rains, violent hailstorms, and extreme weather swings are devastating…