International
Liberia Extractive Industries Transparency Initiative Secretariat Facilitated Two Staff for a Short-term Capacity Building Training Program at Magna Skills Institute held in Accra, Ghana
Aug 13, 2026
ZAWYA
The LEITI Secretariat, as part of its MSG-approved work plan 2026 and to strengthen staff capacity to deal with the new 2023 EIT| Standard, facilitated…
Uganda: Uganda to Map All State Land in Bid to Stop Land Grabbing
Aug 13, 2026
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Javira Ssebwami
PML Daily
Uganda is to map and register every piece of government land in an effort to halt the grabbing of public property, from school and hospital plots to…
Iraq/Kurdistan: Baghdad, Erbil, Oil Companies Renew Tripartite Agreement: SOMO
Aug 12, 2026
RUDAW
State Organization for Marketing of Oil (SOMO) announced on Wednesday the renewal of its tripartite agreement with the Iraqi government and the Kurdistan Regional Government…
Libya: Drone Strikes Hit Libya's Key Western Oil Town
Aug 12, 2026
PoliticoPro
Firefighters in western Libya battled on Tuesday to extinguish a massive fire caused by a drone strike on an oil facility the day before, when…
Uganda: Ugandan MPs Call for Stronger Action on Insecurity and Land Grabbing
Aug 12, 2026
Devdiscourse
Ugandan lawmakers have called on the government to tackle security concerns ranging from land grabbing to petty theft and the movement of potentially dangerous individuals…
Cote d'Ivoire: Land Dispute-Related Violence Kills 6 in Southern Cote d'Ivoire
Aug 12, 2026
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Zhang Jian
Xinhua
Violence linked to a land dispute in Kossandji village, located in the Alepe Department in southern Cote d'Ivoire, has left six people dead, including two…
Liberia: Cacao Plantations in Liberia Encroach into Proposed Kwa national Park
Aug 12, 2026
Mongabay
A cocoa boom in southeast Liberia is wiping out native forests and encroaching into a proposed national park. The would-be Kwa National Park, a dense…
Climate Change: Climate Change Identified as Major Threat to Security, Livelihood in Niger Delta
Aug 11, 2026
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Lovina Anthony
Daily Post
Stakeholders in the environmental sector have identified climate change as a major threat to economic livelihood and security in the Niger Delta. The assertion was…
South Sudan: New Approach to Solving Cattle Migration Conflict Brings Hope to Central Equatorian Communities
Aug 11, 2026
UN Mission in South Sudan
Born in Darfur as member of the Fallata tribe, widely known as a sub-branch of the greater Ambororo cattle keeper community from West and Central…
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.