International
Zimbabwe: In Zimbabwe, Women Are Leading the Battle Against Climate Change
Dec 11, 2024
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Farai S. Matiashe
When Susan Chinyengetere started to focus on farming in her home village in south-eastern Zimbabwe, she wondered if she could earn a living and raise…
Sudan: The Gold Rush at the Heart of a Civil War
Dec 11, 2024
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Declan Walsh, New York Times
Famine and ethnic cleansing stalk Sudan. Yet the gold trade is booming, enriching generals and propelling the fight.
Climate Change: DOD Dealing with Climate Change as a Security Concern for Africans
Dec 11, 2024
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Jim Garamone, US Department of Defense
Combating climate change is a priority to the nations of Africa, and U.S. officials are listening and responding to those concerns, said Maureen Farrell, the…
Egypt/Ethiopia/Sudan: Could Africa's Largest Water Dispute Be Avoided with Open Science? Researchers Propose How to Share Nile's Resources
Dec 11, 2024
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University of Southern California
One of the biggest conflicts in the Middle East and Eastern Africa is brewing over natural resources. In this case—the water from the Nile River…
Iraq/Kurdistan: Iraq Parliament Ends Year with No Kurdistan Oil Deal
Dec 10, 2024
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Charles Kennedy, Oilprice.com
The Iraqi parliament ended this year’s session without finalizing a deal with the semi-autonomous region of Kurdistan for the exports of crude oil from the…
Climate Change: Climate Stress Is Affecting US Missions, Driving Conflict in Africa, Official Says
Dec 10, 2024
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Meghann Myers, Defense One
Extreme weather is creating fertile ground for conflict in multiple regions of Africa, the Pentagon’s top Africa official said Tuesday. It’s also threatening the U.S.’s…
Afghanistan: Asafetida Offers Profitable Alternative to Poppy Cultivation in Afghanistan
Dec 10, 2024
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Xinhua
Widely used in medicine manufacturing both domestically and internationally, particularly in India, the plantation of asafetida has been on a constant rise in Afghanistan over…
Liberia: Women Enjoying Ancestral Land Rights
Dec 10, 2024
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Matenneh Keita
Front Page Africa
JORPOLU, Bong County – In the 1980s and 90s, Annie Wehyee’s relatives did not allow her to make a farm on a plot of land…
Sri Lanka: Female De-Miners Clear Path to Postwar Recovery
Dec 9, 2024
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Akanksha Saxena
DW
At dawn, 48-year-old Sivakumar Chandradevi loads equipment and supplies onto a boat that sets off for Mantivu, a deserted island off the Jaffna Peninsula in Sri Lanka.
The…
Kosovo: Regional Youth Camp on “Peacebuilding and Gender Equality” & Workshop on “Women and Gender Manual”
Dec 6, 2024
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forumZFD
forumZFD
From November 7th to 9th, 2024, forumZFD organized a Regional Youth Camp aimed at developing dialogue, understanding and cooperation among young people (aged 17 to 25) from different…
Afghanistan: Taliban Poppy Ban Is Economic Hit to Farmers
Dec 6, 2024
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Shabnam von Hein, Deutsche Welle
The ban on growing opium poppy has had devastating consequences for Afghanistan's rural population. The Taliban have yet to offer alternatives, and calls for international…
Afghanistan: 9 Arrested in Afghanistan’s Paktia Province for Illegal Logging
Dec 6, 2024
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Fidel Rahmati, Khaama Press
Following the ban on deforestation in the country, authorities in Paktia province have reported the arrest of 9 individuals in connection with illegal logging in…
Colombia: With Blasts and Grit, Colombia Fights Gold Mines Run by Crime Gangs
Dec 6, 2024
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Agence France-Presse
A thin detonating cord snakes its way into an illegal gold mine drilled high up on a mountain near the Colombian city of Cali, exploding…
Climate Change: How Climate Change, Conflicts, Global South's Rise Challenged UN’s Relevance In 2024
Dec 5, 2024
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Shankhyaneel Sarkar, News18.com
From climate change to conflicts, the UN is seeing its relevance decline as those in need of help from the global body say it is…
Iraq/Kurdistan: Iraqi Parliament Deadlocked over KRG Oil Compensation in Budget Debate
Dec 5, 2024
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Shafaq News
The Iraqi parliament has once again been thrown into turmoil over the general budget law, with a key point of contention being Article 12, which…
Myanmar: Yacht Maker Sunseeker Fined in Landmark Myanmar ‘Blood Timber’ Case
Dec 4, 2024
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Kristine Sabillo, Mongabay
Yacht builder Sunseeker International has become the first company fined by a U.K. court for using illegally imported timber from military-controlled Myanmar on some of…
Liberia: Women Land Rights Taskforce of Liberia Raise Awareness on Women’s Land Rights for Women in Rural Montserrado
Dec 2, 2024
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Joscious Cecelia Ballah
Front Page Africa
Moiuton Corner, Brewerville – In a significant step toward empowering women in Liberia, 26 women from the Moiuton Corner, Brewerville community have benefited from a one-day…
Afghanistan: After 40 Years, Water Being Stored at Pashdan Dam in Herat
Dec 1, 2024
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Naseer Ahmad Salehi, TOLOnews
Local officials in Herat said that the water storage process at the Pashdan Dam has begun.According to them, more than 95% of the dam's wall…
Colombia: Land Adjudication Regulated for Peasant Women in Colombia
Nov 29, 2024
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Prensa Latina
Presna Latina
The regulation, consisting in a special land adjudication program for rural and peasant women with the objective of improving their social and economic well-being, was…
Sudan/South Sudan/Abyei: Abyei’s Status Stalemate Fuels Anxiety, Says Local Official
Nov 29, 2024
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Radio Tamazuj
Authorities in the Abyei Administrative Area have raised concerns over the continued delay in determining the final status of the disputed region, warning that the…
Colombia: Women in Putumayo Turn to Fish Farming and Away from the Coca Industry
Nov 28, 2024
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Iñigo Alexander
Mongabay
EL VENADO, Colombia — Until recently, the rolling green hills surrounding the tiny Colombian community of El Venado were covered with illegal coca plantations. Deep in the…
Colombia: In Colombia, a Simple Fencing Fix Offers a Win-Win for Wildlife and Ranchers
Nov 28, 2024
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Marlowe Starling, Mongabay
In Colombia, a team of researchers teamed up with cattle ranchers in the department of Meta to find a solution to one central question: How…
Iraq: Enabling Iraq’s Energy Independence
Nov 28, 2024
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Petroleum Economist
Transforming Iraq’s natural gas sector is the key to the country’s energy self-sufficiency, allowing it to chart a course towards becoming a supply hub for…
Conflict Minerals: How Conflict Minerals Legislation Is Reshaping Supply Chains
Nov 28, 2024
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Tom Chapman, Supply Chain Digital
Supply chain management has undergone a profound transformation since the introduction of the Dodd-Frank Wall Street Reform and Consumer Protection Act in 2010, with Section…
Myanmar: How Climate Change Feeds Our Wars
Nov 28, 2024
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Michele Barnes and Luisa Bedoya Taborda, IMPAKTER
A twin crisis faces the people of Myanmar, but while the war could end tomorrow, climate change will still shape the futures of millions.
DRC: Africa's New £78bn Megaproject That Could Transform Huge but Incredibly Poor Country
Nov 27, 2024
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Emily Wright
A growing population equals more needs to be met by governments. Therefore, the proposed hydroelectric dam at Inga Falls on the Congo River in the…
Afghanistan: Opium Production Remains 93 percent below Pre-Drug Ban Levels, Says UNODC
Nov 27, 2024
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UN Office on Drugs and Crime
Opium production in Afghanistan remains low for the second consecutive year, with production at 433 tons in 2024, confirmed new estimates from the UN Office…
Liberia: FDA Rehires Ex-Manager Disgraced for Alleged Corruption
Nov 27, 2024
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Emmanuel Sherman, The DayLight
The Forestry Development Authority (FDA) has rehired a former manager who was disgraced on multiple occasions for alleged corruption and involved with companies punished for…
Colombia: Guardians of Guaviare: Southern Colombia’s Land Fight
Nov 27, 2024
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Lital Khaikin, Fair Planet
The Jiw (pronounced “Hue”) are a small Indigenous community in southern Colombia, also known as Guiabero. The 3000 members of this community live along the…
Myanmar: Climate Change Is the Final Straw for Myanmar’s Farmers
Nov 27, 2024
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Luke Hunt, Union of Catholic Asian News
Across Myanmar, the talk among embattled farmers ranges from conflict and floods to planting and climate change. The conversations are also about conscription and whether…