International
Kyrgyzstan/Uzbekistan/Tajikistan: Will a Central Asian Border Dispute Be Resolved Soon? [Video]
Oct 10, 2019
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Hoda Abdel-Hamid, Al Jazeera
A debate over who controls precious water resources has led to a 30-year-long border dispute between Kyrgyzstan, Uzbekistan and Tajikistan. A river canal network stretches…
Syria: Syrian Army Eyes Oil Fields across Euphrates as Turkey Begins Northern Syria Operation
Oct 10, 2019
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Al-Masdar News
The Syrian Arab Army (SAA) recently deployed several units of reinforcements to the Euphrates River Valley region of Deir Ezzor amid reports of a new…
Conflict Minerals: Global Lack of Reporting on Conflict Minerals and Cobalt Puts Investors at Risk
Oct 10, 2019
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Globe Newswire
Today, Responsible Sourcing Network, a project of As You Sow, released its annual report, Mining the Disclosures 2019: An Investor Guide to Conflict Minerals and…
Colombia: Toxic River: Mining, Mercury and Murder Continue to Plague Colombia’s Atrato
Oct 10, 2019
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Frederick Gillingham and Melisa Valenzuela, Mongabay
Snaking its way through Colombia’s northwestern department of Choco, for centuries the Atrato River has been the lifeblood for Afro-Colombian and indigenous communities living along…
South Sudan: South Sudan to Launch Auction of Licenses for Eight Oilfields
Oct 9, 2019
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Reuters
South Sudan will kick-start an auction of licenses to develop eight oilfields around the country later this month, an oil ministry official said on Wednesday.…
Liberia: Denied for Decades, Women Lead Land Rights Campaign in Bong
Oct 9, 2019
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Mae Azango, Front Page Africa
Gormah Mulbah and her five children were thrown out of their home last year after her husband died. Her late husband’s family was angry she…
Sudan/South Sudan: Sudan and South Sudan to Renegotiate Oil Agreement
Oct 9, 2019
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Prensa Latina
South Sudanese Oil Minister Awou Daniel Chuang reported that he will renegotiate an oil agreement with Sudan, since South Sudan is unable to meet the…
Afghanistan: Potato Harvest in the Bamyan Province of Afghanistan to Reach 370.000 Tons
Oct 8, 2019
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Afghanistan Times
The Afghan Ministry of Agriculture Irrigation and Livestock (MAIL) has revealed that the potato harvest in the Bamyan Province would reach up to 370,000 tons…
Afghanistan: Meet the Afghan Women Taking Their Country Back — One Land Mine at a Time
Oct 8, 2019
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Kern Hendricks, Foreign Policy
Along with 39 other women, Layegha Marfat is a member of Afghanistan’s first all-female demining team. Inaugurated in 2018 by the United Nations Mine Action…
China/Philippines/Russia/South China Sea: South China Sea Crisis: Russia and China on Collision Course over Philippine Oil Bid
Oct 8, 2019
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Simon Osbourne, Express
Moscow and Beijing could be on a collision course in the South China Sea after the Philippines invited Russian oil giant Rosneft to join it…
Palestine: Empowering Women as Sustainable Energy Leaders in Palestine
Oct 8, 2019
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Mariam Barghouti
In an office just a few minutes away from the city centre in Ramallah, Dr. Ayman Rabi scurries to submit a report on the latest…
South Sudan: South Sudan Warns of More Oil Spills after Pipeline Rupture
Oct 7, 2019
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Phys.org
South Sudan's petroleum ministry warned Monday of more oil spills from poorly maintained facilities, after a pipeline leaked 2,000 barrels of oil in the north…
Women-Led, Locally Owned Peace Processes Key to Preventing Conflict Across Africa, Speakers Tell Security Council, Stressing Important Role of Regional Partners
Oct 7, 2019
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Relief Web
Support from the United Nations and its regional partners in Africa is crucial to addressing the root causes of conflict and galvanizing locally-owned, women-led peace…
Myanmar: Mining to Resume at Suspended Jade Blocks
Oct 7, 2019
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Chan Mya Htwe, Myanmar Times
Jade mining at private blocks in Lonekhin and Hpakant, Kachin State, which had been temporarily suspended since July, have been permitted to resume this month,…
Sudan/South Sudan: South Sudan Says Renegotiating Oil Deal with Sudan
Oct 7, 2019
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Agence France-Presse
South Sudan said Monday it was renegotiating an oil deal with Khartoum, as it will not meet a December deadline to finish paying $3 billion…
Climate Change: Climate Change Poses a ‘Direct Threat’ to Australia’s National Security. It Must Be a Political Priority
Oct 7, 2019
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Chris Barrie, Conversation
It is evident from Australia’s increasingly severe droughts and record-breaking heatwaves that time is running out to take action on climate change. Yet, despite persistent…
China/Vietnam/South China Sea: Vietnam Again Accuses China of Violating Its Fishing Rights in Its Exclusive Economic Zone
Oct 6, 2019
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Shi Jiangtao, South China Morning Post
Hanoi has again accused Beijing of violating its rights after three Chinese vessels stopped a local crew from fishing in the country’s exclusive economic zone…
Afghanistan: Teachers to Get Apartments Instead of Land in Future: Balkhi
Oct 5, 2019
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Pajhwok Afghan News
Education Minister Mohammad Mirwais Balkhi on Saturday said a has been devised plan to give schoolteachers apartments instead of land plots in future. Balkhi made…
DRC: The Bisunzu Mine in Congo Using Blockchain to Digitally Trace and Tag Cobalt-Tantalum Mining
Oct 5, 2019
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BitcoinKE
A new system by a Berlin-based blockchain company, RCS Global, is already in use to tag Cobalt-Tantalum mineral ores from one particular mine and help…
China/South Sudan: Why China Is Hoping for a Peace Dividend in South Sudan
Oct 5, 2019
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Jevans Nyabiage, South China Morning Post
With a possible end to South Sudan’s long-running civil war in sight, China has its own reasons for hoping the peace process succeeds. The two…
Nigeria: Over 1200 Mining Experts to Deliberate on Nigeria’s Fledgling Mining Industry
Oct 5, 2019
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Ike Dzokpo, News Ghana
Senior Vice President, Investments, at the Africa Finance Corporation (AFC) has announced that Nigeria Mining Week is open for business and is ready to make…
Nigeria: A Paradigm Shift for Conflict-Affected Rice Producers in Rural Borno
Oct 4, 2019
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AfricaNews
The Jere Bowl is an irrigated land mass formed by the flow of the Ngadda River in Jere local government area (LGA), Borno State, in Nigeria.…
Researchers Model the Climate Impacts of a Nuclear Conflict
Oct 4, 2019
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Laureen Fagan, Sustainability Times
Nuclear conflict may remain unthinkable in terms of the human cost, but research published this week in the journal Science Advances adds focus on the…
Libya: As Libya’s War Drags on, Tripoli Drowns in Waste
Oct 4, 2019
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Agence France-Presse
Across Tripoli, tonnes of waste overflows from bins and piles up on roadsides. The rubbish crisis adds to the daily ordeal for residents of the…
China/Vietnam/South China Sea: Vietnam Accuses Chinese Ships of Ramping up South China Sea Tensions
Oct 4, 2019
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Bloomberg
Vietnam accused a Chinese oil-surveying vessel and coastguard escorts of territorial violations by widening their activities after entering the country’s exclusive economic zone and operating…
Afghanistan: Insecurity, Fraud Allegations Mar US Company’s Quest to Mine for Gold in Afghanistan
Oct 4, 2019
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J.P. Lawrence, Stars and Stripes
A year after a U.S.-based company signed contracts to mine for gold and copper in Afghanistan, work still hasn’t begun amid fears of insecurity and…
Food Security, Infrastructure and Containment: Why GCC States Are Engaging in the Horn of Africa in a Big Way
Oct 3, 2019
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Sebastian Rees, AlBawaba
Gulf actors, heavily reliant on foreign food imports, proved particularly interested in the Horn’s potential as a breadbasket for food production and agriculture. A global…
Colombia: Trees of Reconciliation in Carrizal
Oct 3, 2019
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UN Verification Mission in Colombia
Victims, security forces, former FARC-EP combatants, youth groups and community planted trees at the former Territorial Area for Training and Reincorporation (TATR) in Carrizal, Remedios,…
Afghanistan: Mining Law Reforms Revived [Video]
Oct 3, 2019
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TOLOnews
The Ministry of Mines released a statement saying they have consulted with various institutions to revise mining law. Integrity Watch Afghanistan says that despite the…
Iraq: Iraq's Dependence on Oil to Continue as Reform Pace Slows, Says Moody's
Oct 3, 2019
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Jennifer Gnana, National
Iraq's continued dependence on oil revenues is likely to slow structural and fiscal reforms over the medium term, Moody's said in a report, which also…