International
DRC: Ntaganda and ICC: The Conviction of a Congolese War Lord
Aug 5, 2019
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Ndubuaku Kanayo, Fair Planet
"The law is made for man, not man for the law", the precise words of William Godwin a journalist and political philosopher seem to be…
Iraq/Turkey: Iraq's Oil Expansion May Be Set back on Turkish Dam Project
Aug 5, 2019
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Miriam Malek, S&P Global Platts
Iraq's oil expansion may be in jeopardy after Turkey reportedly started a dam that could reduce water flows to energy companies operating in OPEC's second-largest…
China/Vietnam/South China Sea: Vietnam Police Disperse Protest at Chinese Embassy over South China Sea Standoff
Aug 5, 2019
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James Pearson, Reuters
Vietnamese police on Tuesday broke up a brief protest outside the Chinese embassy in Hanoi against Beijing’s maritime survey of an offshore block in the…
Afghanistan: MoMP Inks 9 Marble Extraction Agreements Worth $23m
Aug 5, 2019
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Afghanistan Times
The Ministry of Mines and Petroleum (MoMP) on Monday inked nine multimillion dollars' worthagreements of marble mining in western Herat province, incorporating amendments at the…
Myanmar: Myanmar’s Environmental Challenges
Aug 2, 2019
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Gregory McCann, Asia Sentinel
After eight years collecting dust on the planning shelves and also at the confluence of the Mali and N’mai Rivers in upper Burma, the Chinese…
Mali: Wetlands International Emphasises Conflict-Sensitive and Human-Security Approaches to Infrastructure as New Malian Government Takes Office
Aug 2, 2019
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Wetlands International
Water infrastructure must be ‘conflict-sensitive’ and coordinated between ministries representative of all stakeholders if future escalation of violence in Mali is to be avoided, according…
South Sudan: South Sudan to Improve Legal Framework in Oil and Gas Sector
Aug 1, 2019
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Mandisa Nduli, Africa Oil & Power
The African Development Bank, through its African Legal Support Facility and the National Petroleum and Gas Commission (NPGC) of South Sudan, has selected Centurion Law…
Climate Change: Sun Valley Climate Conference’s Broad Agenda: Wildfires, Military, Insurance, Resilience
Aug 1, 2019
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Don Jergler, Insurance Journal
Washington had a record 1,850 responses to wildfires on Department of Natural Resources lands last year. Over the last five years, wildfires have continued to…
Sierra Leone: Sierra Leone to Draft Overarching Chemical Law by 2023
Aug 1, 2019
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Chemical Watch
Sierra Leone is drafting an overarching regulatory framework on chemicals by 2023, as part of a plan of regulatory, capacity building and awareness-raising actions that…
Myanmar: Four People, Including Official, Arrested in Deadly Land Dispute
Aug 1, 2019
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Sit Htet Aung, Myanmar Times
Four people, including a village administrator, have been arrested for casualties resulting from a dispute over fertile land in Yenangyaung township of Magwe Region. The conflict…
Finland: Advance of Climate Change a Threat to Security in Finland, Says Expert
Jul 31, 2019
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Helsinki Times
Jarno Limnéll, a professor of cybersecurity at Aalto University, has reminded that climate issues and their direct and indirect ramifications for security should not be…
DRC: US Agency Provides $3.7 Million to Combat Illegal Mining in DRC
Jul 31, 2019
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Ajifowoke Michael Gbenga, Ventures
The United States Agency for International Development (USAID) has provided $3.7 million to support the fight against illegal mining in the Democratic Republic of Congo…
Afghanistan: Illegal Mining Reduces Lapis Lazuli Prices in Afghanistan: Study
Jul 30, 2019
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Tamim Hamid, TOLOnews
An investigation by TOLOnews reveals that lapis lazuli prices have reduced unprecedently times due to illegal mining in one of the main deposits of the…
Rangers—Unsung Heroes of Wildlife Conservation
Jul 30, 2019
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UN Environment
World Ranger Day, an initiative of the International Ranger Federation, is marked on 31 July to celebrate the work rangers do to protect the planet’s natural…
Myanmar: War and Business: Kachin’s ‘Frontline’ Hydropower Dam
Jul 29, 2019
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Ye Mon and Thomas Kean, Frontier
Despite Myanmar’s dire need for power, a US$250 million hydropower plant on the front lines of the Kachin conflict has been largely idle since the…
Iraq: Iraq's Oil and Gas Industry Aims to Be Energy Independent [Video]
Jul 28, 2019
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Osama Bin Javaid, Al Jazeera
Years of war and instability have damaged Iraq's gas and oil infrastructure, leaving it dependent on energy imports, despite having huge reserves. Now it wants…
Iraq/Kurdistan: Could Baghdad and Erbil End Iraq's Protacted Oil Dispute?
Jul 28, 2019
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Agence France-Presse
Iraq's federal authorities and the cash-strapped Kurdish regional government (KRG) have relaunched talks over longstanding oil and budget disputes, but observers are sceptical they will…
Myanmar: Police Investigate after 38 Feared Dead Following Violent Myanmar Land Dispute
Jul 27, 2019
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Mizzima
At least 25 people died following violence this week, a shocked regional MP said Friday at a press conference in Magway, as details were still…
Myanmar: At Least 25 Dead after Myanmar Land Dispute
Jul 27, 2019
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Dhaka Tribune
At least 25 people died when a land dispute in Myanmar turned violent this week, a regional MP said Friday, as details were still emerging…
South Sudan: South Sudan Tries to Protect Wildlife after Long Conflict
Jul 27, 2019
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Sam Mednick, Associated Press
South Sudan is trying to rebuild its six national parks and 13 game reserves, which cover more than 13% of the country’s terrain, following the…
Afghanistan: Ministry of Mines and Petroleum Launches Campaign to Stop Illegal Extraction of Mineral Resources
Jul 26, 2019
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Library of Congress
On June 19, 2019, Afghanistan’s Acting Minister of the Ministry of Mines and Petroleum (MOMP), Narges Nehan, announced that the Ministry had begun a country-wide…
China/Vietnam/South China Sea: Vietnam Orders ‘Immediate Withdrawal’ of Chinese Ships as Tensions Soar
Jul 26, 2019
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Luke Hawker, Express
Hanoi has pressed ahead its work on an oil rig on the Vanguard bank, despite an increased military presence by Beijing in the Taiwan strait.…
Nigeria: Insecurity: Nigeria Loses $14bn Annually to Farmers-Herders’ Clashes – Fayemi
Jul 26, 2019
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Rotimi Ojomoyela, Vanguard
Governer Kayode Fayemi of Ekiti State, yesterday, lamented that Nigeria loses $14 billion annually to farmer-herder clashes, saying it may affect the country’s ability to…
DRC: $3.7m Fund to Help End Illegal Mining in Congo
Jul 25, 2019
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Kennedy Senelwa, East African
Armed actors in the Democratic Republic of Congo’s artisanal mining have been dealt a blow with the release of $3.7 million funding by the United…
South Sudan: South Sudan Will Launch Petroleum Licensing Round, Environmental Audit
Jul 25, 2019
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Africa Oil & Power
South Sudan’s Minister of Petroleum Hon. Awow Daniel Chuang will announce South Sudan’s 2020 oil and gas licensing round at two strategic conferences this October:…
Myanmar: Locals Demand Return of Land Taken for Coffee Project
Jul 25, 2019
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Khin Su Wai, Myanmar Times
Officials have so far ignored an appeal by farmers to return land appropriated for a coffee-planting project in Phaung Taw Sanpya village, Pyin Oo Lwin township,…
Liberia: WOMSUD Launches Women’s Participation in Country’s Natural Resources
Jul 25, 2019
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Hannah N. Geterminah, Observer
Women Movement for Sustainable Development (WOMUD) on Tuesday, July 23, 2019, launched the Women’s Participation in the Natural Resources Sectors Report under the title, “Strengthening…
South Africa: Sweeping the Bush, Protecting the Land - The Women Quashing Poaching
Jul 25, 2019
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UNEP
The black mamba is the most venomous snake in sub-Saharan Africa. One bite can kill a person in just a few hours. It is also…
South Sudan: South Sudan’s MoU with Ethiopia, Uganda for Power Transmission to Border Areas
Jul 24, 2019
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Devdiscourse
South Sudan is planning to implement bilateral agreements with Ethiopia and Uganda on the transmission of power to its border areas. The aim of agreement…
Myanmar: EITI Applied in Forestry Sector for the First Time
Jul 24, 2019
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Myat Moe Aung, Myanmar Times
Myanmar’s forestry sector was included in the Myanmar Extractive Industries Transparency Initiative (MEITI) report for the first time this year. Myanmar is the second country…