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Liberia: Economic Freedom Fighters Liberia Slams Government Natural Resource Swap Deal

Sep 18, 2018 | FrontPageAfrica

The Economic Freedom Fighters of Liberia frowns on the Government of Liberia agreement with a Chinese firm to swap the country’s natural resources for US$2.5…

Iraq: Protests Continue in Port City In Iraq over Lack of Drinking Water and Corruption

Sep 18, 2018 | NPR

Iraq's port city of Basra is a hub of oil wealth but is poor and angry. Protests have continued for weeks over a lack of…

DRC: DRC Cobalt Will Become 'Strategic'

Sep 18, 2018 | Mining Journal

The Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC) will soon declare cobalt and other minerals as “strategic” resulting in miners having to pay even higher royalties.

Afghanistan: Female Entrepreneurs Enter the Seed Market in Rural Afghanistan

Sep 18, 2018 | Yashpal Singh Saharawat, International Center for Agricultural Research in the Dry Areas

The lack of availability of quality seeds remains a constraint in Afghanistan, hampering agricultural productivity. Against this background, ICARDA recently reintroduced the concept of village-based…

Afghanistan: Afghanistan Records 60% Drop in Water Levels

Sep 17, 2018 | Massoud Ansar, TOLOnews

The Ministry of Energy and Water says Afghanistan is currently facing more than sixty percent of the water losses. Officials from the Ministry of Agriculture,…

Afghanistan: Indian Firms Asked to Invest in Afghan Agro Sector

Sep 17, 2018 | Daily Outlook Afghanistan

Indian firms have been urged to make use of huge opportunities for investment in Afghanistan's burgeoning agriculture sector. Deputy Minister of Agriculture Naseer Ahmad Durrani…

Myanmar: Seven Missing after Mudslide Hits Myanmar Refugee Camp Mae Hong Son

Sep 17, 2018 | Chiang Rai Times

Seven people have been reported missing after a mudslide hit a Myanmar refugee camp in Mae Hong Son on Sunday night, with another 16 confirmed…

Iraq: Iraq’s Oil Production Problem

Sep 17, 2018 | Irina Slav, OilPrice

Iraq’s oil production will only grow marginally over the next 10 years despite its potential capacity, which stands at as much as 7 million bpd,…

Climate Change: Integrating Gender in the Mitigation of Climate Change

Sep 17, 2018 | UNDP

The Focal Point of the United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change for Liberia at the EPA says the issue of climate change continues to…

Afghanistan: Amid Chronic Violence, Millions of Afghans Face Risks of Drought Related Displacement

Sep 11, 2018 | Enayatullah Azad, Inter Press Service

Amid a precarious security situation in Afghanistan, the worst drought in recent history, that hit two out of three provinces in Afghanistan in July, has…

Exclusive: Why Putting the Environment First Makes All Our Lives More Secure

Sep 11, 2018 | Erik Solheim, Chartered Institution of Water and Environmental Management

The environment is not an obvious solution to global and regional security. Concepts and ideas need time to develop and prove their worth. Half a…

Libya: Libya Oil Company Offices Attacked, Causing Fire, Casualties

Sep 10, 2018 | Rami Musa, Associated Press

Security forces loyal to Libya’s UN-backed government on Monday stormed the headquarters of the country’s national oil company in the capital Tripoli shortly after gunmen…

Myanmar: Myanmar to Resume Timber Extraction

Sep 9, 2018 | Eleven

Myanmar will produce 15,000 tons of teak in the timber extraction season this year, said Kyaw Kyaw Lwin, Deputy Director-General of Forest Department at the…

Uganda: Kiruhura Land Dispute: Rwandan National Accused of Land Grabbing [Video]

Sep 8, 2018 | NTV

The Chairperson of the commission of inquiry into land matters, Lady Justice Catherine Bamugemereire, has issued a warning to a Rwandan national who allegedly grabbed…

Water and Security Classification System Identifies Pathways to Conflict

Sep 8, 2018 | OOSKAnews

An August 2018 Report by the World Resources Institute (WRI) reviews key drivers behind links between water risk and security threats, conflict, migration and food…

China/South China Sea: Chinese Fishermen Wage Hybrid ‘People’s War’ on Asian Seas

Sep 8, 2018 | Todd Crowell and Andrew Salmon, Asia Times

It is a force that is massive in scale – but does not appear on an official order of battle. It is easy to locate –…

Iraq: There's More at Stake in the Basra protests Than Dirty Water and Oil

Sep 7, 2018 | Ben Wedeman, CNN

Basra, Iraq's third-largest city, has been wracked by protests over the decrepit state of public services. The municipal water supply is contaminated by salt water,…

If You Want Peace, Prepare for Solar

Sep 5, 2018 | Emiliano Bellini, pv magazine

US-based start-up, Energy Peace Partners is currently implementing a program to help humanitarian missions across the world transition from diesel dependence to a safer and…

Sierra Leone: President Bio Running the Economy without Mining Export Revenue

Sep 5, 2018 | Abdul Rashid Thomas, Sierra Leone Telegraph

The 2007 to 2017 reign of the All Peoples Congress Party (APC) can best be described as the mining revolution era in Sierra Leone. Minerals…

Conflict Minerals: Roskill: Tantalum 2018 Conference to Feature Expert Panel on Ethical Sourcing Strategies

Sep 5, 2018 | PR Newswire

Ethical sourcing of minerals has been under the spotlight for some time, following greater awareness of "conflict minerals" supply from politically unstable areas, in particular…

Egypt/Ethiopia: Regional Approach Key to Solving Renaissance Dam Dispute

Sep 4, 2018 | Haifa Ahmed Al-Maashi, Arab News

The Grand Renaissance Dam on the Blue Nile Basin, which is currently about half-finished, is the cornerstone of Ethiopia’s plans for a new economic age.…

Egypt/Ethiopia: Precious Resource Basins: Facilitating Regional Transboundary Cooperation in the Eastern Nile Basin beyond the River Flow

Sep 4, 2018 | Mohammad Al-Saidi, Science Trends

Cooperation among countries sharing a water basin is often difficult due to historic rivalries, conflict legacies, and the increased utilization of water flow. In order…