International
Conflict Minerals: Blockchain and Diamonds: The Future of the Diamond Industry
Sep 20, 2018
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Andrej Kovacevic, Baltimore Post-Examiner
With conflict gemstones and minerals in the limelight as of recent, De Beers is one among a handful of companies trying to increase consumer confidence…
Colombia: Colombia’s Coca Acreage for Cocaine Production at All-Time High
Sep 20, 2018
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Nicholas Casey, New York Times
Colombia has more land producing the plant used to make cocaine than ever in its history, according to new figures from the United Nations’ crime…
Colombia: Drug Crops Booming in Colombia as FARC Depart
Sep 20, 2018
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Laura Dixon and Veronica Zaragovia, The Times
Coca production is soaring in Colombia as the government struggles to control the spread of crops in areas abandoned by the Farc, the UN has…
Myanmar: Kayah’s Timber Deal Undermines Govt’s Forestry Reform: EIA
Sep 20, 2018
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Myanmar Times
A UK-based non-profit has warned that a timber trade deal in Kayah State represents “a significant step backwards” for the government’s commitment to forestry reform…
Liberia: New Liberian Law Gives Land to Generations-Old Occupants
Sep 20, 2018
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Business Day
Liberia has passed a landmark law that will help communities fight foreign land grabs by giving them ownership of ancestral territory, officials and activists said…
South Sudan: Looting Could Make South Sudan Peace Efforts Impossible
Sep 19, 2018
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Duncan E. Omondi Gumba and Akol Miyen Kuol, Institute for Security Studies
South Sudan’s government, opposition and rebel groups have signed an agreement that lays the foundation for a transition government. But many doubt that the current…
Sierra Leone: American Woodie: Turning a Diamond Mine into a Humanitarian Gem
Sep 19, 2018
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Arkansas Money and Politics
Woodie Butler runs and operates American Woodie Diamond Co., the world’s first and only e-commerce and jewelry store that provides customers with video, pictures and…
Liberia: Economic Freedom Fighters Liberia Slams Government Natural Resource Swap Deal
Sep 18, 2018
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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
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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
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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
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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
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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
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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
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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
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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
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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
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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
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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
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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
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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
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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
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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
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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
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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
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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
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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
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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
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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
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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…
Afghanistan: USAID and MAIL Launch New Agricultural Projects in Afghanistan
Sep 4, 2018
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USAID and Government of Afghanistan
Today, USAID Mission Director Herbie Smith and the Ministry of Agriculture, Irrigation and Livestock Minister Naseer Durrani launched two new value chain projects to improve…