International
Sudan/South Sudan: Juba and Khartoum Agree on Oil Production Resumption
Jun 10, 2018
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Joseph Oduha, Nation
South Sudan and the Sudan have agreed to reopen oil wells in the contested Heglig area on their common border. South Sudan's Information minister and…
Iraq: First Iraq-Flagged Oil Tanker in 3 Decades Leaves Port
Jun 10, 2018
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Agence France-Presse
An Iraq-flagged tanker carrying two million barrels of crude oil has set sail for the US, the first such trip in nearly three decades, the…
Conflict Minerals: Unethically Mined Cobalt Haunts Companies’ Supply Chains
Jun 8, 2018
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Alyssa Danigelis, Environmental Leader
Cobalt, a chemical element crucial for making lithium-ion batteries, continues to be mined using child labor in the Democratic Republic of Congo. With the DRC…
DRC: New DRC Mining Code Comes into Effect, Still Cause for Concern
Jun 8, 2018
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Mining Review
Regulations to immediately implement a new Mining Code in the Democratic Republic of Congo will be signed into law today. This follows the announcement that…
Liberia: Community Establishes Platform to Prevent and Mediate Conflicts in Senjeh
Jun 7, 2018
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FrontPageAfrica
“We, the citizens of Bomi County drawn from nine project affected communities and clans in Senjeh District comprising youth, women, chiefs, representatives of the Senjeh…
South Sudan: Resource Competition and Climate Change Hampering South Sudan Peace and Development
Jun 7, 2018
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UN Environment
Ongoing conflict in South Sudan continues to hinder its ability to sustainably manage and develop its natural resources, threatening the livelihoods of more than 10 million…
Liberia: USAID Wants Land Reform Feature in 'Pro-Poor Agenda'
Jun 7, 2018
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Abednego Davis, Observer
USAID's Deputy office director for Democracy and Governance yesterday told a gathering of stakeholders in the land sector that President George Weah's "pro-poor agenda" should…
Sudan/South Sudan: South Sudan, Sudan Agree to Repair Damaged Oil Infrastructure
Jun 7, 2018
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Reuters
South Sudan said on Thursday it had agreed with its northern neighbour Sudan to repair oil infrastructure facilities destroyed by conflict within three months to…
South Sudan: South Sudan Launches UN-backed Environmental Policy Report
Jun 6, 2018
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Xinhua
South Sudan launched a UN-backed environmental policy and outlook report to tackle environmental challenges as the country commemorated the World Environment Day on Tuesday. Taban…
Sierra Leone News: NMA Provides Community Development Funds…Warns Chiefs Not to Misuse the Money
Jun 6, 2018
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Saffa B. Moriba, Awoko
The Natural Mineral Agency (NMA) in collaboration with the Ministry of Local Government and Rural Development (MLGRD) has dished out just over Le1 billion (Le1,124,841,246)…
Afghanistan: IFC, MIGA Support Raisin Production in Afghanistan
Jun 5, 2018
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Jessica Combes, CPI Financial
IFC and MIGA, members of the World Bank Group, are providing $3 million in financing and $7.8 million in political risk insurance coverage for a…
Rwanda: Rwanda Minerals Export Revenues Increase by $207M
Jun 5, 2018
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Dan Ngabonziza, KT Press
Rwanda has registered one of the best performances in mining, in the last two years after earning more than double in exports. Francis Gatare, Chief…
Liberia: EJS Authorized US$500K Bonus Payments, NOCAL Board Minutes Reveals
Jun 5, 2018
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Rodney Sieh, FrontPageAfrica
Board resolution minutes of the National Oil Company of Liberia dated April 27, 2013 obtained by FrontPageAfrica suggest that former President Ellen Johnson-Sirleaf gave the…
Myanmar: More Than Just Pollution Concerns at Htein Bin Dump
Jun 5, 2018
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Kyaw Ye Lynn, Frontier
A fire that burned for weeks at a massive garbage dump on Yangon’s outskirts and polluted the atmosphere of several townships with foul-smelling smoke has…
Colombia: Protecting Birds through War and Peace: Our Newest Partner, Colombia
Jun 4, 2018
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Alex Dale, BirdLife International
In Colombia, connections are everything. Especially when you’re working in some of the world’s most isolated regions. The unique animals that inhabit this richly biodiverse…
FAO Supports Communities to Monitor Benefits from Commercial Logging
Jun 4, 2018
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Judoemue Kollie, Observer
The Food and Agriculture Organization (FAO) of the United Nations (UN) recently signed an agreement valued at over US$80,000 with the National Union of Community…
Afghanistan: A Fragrance Founded to End Conflict Lands a Coveted Deal with Sephora
Jun 4, 2018
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Anne Quito, Quartz
Do perfume and politics mix? 7 Virtues Peace perfumes, a line of fragrances introduced at Sephora’s US stores last week, aspires to help end global…
Afghanistan: MoMP Wraps up Assessment of Mes Aynak Contract
Jun 3, 2018
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Zabihullah Jahanmal, TOLOnews
The Ministry of Mines and Petroleum (MoMP) on Sunday said it has wrapped up their assessment of a list of demands by a Chinese contractor…
Israel/Palestine: Israel's Top Court Hears Petitions sgainst West Bank Land-Grab Law
Jun 3, 2018
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Yotam Berger, Haaretz
A High Court panel is hearing petitions Sunday filed by a number of left-wing organizations and Palestinian municipalities in the West Bank against a new…
Myanmar’s Jade-Fueled War
Jun 1, 2018
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Daniel Combs, Diplomat
The remote mountains of Kachin state, in Myanmar’s far north, hold the world’s only steady supply of high quality jadeite. The vast majority of Myanmar’s…
Colombia: Opposition to Colombia’s Largest Dam Project Defends the Land, Water and Life
May 31, 2018
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Zoe PC, The Dawn News
The Hidroituango hydroelectric dam project on the Cauca river in the northwest of Antioquia is the largest infrastructure project ever built in Colombia, and is…
Liberia: 18 Ordered to Pay Back ‘Benefits’ from Oil Block LB13 Deal
May 30, 2018
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Leroy M. Sonpon, III, Observer
The five-member Special Presidential Committee (SPC) constituted to examine the scandal allegations during the negotiation of the concession agreement between ExxonMobil and the Liberian Government…
India: Water Wars in India's Hillside Getaway Shimla as Taps Run Dry
May 30, 2018
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Agence France-Presse
Indian police on Wednesday were forced to escort water tankers through the streets of Shimla as an unprecedented shortage sparked brawls and desperation in the…
Colombia: Expectations for Colombian Coffee Production This Year Lowered to 14.2 Million Bags amid Heavy Rains
May 30, 2018
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Jared Wade, Finance Colombia
Colombia is expected to produce 14.2 million bags of coffee in the current season, a decline of around half a million bags from previous estimates,…
Afghanistan: Flood and Drought: Extra Burdens on the Shoulders of Afghan Citizens
May 30, 2018
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Moh. Sakhi Rezaie, Daily Outlook Afghanistan
Afghanistan is one of the countries that is highly prone to a number of natural disasters like earthquakes, flooding, drought, landslides, and avalanches & man-made…
Colombia: Colombia Hidroituango Dam: 'The River Took my House'
May 30, 2018
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Nicolas Bedoya and Pablo Cuellar, BBC
Puerto Valdivia is just one of the communities affected by a series of emergencies which have hit Colombia's largest hydroelectric dam project, Hidroituango. Tens of…
Sierra Leone: Mines Minister Visits Mining Companies in Kono
May 29, 2018
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Saidu Bah, Awoko
The Minister of Mines and Mineral Resources, Morie Manyeh, between the 25 to 27 May 2018, went on a familiarisation visit to mining and exploration…
Liberia: Liberia Losing Gold, Diamond Revenue to Sierra Leone and Guinea
May 29, 2018
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FrontPage Africa
Liberia is said to be losing a huge quantity of gold and diamond daily to Guinea and Sierra Leone due to the high export tax…
Afghanistan: Afghan Essential Oils in Demand by Foreign Perfume Industry
May 28, 2018
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TOLOnews
An Afghan company recently started exporting essential oils made from rose petals and orange blossoms for the foreign perfume industry. The export company said the…
Liberia: In Buchanan, Grand Bassa: Storage Facility for Artisanal Fish Farmers Dedicated
May 28, 2018
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New Dawn
The storage facility, which has several compartments for the cold storing of fishery products, was constructed by the National Fish Farmers Union of Liberia (NAFUL)…