International
Liberia: Burkinabés Clash over Land in Grand Gedeh
Aug 15, 2025
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Ishmael F. Menkor
Observer
Tension is said to be mounting in Grand Gedeh County between two groups of Burkinabé over farmlands, causing fear among the locals. Reports reaching the…
Nigeria: Plateau State Trains Officials in Peacebuilding through Land Dispute Mediation
Aug 14, 2025
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Roger A. Agana
News Ghana
Government workers from four key Plateau State agencies transformed into certified peace mediators this week after intensive training in alternative dispute resolution (ADR) techniques.
Climate Change: Why Women, Peace and Security Plans in the Mediterranean Must Confront Climate Risks
Aug 14, 2025
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Ibukun Taiwo
CGIAR
Women, Peace, and Security (WPS) National Action Plans are a powerful but underused tool for tackling the interconnected challenges of gender, climate, and conflict. Across…
Afghanistan: Kabul Is Running Dry and Solutions Might Come Too Late
Aug 13, 2025
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Elian Peltier
New York Times
The six million people living in the Afghan capital could be out of water by 2030. The government is scrambling for solutions, but financial reserves…
DRC: Inside the Mine that Feeds the Tech World – and Funds Congo’s Rebels
Aug 13, 2025
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Giulia Paravicini and David Lewis
Reuters
Rubaya produces around 15% of the world’s coltan, all dug manually by impoverished locals who earn a few dollars per day. Control of this mine…
Iraq: ‘It’s Destruction Disguised as Progress’: How the Oil Industry Is Sucking Iraq’s Ancient Wetlands Dry
Aug 13, 2025
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Azhar Al-Rubaie, Sara Manisera, and Daniela Sala
Guardian
Hawizeh’s wetlands once had abundant fishing and wildlife. In a land threatened by drought and desertification, oil drilling is draining the last of the water.
Iraq/Kurdistan: KRG, Baghdad Agree Deal to Resume Kurdish Oil Exports
Aug 13, 2025
Rudaw
The Kurdistan Region’s natural resources ministry said on Wednesday that Erbil and Baghdad have reached an agreement on the mechanism of resuming the Region’s long-delayed…
DRC: US Imposes Sanctions over DR Congo Minerals Sales
Aug 13, 2025
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Yinka Adegoke
Semafor
The Trump administration sanctioned four entities over their role in the critical minerals trade in eastern DR Congo as it seeks to implement a peace…
China: Is China Moving into Position to Take over Iraq’s Key Oil Project from the West?
Aug 12, 2025
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Simon Watkins
Oilprice.com
The Common Seawater Supply Project (CSSP) is the key to unlock massive gains in oil output from Iraq. Consequently, control over the project is pivotal…
DRC: US Announces Sanctions against Armed Group and Companies Profiting from Conflict Minerals in Congo
Aug 12, 2025
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Marck Banchereau, Jean-Yves Kamale, and Justin Kabumba
Associated Press
The US government on Tuesday sanctioned an armed group accused of illicit trading in minerals in eastern Congo as Washington tries to spearhead peace efforts there…
Iraq/Syria: Syria and Iraq to Discuss Revival of Decades-Old Cross-Border Oil Pipeline
Aug 12, 2025
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Daniel Onyango
Pipeline Technology Journal
Syria’s energy minister, Mohammed Al-Bashir, has hinted at plans to visit Iraq to discuss reviving a defunct oil pipeline that previously transported crude from northern…
Egypt/Ethiopia/Somalia: Somalia Caught in Crossfire of Ethiopia-Egypt Nile Dispute
Aug 11, 2025
The Weekly Vision
Egyptian Foreign Minister Badr Abdelatty has accused Ethiopia of violating international law by filling the GERD with Nile waters, warning that Egypt reserves the right…
Food Security: FAO Launches the Risk Monitor: A New Early Warning System to Tackle Food Security Risks
Aug 11, 2025
Food and Agriculture Organization of the UN
On the sidelines of the 44th Session of the FAO Conference, the Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO) officially launched the first Food…
Liberia: House Speaker Koon Pledges Action on Rural Women’s Land Rights
Aug 11, 2025
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Francis G. Boayue
Front Page Africa
MONROVIA – House Speaker Richard Nagbe Koon has vowed to champion legislative reforms aimed at empowering rural women and strengthening land rights across Liberia. His…
Afghanistan: Environmental Impacts of Nearly 20 Year War in Afghanistan Linger after US Withdrawal
Aug 9, 2025
Bastille Post
Twenty years after the US military operations in Afghanistan, the toxic legacy still lives on in the drying water and contaminated soil across the country.
Colombia/Peru: Colombian President Stirs up Border Tension over Santa Rosa Island: ‘The Treaty Has Not Been Complied with, Peru Violated It’
Aug 8, 2025
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Santiago Torrado
EL PAÍS
Tensions are escalating. Colombian President Gustavo Petro doubled down on Thursday on his territorial claim to an island in the Amazon River that has emerged…
Tanzania: Protecting Women’s Land Tenure Rights Begins with Women
Aug 8, 2025
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Deodatus Mfugale
IPP Media
At the age of 70 years, Rehema Mfaume has to face economic and social hardships after her land was taken away by her late husband’s…
Afghanistan: UN: 16 Solar Systems Installed to Provide Clean Water in Three Provinces of Afghanistan
Aug 7, 2025
Hasht-E Subh
The United Nations Development Programme (UNDP), with support from the UN Special Trust Fund, has installed 16 solar systems to provide electricity for urban water…
Liberia: Liberians Launch Global Alliance to “End Resource Curse” amid Discovery of 47 Strategic Minerals
Aug 6, 2025
FrontPage Africa
A new transnational coalition of Liberian citizens, diaspora leaders, activists, and scholars has officially launched the Resource Equity Alliance of Liberia (REAL) in a bold…
Iraq/Kurdistan: KRG to Resume Oil Exports after New Agreement with Iraq
Aug 6, 2025
Rudaw
Iraqi Oil Minister Hayyan Abdul Ghani on Wednesday announced a new agreement with the Kurdistan Regional Government to resume oil exports from the Kurdistan Region…
Pakistan: Pakistani Musicians Use Folk Songs and Rap to Raise Climate Change Awareness
Aug 6, 2025
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Riazat Butt
AP News
UMERKOT, Pakistan (AP) — Villagers hush when Pakistani folk musician Sham Bhai starts singing about climate change, her clear voice rising above the simple squat dwellings.
“We…
Colombia/Peru: Colombia’s President Petro Accuses Peru of Annexing Disputed Amazon Island
Aug 5, 2025
Al Jazeera
Colombian President Gustavo Petro has accused the neighbouring country of Peru of annexing a disputed island on the Amazon River, resuscitating a longstanding disagreement between…
Liberia: EU-Funded Project Begins Distribution of Cocoa and Native Tree Seedlings
Aug 5, 2025
Global News Network Liberia
The European Union-funded Leh Go Green project, managed by UNDP in collaboration with the Forest Development Authority has officially launched its seedling distribution initiative, marking…
Afghanistan: Dispute over Land Ownership Claims 1 Life, Injures 2 in Eastern Afghanistan
Aug 5, 2025
Xinhua
A dispute over a piece of land left one dead and injured two others in Afghanistan's eastern Kapisa province on Monday night, the provincial police…
Liberia: LACRA Successfully Reclaims Bong County Estate, Resolves Decades-Old Land Dispute
Aug 4, 2025
FrontPage Africa
The Liberia Agriculture Commodity Regulatory Authority (LACRA) has announced the successful resolution of a long-standing land dispute involving its estate in Bong County. The peaceful…
DRC: DR Congo Urges World to Recognise 'Genocost' Tied to Decades of Resource War
Aug 4, 2025
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Melissa Chemam
Radio France Internationale
The Democratic Republic of Congo held a national day of remembrance this weekend for what it calls the “Genocost” – a term used to describe…
Kyrgyzstan/Tajikistan/Uzbekistan: Supporting Peace through Local Solutions in the Fergana Valley
Aug 4, 2025
Saferworld
The Fergana Valley is home to diverse communities living across the borders of Uzbekistan, Kyrgyzstan and Tajikistan. While the region has made progress on cooperation…
Ethiopia: Effects of Armed Conflict on Natural Resources and Conservation Measures in Northern Ethiopia
Aug 3, 2025
Horn Observer
According to a recent study in the International Journal of Soil and Water Conservation Research, the conflict, which lasted until 2022, not only caused a…
Colombia: New Film Highlights Efforts toward Environmental Restoration
Aug 3, 2025
Bahá'í World News Service
Sowing Life, a new documentary produced by FUNDAEC, offers a compelling glimpse into how local communities can apply scientific knowledge alongside spiritual insights to address…
Kenya: Project to Anchor Women in Coast Peace and Security Efforts
Aug 2, 2025
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Douglas Namunane
Kenya News
A non-governmental organisation has unveiled a programme that aims to strengthen women leadership in peace and security in the coastal region.
Dubbed Mwanamke Imara, the two-year…