International
DRC/Rwanda: Global Witness Investigation Traces M23-Linked Coltan, Lending Support to DRC's Allegations against Tech Firms
Jun 12, 2026
Ecofin Agency
Democratic Republic of Congo's 2024 accusations against global technology companies have received new support. In a report published on June 10, 2026, Global Witness traced…
Iran/United States: ‘War Crimes’: Analysis Suggests US Bombed Water Facilities Used by 20,000 Iranians in Precision Strike
Jun 11, 2026
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Julia Conley
Common Dreams
As temperatures in the village of Bemani, Iran, near the Strait of Hormuz, reached above 100°F this week, two water facilities were struck by bombs,…
DRC: How the Hunt for Africa's Minerals Is Driving Ebola Outbreak in DRC and beyond [Video]
Jun 10, 2026
Firstpost
A rising Ebola outbreak in Central Africa is exposing the hidden ecological cost of the world's modern digital lifestyle. With the Democratic Republic of Congo…
Iran: Iran's Water Crisis Worsened by Geopolitical Conflicts and Environmental Mismanagement
Jun 9, 2026
Mwakilishi
Iran is confronting an escalating water crisis as satellite images reveal the vanishing of its vital lakes, exacerbating an already dire situation for the nation…
Colombia: Colombia Passes Landmark Cattle Traceability Law to Combat Illegal Deforestation
Jun 9, 2026
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Maxwell Radwin
Mongabay
Colombia passed a landmark law June 4 aimed at improving traceability of its cattle supply chain to ensure beef isn’t sourced from deforested land. The…
Afghanistan: Solar-powered Greenhouses Enable Afghan Women to Grow Food, Income, and Hope
Jun 8, 2026
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Hortidaily
Hortidaily
For seven years after her husband died, Noorhaya, 45, toiled under the harsh sun in Kandahar Province, southern Afghanistan, trying to grow enough vegetables to…
Iran/Iraq: Iraq Warns of Fiscal Disaster If Iran War Persists in Obstructing Oil Exports
Jun 7, 2026
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Sinan Mahmoud
National
Iraq’s Foreign Minister Fuad Hussein has said the fallout from the Iran war threatens to push the country towards a fiscal “disaster” if oil exports,…
Iraq/Kurdistan: Baghdad Rules Out New Oil Contracts in Kurdistan, Pushes to Restart Exports
Jun 7, 2026
BasNews
Iraq’s Oil Ministry has ruled out signing new contracts with international oil companies operating in the Kurdistan Region, saying existing agreements will remain valid as…
Afghanistan: CASA-1000 Project: A New Gateway for Energy Cooperation and Economic Growth in Afghanistan
Jun 7, 2026
Radio Television of Afghanistan
The Afghanistan Breshna Sherkat has announced that work on the strategic CASA-1000 power transmission project is progressing rapidly across three phases in different parts of…
Iraq/Kurdistan: Energy Security, Illegal Weapons among Key Issues in Erbil-Baghdad Talks: Official
Jun 6, 2026
BasNews
The head of the Patriotic Union of Kurdistan (PUK) bloc in the Iraqi parliament said on Saturday that representatives of oil companies operating in the…
Climate Change: The Green Transition’s Dirty Secret: How Climate Projects Are Stripping Indigenous Land Rights
Jun 6, 2026
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Utkarsh Mishra
CounterCurrents
There is a version of the green transition that appears in corporate sustainability reports and climate conference presentations: renewable energy scaled at speed, forests preserved…
Afghanistan: Afghanistan’s Community-Led Green Push Restores Forest Cover Lost to War [Video]
Jun 5, 2026
WION
On World Environment Day, a community-led reforestation initiative in Char Bagh village in northeastern Afghanistan highlights a powerful story of environmental recovery. After years of…
Afghanistan: Afghanistan Climate Crisis Deepens as Communities Scale up Environmental Action
Jun 5, 2026
UN Assistance Mission in Afghanistan
As Afghanistan marks World Environment Day, communities across the country are grappling with intensifying climate and environmental challenges that are increasingly affecting livelihoods, food security,…
DRC/Uganda: A Disease of Deforestation: How Ebola Is Linked to the Smartphone in Your Pocket
Jun 5, 2026
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Sonia Shah
Guardian
As demand for cobalt, gold and other minerals grows, mining is accelerating deforestation in the Congo basin – and increasing the risk of deadly Ebola…
Afghanistan: Drought and Water Shortages Deepen Crisis in Rural Afghanistan [Video]
Jun 4, 2026
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Jack Barton
Al Jazeera
Afghanistan's worsening drought is pushing farmers and families to the brink in Herat province, where falling water tables have forced some to dig wells more…
Afghanistan: Afghanistan Signs 20-mln-USD Deal for Salt Mine Development
Jun 4, 2026
Xinhua
Afghanistan's Ministry of Mines and Petroleum signed a major contract on Thursday with a private company to develop the second block of the Namsar salt…
Afghanistan: From Poplars to Pistachios, Afghans Rediscover the Value of Trees
Jun 4, 2026
Agence France-Presse
Under the shade of recently planted poplars in northeastern Afghanistan, village leader Ghulam Ali Poya is proud to see residents rediscover the value of trees…
Middle East and North Africa: Women at the Frontlines of Water Scarcity
Jun 3, 2026
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Fanack Water Editorial Team
Fanack Water
Women across the Middle East and North Africa (MENA) live at the sharp edge of the region’s deepening water crisis. Their unpaid labor, daily decisions,…
Afghanistan: Water Crisis in Qaisar: Women and Children Bear the Heaviest Burden
Jun 3, 2026
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Farhad Farhaad
Hasht e Subh
Residents of Qaisar district in Faryab province have raised concerns about the shortage of safe drinking water and the lack of sufficient water for farming…
Afghanistan: Water, Climate and Survival in Afghanistan: A Dossier of Reports on the Environment
Jun 3, 2026
Afghanistan Analysts Network
Two themes run through almost all the reports in this dossier – the climate crisis and water. Together, the reports in this dossier offer a…
Afghanistan: Kabul Residents Voice Concerns over Drinking Water Shortage
Jun 2, 2026
TOLOnews
A number of Kabul residents have expressed concern over the shortage of drinking water, a challenge that has significantly disrupted their daily lives.
Liberia: LEITI, Stakeholders Renew Push for Extractive Sector Transparency
Jun 1, 2026
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Ishmael F. Menkor
Liberian Observer
The Liberia Extractive Industries Transparency Initiative (LEITI) and its Multi-Stakeholder Group (MSG) have renewed their commitment to strengthening transparency, accountability, and good governance in Liberia’s…
Afghanistan: New Decree Gives Taliban Leader Final Say over Opponents’ Assets
Jun 1, 2026
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Ahmad Azizi
Amu TV
Taliban have issued a new law that grants their leader, Hibatullah Akhundzada, the final authority over the return of assets belonging to individuals they classify…
Norway/Russia: Norway-Russia Fish Pact Raises EU Security Concerns [Video]
May 28, 2026
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Marie Sina
Deutsche Welle
While much of Europe has cut its links to Russia, Norway's collaboration on cod with the country continues. The EU is concerned that the pact…
Sudan: Swedish Court to Rule in December on Oil Execs Accused in Sudan War Crimes Case [Video]
May 28, 2026
africanews
A Stockholm court on Thursday wrapped up hearings in the trial of two former oil executives accused of complicity in war crimes over their business…
Climate Change: The Climate Security Threat: Pentagon War Games, European Political Risks, and Darfur Violence
May 27, 2026
National Security Archive
State Department intelligence analysts predicted widening political fissures in Europe and warned about the rise of populist and radical political parties in response to climate…
Iran/Israel/USA: US-Israel War on Iran Driving Historic Levels of Global Hunger, UN Says
May 27, 2026
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Julian Borger
Guardian
The continuing US-Israel war on Iran has compounded other global disasters to drive record numbers of people into hunger at a time when funding to…
Sudan: Gold Flows in Sudan’s War Economy as Miners Risk Their Health
May 26, 2026
Associated Press
Artisanal and small-scale mining accounts for the majority of gold extracted in the country where safety standards are largely ignored.
South Sudan: Commodity Traders Tussle over South Sudan Oil Worth up to US$180mn
May 26, 2026
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Jacob Atkins
Global Trade Review
An attempt by commodity trader BB Energy to claw back a loan to the government of South Sudan has expanded to include a clutch of…
DRC: DRC Suspends All Mining Activities in South Kivu Province 2026
May 26, 2026
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Muflih Hidayat
Discovery Alert
On 22 May 2026, the DRC Ministry of Mines issued a formal directive imposing a three-month suspension of all mining activity across the Mwenga and…