International
Iraq/Kurdistan: Exclusive: U.S. Helped Clinch Iraq Oil Deal to Keep Mosul Battle on Track
Oct 4, 2016
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Reuters
Iraq and the U.S.-led military coalition backing it are relying on cooperation from the Kurds to retake Mosul from the ultra-hardline jihadists and undermine their…
South Sudan: RPT-Nespresso Temporarily Halts Coffee Operations in South Sudan
Oct 4, 2016
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Reuters
Nestle's Nespresso brand said it had halted coffee operations for now in South Sudan, where opposition leader Riek Machar has called for a return to…
Conflict Minerals: Conflict Cobalt Uncertainty Continues to Haunt Consumer Industries
Oct 3, 2016
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Greg Klein, Resource Clips
Nine months after issuing a report on cobalt produced by child labour, Amnesty International says major manufacturers still can’t guarantee conflict-free sources. The organization’s January…
Sudan/South Sudan: Sudan, S. Sudan Border Commission Approves Demarcation Documents
Oct 1, 2016
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Sudan Tribune
The Joint Border Commission (JBC) between Sudan and South Sudan on Thursday has endorsed a number of documents pertaining to the border demarcation, said Sudan’s…
India/Pakistan: Why the India-Pakistan War over Water is So Dangerous
Sep 30, 2016
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Michael Kugelman, Foreign Policy
Early on the morning of Sept. 29, according to India’s Defense Ministry and military, Indian forces staged a “surgical strike” in Pakistan-administered Kashmir that targeted…
DRC: Bribe to Congolese Officials Revealed in US Corruption Case
Sep 30, 2016
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Geoffrey York, Globe and Mail
The cellphone message from the Israeli businessman was blunt and vulgar: The Canadian mining company must be “screwed and finished totally,” he told an associate…
DRC: The Cobalt Pipeline
Sep 30, 2016
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Todd C. Frankel, Washington Post
The world’s soaring demand for cobalt is at times met by workers, including children, who labor in harsh and dangerous conditions. An estimated 100,000 cobalt…
Myanmar: Advanced Israeli Farming Technology offers Options for Myanmar
Sep 29, 2016
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Hong Sar, Mizzima
Israel uses technology for turning the country from desert into a successful agricultural economy. In the dry zone, they use computerized irrigation system and water…
Colombia: Colombia Peace Deal Will Allow Scientists to Uncover Country's Unexplored Biodiversity
Sep 29, 2016
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Anna-Cat Brigida, Fox News Latino
Scientists studying Colombia’s rich biodiversity are among many celebrating the August announcement of a permanent ceasefire between the Colombian government and FARC rebels. After decades…
Sierra Leone: Sierra Leone Fish Now as Precious 'as Diamonds'
Sep 29, 2016
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World Bulletin
Despite an abundance of fish in Sierra Leone’s waters, ordinary people are finding out that this part of their daily food is now increasingly becoming…
Conflict Minerals: 'Blood Diamond' Suspect Dies in Belgian Prison
Sep 29, 2016
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Agence France-Presse
A US-Belgian businessman accused of enslavement and diamond trafficking during Sierra Leone's civil war has died in a Brussels prison, officials said on Thursday.Michel Desaedeleer,…
Colombia: Rebels Could become Guides, Cheesemakers in Post-War Colombia
Sep 28, 2016
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Julia Symmes Cobb and Nelson Bocanegra, Reuters
Veterans of Colombia's FARC guerrilla army could soon be making a living as eco-tourism guides, beef processors or cheese makers under plans by the Marxist group to…
Iraq/Kurdistan: ISIS No Longer Controls Any Iraqi Oil
Sep 28, 2016
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Rudaw
Following the recapture of Shargat and Qayyarah – two oil-rich towns in northern Iraq – by the Iraqi army, the Islamic State (ISIS) no longer…
Myanmar: Magwe Farmers Demand Return of Land Seized in the 1990s
Sep 28, 2016
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Nay Aung, Myanmar Times
Farmers from Magwe Region have formally submitted complaints, for a third time this year, demanding the return of acreage seized by the Ministry of Defence…
Iraq/Kurdistan: Iraq's Mosul: A Make-or-Break Moment for Aid Agencies
Sep 28, 2016
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Annie Slemrod
Mosul, the last major IS stronghold in Iraq, is the country’s second largest city. It has been under the group’s control since June 2014. In…
Myanmar: Responding to Disasters before They Happen: Trainings Build Resilience in Myanmar’s Dry Zone
Sep 27, 2016
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UNDP
In Myanmar, climate change is causing an increase in the prevalence of drought events and an increase in the occurrence of flooding and storm surges.…
India/Pakistan: Are India and Pakistan on the Brink of a Water War?
Sep 27, 2016
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Amanda Hoover, Christian Science Monitor
Rising tensions between India and Pakistan could spike into a “water war” if India fails to follow through on a treaty that regulates a river…
Timor-Leste: Global Court Agrees to Take up Timor, Australia Sea Border Row
Sep 26, 2016
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ABC News
An international arbitration court has agreed to take up a decade-long border dispute between Australia and East Timor over territory in the Timor Sea that…
Conflict Minerals: What it Takes to Make a Conflict-Free Smartphone
Sep 26, 2016
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Thomas Wilson, Bloomberg
On a moonscaped rise in eastern Democratic Republic of Congo, thousands of men and women carve a heavy, off-white mineral away from the hillside with…
Colombia: Colombia Peace Deal to Usher in Rural Reform but Land Conflicts Feared, Experts Say
Sep 23, 2016
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Anastasia Moloney, Reuters
Conflicts over land in Colombia are likely to increase following a peace deal to end half a century of war as once no-go areas in…
India/Pakistan: Indus Waters Treaty between India, Pakistan Survived Two Wars: UN Official
Sep 23, 2016
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Indian Express
The 1960 Indus Waters Treaty between India and Pakistan has survived “two wars”, a high-level UN official said underlining water also represents a source of…
Iraq: Iraq Oil Fires Could Jeopardize Mosul Mission
Sep 23, 2016
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Vivian Salama, Associated Press
A fire at one of Iraq's oil fields could hinder military and humanitarian efforts as operations to recapture the Islamic State stronghold of Mosul get…
Liberia: President Sirleaf Calls for Investment in Agro Sector
Sep 23, 2016
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Joaquin Sendolo, Daily Observer
President Ellen Johnson Sirleaf has informed potential investors that attended the US-Africa Business Forum about the need to invest in Liberia’s agriculture sector. The US-Africa…
Myanmar: The Environmental in Kachin State: The Mixed Blessing of Mineral Wealth
Sep 22, 2016
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Radio Free Asia
Mine Naung, in Mohnyin district of Myanmar’s Kachin state, is home to hundreds of gold mines. Residents of the small village say they are at…
Liberia: House Concurs on Land Authority Law
Sep 21, 2016
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Daily Observer, Leroy M. Sonpon III
The Legislature has finally enacted the Liberia Land Authority (LLA) Law after it was submitted by President Ellen Johnson-Sirleaf to both Houses, and was received…
India: The Source of India's Water Wars
Sep 20, 2016
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Stratfor
Rivers sharing boundaries, whether between other countries or internal states, are traditional points of conflict. Often governed by unpopular treaties, they are the subject of…
Conflict Minerals: US House Advances Conflict Minerals Reporting Repeal Measure
Sep 19, 2016
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Chemical Watch
The US House Financial Services Committee has approved an amended version of a bill to repeal the US's conflict minerals reporting rule.
Yemen: Ravaged by Conflict, Yemen's Coast Faces Rising Malnutrition
Sep 16, 2016
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Ahmen Al-Haj, Associated Press
The U.N. estimates that about 100,000 children under the age of five in the city and the surrounding province, also called Hodeidah, are at risk…
India: In India's Silicon Valley, the Water Wars Have Turned Deadly
Sep 16, 2016
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Chhavi Sachdev, Public Radio International
Violent disputes over water are nothing new in India — in such a large and crowded country, deciding the rights to trans-boundary waters is always…
Conflict Minerals: Al Jazeera Documentary on DRC Minerals up for Emmy
Sep 16, 2016
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Screen Africa
Conflicted: The Fight Over Congo’s Minerals is nominated for an Emmy for Outstanding Business and Economic Reporting in a News Magazine. It’s one of five…