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Liberia: Liberia's Land Authority Act - Deadlock Ends with Unanimous Support from Senate

Apr 18, 2016 | James M. Yarsiah, Open Society Initiative for West Africa

On Wednesday April 13, 2016, Liberia's Senate gave its unanimous endorsement to the draft Bill to set up the Land Authority of Liberia (LAA). The…

Central African Republic: Agriculture is Key to Achieving Lasting Peace in Central African Republic

Apr 18, 2016 | FAO

FAO Director-General José Graziano da Silva today met Central African Republic President Faustin-Archange Touadera for talks that focused on rebuilding the country's agriculture sector and…

Myanmar: How to Develop Sustainable Waterways in Myanmar

Apr 18, 2016 | Kate Lazarus, Devex

Access to water is crucial. For riverine communities, in particular, access to waterways is vital for every aspect of life, from food security to trade…

Egypt/Ethiopia: Will Drought Fuel Water Conflict between Cairo, Addis Ababa?

Apr 18, 2016 | Ayah Aman, Al-Monitor

Ethiopia’s northern regions have been plagued by one of the worst droughts to face the area in decades. During a visit to one of the…

Ethiopia/South Sudan: Ethiopia Attack: 200 People Dead, 100 Children Missing

Apr 18, 2016 | Reuters

The death toll from a raid carried out by attackers from South Sudan in western Ethiopia has risen to 208 people, an Ethiopian official said,…

Iraq/Kurdistan: Kurdistan to Introduce Advanced Irrigation System to Boost Wheat Crop

Apr 16, 2016 | Rudaw

The Kurdish ministry of agriculture has signed a deal with the UAE-based Aljanani firm to purchase advanced irrigation equipment that are planned to help Kurdish…

Syria: Syria's Kurds Take Control of Oil Fields, Now What?

Apr 15, 2016 | Massoud Hamed, Al-Monitor

Five years into the Syrian revolution, entire cities have been brought to rubble and a population has been forcibly displaced by the Syrian regime or…

Colombia: Land Reform Critical to Lasting Peace in Colombia, Says UN

Apr 15, 2016 | teleSUR

The Colombia office of the United Nations High Commissioner for Human Rights and the U.N. Agency for Refugees reiterated its support Thursday for the Victims…

Phillippines/United States/South China Sea: U.S. Conducts Joint Patrols with Philippines in South China Sea

Apr 14, 2016 | Lolita C. Baldor, Associated Press

In a military buildup certain to inflame tensions with China, the United States said Thursday it will send troops and combat aircraft to the Philippines…

Iraq: Marsh Loss Shatters Lifestyle of Iraq’s Ma’dan Women

Apr 14, 2016 | Rasha Dewedar, SciDev.Net

Iraq is losing crucial knowledge about water management as marshland depletion is altering the lifestyle of local women, a paper has warned. The indigenous people…

South Sudan: 'There's No Work, No Money': Oil-Rich but Desperately Poor South Sudan Shuts up Shop

Apr 14, 2016 | Simona Foltyn, Guardian

The shortage of fuel – which, like everything else that’s consumed in South Sudan, is imported – is perhaps the most palpable consequence of the…

Afghanistan: Afghan Mineral Wealth Being Looted by Strongmen, Experts Say

Apr 14, 2016 | Lynne O'Donnell, Associated Press

The brilliant blue stone lapis lazuli, prized for millennia, is almost uniquely found in Afghanistan, a key part of the extensive mineral wealth that is…

Iraq: Italian Team Arrives as Part of Mosul Dam Repair Project

Apr 14, 2016 | Balint Szlanko, Associated Press

A team of Italian specialists arrived Thursday at the site of the Mosul Dam as part of an emergency campaign to repair Iraq's largest dam…

Haiti: UN Could Have Prevented Haiti Cholera Epidemic with $2,000 Health Kit – Study

Apr 14, 2016 | Ed Pilkington and Joe Sandler Clarke, Gaurdian

The devastating Haiti cholera epidemic that has claimed thousands of lives and will cost more than $2bn to eradicate could have been prevented if the…

Liberia: Some 500 Ivorian, Burkinabe Land Intruders Flee Liberia Following Deployment of Military Troops

Apr 13, 2016 | Global News Network

The people of southeastern Liberia, especially those from Grand Gedeh County have now been released from stress and other emotional inter feelings following the fleeing…

Afghanistan: A Simple Solution for Farmers

Apr 13, 2016 | Mohammad Hanif Ayubi, Asian Development Bank

In this picturesque, mountainous province of central Afghanistan, the rich soil and climate are well-suited for growing vegetables. Bamyan’s carrots, cauliflower, lettuce, potatoes, and onions…

Myanmar: Myanmar to Be Taught How to Fish [Video]

Apr 13, 2016 | BBC

Myanmar is a country rich in water resources, and yet few farmers are used to the idea of breeding fish. It means poor rural households…

Myanmar: Months after Floods, Magwe Communities Struggle to Recover

Apr 12, 2016 | Ei Cherry Aung, Myanmar Now

In the aftermath of the disaster, Myanmar’s Ministry of Social Affairs, Rescue and Resettlement said it had provided assistance worth nearly 686 million kyats until…

Liberia: Liberian Senate Unanimously Passes Liberia Land Authority Act

Apr 12, 2016 | Global News Network

The Liberian Senate has unanimously voted to pass into law the proposed Liberia Land Authority Act (LLAA) submitted to that body by President Ellen Johnson…

Liberia: ‘GVL Lost US$1.5m to Rioters’ – Management

Apr 12, 2016 | Global News Network

The Management of Golden Veroleum Liberia (GVL) says it is spending over US$1.5 million to rehabilitate its farms in southeastern Liberia due to riots in…

China/South China Sea: How China’s Fishermen Are Fighting a Covert War in the South China Sea

Apr 12, 2016 | Simon Denyer, Washington Post

In the disputed waters of the South China Sea, fishermen are the wild card. China is using its vast fishing fleet as the advance guard…

Afghanistan: Harvesting Opium in Afghanistan’s Poppy Fields

Apr 12, 2016 | Quinn Kelley, Baltimore Sun

Opium poppy cultivation in Afghanistan dropped 19 percent in 2015 compared to the previous year, according to figures from the Afghan Ministry of Counter Narcotics…

Iraq: Iraq Boosts Oil Production to Record Before Output Cap Talks

Apr 10, 2016 | Anthony Dipaola, Bloomberg

Iraq increased crude output to a record level in March, ahead of a meeting in Qatar of OPEC members and other producers on freezing production…

Libya/Islamic States: ISIS 'Sends Large Number of Experienced Terrorists to Northern Libya to Carry out Major Attack on Oil Wells'

Apr 10, 2016 | Tom Wyke, Daily Mail and Reuters

ISIS have deployed a large group of fighters at several strategic oil fields with fears that the jihadi group is planning a deadly attack on…