International
Iraq: Is ISIL Running Out of Oil?
Jul 19, 2015
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Imran Khan, Al Jazeera
It has been alleged that the Islamic State of Iraq and the Levant (ISIL) has made millions in Iraq, smuggling oil from various sites that…
China/Taiwan/South China Sea: Taiwan Promotes Its Island Claim in South China Sea
Jul 18, 2015
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Ralph Jennings, Associated Press
As China builds artificial islands in a vast resource-rich South China Sea and neighbors in Southeast Asia brace for possible conflict, Taiwan is cutting carbon…
Sudan: A Golden New Era for Sudanese Mining
Jul 17, 2015
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The World Folio
Even though informal gold mining has long been an important element in the composition of the Sudanese economy, it is only since the secession of…
South Sudan: South Sudan Rebels Establish More Institutions, Appoint Officials
Jul 17, 2015
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Sudan Tribune
The armed opposition faction of the Sudan Peoples’ Liberation Movement (SPLM-IO) under the leadership of former vice president, Riek Machar, has established more institutions and…
Myanmar: MoU for Salween Hydropower Project to be Signed between Thailand, Myanmar, China
Jul 15, 2015
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Watcharapong Thongrung, The Nation
Thailand, China and Myanmar are expected to sign a memorandum of understanding (MoU) for the development of the 7,000-megawatt Mong Ton hydropower-plant project on the…
Myanmar: Jade Sales Fall Flat amid Fighting in Kachin
Jul 15, 2015
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Democratic Voice of Burma
The annual gems emporium in Naypyidaw has ended on a low, with jade sales down 63 percent, a decrease blamed on ongoing armed conflict in…
Myanmar: Three Years, Zero Landmines Cleared
Jul 14, 2015
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Guy Dinmore, Myanmar Times
Since the Scotland-based HALO Trust started work in Afghanistan in 1988 and Norwegian People’s Aid (NPA) cleared its first mine in Cambodia in 1992, the…
Iraq/Kurdistan: Iraq’s Kurds Bypass State for Oil Exports to Tighten Control
Jul 14, 2015
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Khalid Al Ansary, Bruce Stanley, and Anthony Dipaola, Bloomberg
Iraq’s self-ruled Kurds are bypassing the government in Baghdad and independently selling all the crude oil exported from their region for the first time as…
SouthSudan/Sudan/Abyei: Security Council Extends UN Peacekeeping Force in Abyei through December 2015
Jul 14, 2015
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United Nations
The United Nations Security Council has extended the mandate of the Organization's interim peacekeeping force in Abyei - a resource-rich area contested by Sudan and…
China/Philippines/South China Sea: How China Views the South China Sea Arbitration Case
Jul 14, 2015
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Xue Li, The Diplomat
On December 7, 2014, China’s Foreign Ministry was authorized to release the “Position Paper of the Government of the People’s Republic of China on the…
China/Vietnam/South China Sea: China Steps Up Harassment of Vietnamese Fishermen
Jul 13, 2015
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Ankit Panda, The Diplomat
As Nguyen Phu Trong, the general secretary of Vietnam’s ruling Communist Party, wrapped up an historic visit to the United States, reports emerged in the Vietnamese…
Myanmar: Farmers Displaced by Industrial Park Project
Jul 13, 2015
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Than Naing Soe, Myanmar Times
It’s groundnut planting season, but U Sein Paw won’t be sowing any seeds today, or any other day. His daughter was arrested for harrowing what…
South Sudan: Oxfam: Rising Water Price in South Sudan Compounds Cholera Outbreak
Jul 13, 2015
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Gabe Joselow, Voice of America
The aid agency Oxfam reports the rising price of water in South Sudan is putting more people at risk from a cholera outbreak. This is…
DRC: Congo State Miner Sells Copper Concession to Chinese Investors
Jul 13, 2015
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Reuters
Democratic Republic of Congo's state miner Gecamines said it has sold an exploitation permit for a copper and cobalt concession in southeast Katanga province to…
Cambodia: Forest Products Threatened by Land Grabbing and Logging
Jul 12, 2015
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Khmer Times
Farmers in Cambodia who depend on forest products for their livelihood face an uncertain future because of dwindling forests. Traditional harvesting areas for rattan, rattan…
Iraq/Kurdistan: Oil Hurdle Remains on Path to Kurdish Independence
Jul 12, 2015
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Robin Mills, The National
Three recent developments across the Kurdish territories move the Kurds closer to political independence and economic autonomy. But despite these victories, the financial viability required…
Climate Security: UN Security Council Meeting on Climate Change as a Threat Multiplier for Global Security
Jul 8, 2015
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The Center for Climate and Security
On June 30th, 2015, the UN Security Council (UNSC) held an open Arria-formula meeting on the role of climate change as a threat multiplier for…
Sudan: Sudan Produces 43 Tons of Gold During the First Half of 2015: Minister
Jul 8, 2015
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Sudan Tribune
The Sudanese minister of minerals, Ahmed Mohamed Sadiq Al-Karuri, disclosed that gold production during the first half of this year has reached 43 tons. Al-Karuri,…
Iraq: Daesh Selling Stolen Iraqi Oil: Parliament Report
Jul 8, 2015
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Anadolou Agencey
Iraq is losing more than $102 million each month because the Daesh militant group – which controls large parts of the country – is selling…
China/Philippines/South China Sea: Court Begins Hearing Philippines, China Dispute over South China Sea
Jul 8, 2015
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Toby Sterling, Reuters
The Philippines argued at a closed hearing on Tuesday that an international court should intervene in its dispute with China over the right to exploit…
Liberia: Grand Gedeans in Fear Due to Illegal Crossing Over by the ‘Mossi’ from Ivory Coast
Jul 8, 2015
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Cholo Brooks, Global News Network
A local daily is reporting that concerns are mounting over the insecurity in Grand Gedeh County, as Representative Alex Grant raises the latest alarm of…
Iraq: ISIS 'Water War' Draining Marshes in Southern Iraq
Jul 7, 2015
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Kesavan Unnikrishnan, Digital Journal
In 1991, then-President Saddam Hussein drained the marshes of southern Iraq in order to punish the indigenous Shi'ite marsh Arabs who had revolted against him.…
South Sudan: In New Strategy, South Sudan Army Strikes Rebels Where it Hurts: Their Livelihood
Jul 7, 2015
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Jason Patinkin, Christian Science Monitor
The Sudan People's Liberation Army (SLPA) is accused of starving out tens of thousands of civilians in order to depopulate the armed opposition’s base. This campaign…
South Sudan: Ongoing Conflict Stifles South Sudan’s Oil Sector
Jul 7, 2015
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David Bizley, Global Data
According to Jonathan Markham, GlobalData's Analyst covering upstream oil and gas, continued armed fighting, trade disputes and low oil prices are negatively impacting South Sudan’s…
Liberia: Envoy Assesses Australia-Funded Agric Projects in Bong
Jul 7, 2015
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Philip T. Singbah, Liberia News Agency
Australian Ambassador to Liberia Joanna Adamson Tuesday ended a one-day working visit to Bong County to assess an Australian-funded agriculture projects. The visit was also…
Iraq/Kurdistan: Iraqi Kurdistan's Export of Oil is 'Unconstitutional', Says Official
Jul 6, 2015
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Middle East Monitor
A senior Iraqi official has accused the autonomous government of Kurdistan of exporting oil from Kirkuk and Erbil oil fields without coordinating it with the…
Iraq/Kurdistan: Arbitration Court Rules in Favor of Producers in Iraqi Kurdistan: Dana Gas
Jul 6, 2015
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Platts
A London court has ruled in favor of a group of international oil and gas companies operating in Iraqi Kurdistan on several key issues in…
¿Quién Responde por el Daño Ambiental de Tumaco?
Jul 6, 2015
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Razon Publica
Como si se tratara de un luto, Tumaco está teñido de negro. Los últimos atentados contra el oleoducto Transandino produjeron una mancha enorme que se…
Iraq/Kurdistan: Iraq, Kurdistan Oil Deal Close to Collapse
Jul 3, 2015
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Matt Bradley, Wall Street Journal
An oil-sales deal between Iraq and the semiautonomous Kurdistan Regional Government is close to collapse about six months after it was signed, undermining the country's…
Somaliland: Living at the 'Mercy of the Rain' in Somaliland
Jul 2, 2015
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Katie Riordan, Al Jazeera
It has been particularly dry this year in parts of Somaliland, the internationally unrecognised nation-state that broke away from Somalia in 1991. Small, frequent droughts…