International
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…
Russia/Ukraine: Russia Halts Gas Supply to Ukraine Amid Pricing Dispute
Jul 1, 2015
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NewsOK
The Russian gas company Gazprom halted supplies to neighboring Ukraine on Wednesday after the collapse of pricing talks, a company official said — but an…
Iraq/Islamic State: Water Shortages Unite Iraq, Islamic State against Turkey
Jul 1, 2015
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Zaid Sabah, Selcan Hacaoglu, and Jack Fairweather, Bloomberg
There’s one thing Islamic State militants and the Iraqi government they’re besieging agree on: Turkey is using more than its fair share of water. Iraq…
Iraq: Iraq Oil Exports Hit Record 3.187 Million bpd in June
Jul 1, 2015
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Al Arabiya, Reuters
Iraq’s oil exports rose in June to a record average of 3.187 million barrels per day (bpd) from 3.145 million in May, the oil ministry…
Myanmar: Ministry of Energy Stays Mum on 2016 Bidding
Jun 30, 2015
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Consult Myanmar
Further bidding rounds for offshore oil and gas blocks are likely to come in 2016, though government officials and Myanma Oil and Gas Enterprise have…
Sudan: IMF Says Sudanese Economy Could Face Fiscal Gap on Oil Price Fallout
Jun 30, 2015
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Sudan Tribune
The International Monetary Fund (IMF) warned that the Sudanese economy could be adversely impacted by the drop in worldwide oil prices and that inflation rate…
Islamic State: India Bans Oil Trade with Islamic State-Linked Organisations
Jun 30, 2015
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Reuters
India on Tuesday banned trade with Islamic State-linked entities in oil and other products, complying with a U.N. resolution to act against militants active in…
China/India: Revisiting the ‘Water Wars’ Narrative
Jun 30, 2015
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Zhang Hongzhou, The Diplomat
With China’s late-2014 completion of the Zangmu dam, the largest hydropower dam on the Brahmaputra River (known in Tibet as the Yarlung Tsangpo River), many…
Liberia: World Bank Upbeat over Liberia Forest Carbon Initiative
Jun 30, 2015
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Front Page Africa
The New Liberia Media Initiatives says after an engagement of stakeholders during a ten day visitation mission geared at starting preparation of Liberia's Forest Sector…
Iraq/Kurdistan: Kurdistan Ramps Up Independent Oil Sales
Jun 29, 2015
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Humeyra Pamuk, Ahmed Rasheed, and Isabel Coles, Reuters
Iraq's semi-autonomous Kurdistan region has ramped up independent oil sales since mid-June while cutting allocations to Iraq's state oil firm SOMO in an escalating dispute…
Myanmar: Severe Floods Force Evacuations in Rakhine
Jun 29, 2015
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Aye Sapay Phyu, Myanmar Times
Rescue workers in Rakhine State fear villagers may have died in severe flooding over the past few days, as five townships reported heavy rains. U…
Yemen: Rising Water Price Hits Yemenis, Shortage May Become Bigger Problem than War, Experts Say
Jun 29, 2015
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Magdalena Mis, Reuters
The price of water is rising steeply in Yemen, which may run out of water for its 25 million people, experts say, adding to the…
Rwanda: Lions to Be Reintroduced to Rwanda after 15-year Absence Following Genocide
Jun 28, 2015
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David Smith, The Guardian
Seven lions in South Africa are to be tranquillised, placed in steel crates and loaded on to a charter flight to Rwanda on Monday, restoring…
South Sudan: Economics of a Failed State
Jun 27, 2015
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Al Jazeera
South Sudan is only four years old, but the world's youngest nation tops the rank of failed states worldwide. After decades of conflict with its…
Myanmar: Civil Society Reps Blast Burma’s Opaque Extractive Industries
Jun 26, 2015
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Yen Snaing, The Irrawaddy
A group of civil society stakeholders called on the government on Friday to halt all extractive projects in ethnic areas until a ceasefire is brokered…
Liberia: Liberia Rresident Vows Shake-Up at State Oil Company - Media
Jun 26, 2015
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Thomson Reuters Foundation, Stella Dawson
Liberian President Ellen Johnson Sirleaf has promised a management shake-up at the national oil company, which is on the verge of bankruptcy after failed attempts…
Iraq/Kurdistan: Oil Exports from Iraqi Kurdistan Slump Again, BP Cancels Cargoes
Jun 26, 2015
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Hellenic Shipping News
BP and Cepsa have had to cancel loadings of Iraqi oil from the Turkish port of Ceyhan in yet another sign of problems affecting shipments…
China/Vietnam/South China Sea: China Moves Controversial Oil Rig Back towards Vietnam Coast
Jun 26, 2015
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Reuters
China has moved an oil rig at the center of last year's violent dispute with Vietnam closer to Vietnam's coast in the disputed South China…
Iraq: Massive Oil Fields Are Iraq’s Biggest Asset — And a Huge Liability — in the Fight Against the Islamic State
Jun 25, 2015
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Landon Shroder, Vice News
Tucked away in the southeast corner of Iraq, right on the border of Iran, is Basra Province. Under this dusty, humid, and scorched piece of…
Liberia: GVL Donates L$504,000 to LISOP
Jun 25, 2015
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The New Dawn
Golden Veroleum Liberia or GVL has presented a check for L$504,000 or its equivalent of US$6,000 to the Liberia Surgical Outreach Program or LISOP, a…
China/South China Sea: China's Island-Building Has Neighbors on Edge, but Tensions May Be Easing
Jun 23, 2015
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Frank Langfitt, NPR
Chinese and American officials are deep into their annual meeting this week in Washington, hashing out the nations' complex relationship. In addition to many economic…
Timor-Leste: Timor Spy Scandal: Former ASIS Officer Facing Prosecution
Jun 22, 2015
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Tom Allard, Sydney Morning Herald
A former Australian Secret Intelligence Service officer and star witness for East Timor in a bitter dispute with the Abbott government over $40 billion in…
Australia: Australia Military ‘Unprepared’ for Climate Impacts – Experts
Jun 22, 2015
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Ed King, Responding to Climate Change
Australia’s defence force has “one eye shut” to the impending threat of global warming, say experts in a report released today by the Melbourne-based Centre for…
Colombia: Ecopetrol Pipeline Bombing Spills More Oil into Colombian River
Jun 22, 2015
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Reuters
Crude oil has spilled into another Colombian river, state-run oil company Ecopetrol said on Monday, in the latest of a slew of bomb attacks on…
Iraq: Jordan and Iraq Change Route of Oil Pipeline Due to ISIS
Jun 20, 2015
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Middle East Monitor
Iraq's ambassador to Amman said on Friday that his country has agreed with Jordan about changing the route of the oil pipeline which was planned…
Iraq: French Firms Latest to Be Acquitted over Fraud in Iraq's Oil-for-Food Programme
Jun 19, 2015
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Middle East Eye
A French court on Thursday acquitted 14 companies over corruption-related charges linked to the scandal-ridden United Nations oil-for-food programme in Iraq. French companies and their managers, including Renault Trucks, Schneider…
Liberia: Robert Sirleaf Distances Himself from Saga at Oil Firm
Jun 19, 2015
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Rodney D. Sieh, FrontPageAfrica
Running behind on payments to landlord, fears of bankruptcy and management ineptitude, paints a gloomy picture about the future of Liberia's emerging oil sector agency,…
Liberia: GVL Rehabilitates Hand Pumps in Nemiah
Jun 18, 2015
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The New Dawn
Golden Veroleum Liberia (GVL) has rehabilitated seven hand pumps in Wilsonville and Andrewville/Nemiah Garraway Administrative District, Grand Kru County. The facilities are currently providing safe…
Yemen: Yemen Facing Serious Food Insecurity as Conflict Deteriorates, New UN Study Finds
Jun 18, 2015
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United Nations
Six million people in Yemen are slipping towards severe hunger and now need emergency food and life-saving assistance, “a sharp increase” from the last quarter…
DRC: Ivanhoe, DRC Still at Odds over Zijin Deal
Jun 18, 2015
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Kip Keen, Mine Web
Three weeks ago Ivanhoe Mines announced a big deal for its Kamoa copper project in the Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC). It signed Zijin Mining,…