International
Afghanistan: Protesters Demand Power Dam’s Construction in Kunar
Jan 21, 2016
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Pajhowk Afghan News
Hundreds of people on Thursday staged a protest demonstration in eastern Kunar province, demanding the construction of a hydropower dam in the province. One of…
Suan/Darfur: Painted Marker Posts Help Quell Land Conflicts in Sudan's Darfur
Jan 20, 2016
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Katy Migro, Thomson Reuters Foundation
Before war broke out in Sudan's Darfur region, trust between communities was such that Arab herders stowed their excess luggage with farmers when they migrated…
Iraq/Syria/Islamic State: ISIS Halves Fighters' Salaries Following Losses of Territory, Oil and Cash
Jan 20, 2016
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Emily Canal, Forbes
ISIS cut the salaries of their fighters by 50%, resulting in the loss of several hundreds of dollars per month, according to documents from the…
South Sudan/Sudan: South Sudan Now Losing Money from Oil Exports: Analysts
Jan 20, 2016
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Agence France-Presse
Falling world oil prices combined with a fixed fee for the use of export pipelines mean South Sudan is now losing money on every barrel…
Conflict Minerals: Testing Their Metal: The New Tech Sector Focus on Conflict Minerals
Jan 20, 2016
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Heather Clancy, GreenBiz
Intel made tremendous strides over the past seven years in eliminating so-called conflict — aka "blood" — minerals from much of its product line. But…
Vietnam/China/South China Sea: Vietnam Objects to Chinese Oil Rig in Disputed Waters
Jan 20, 2016
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Mike Ives, New York Times
The Vietnamese government has lashed out against the presence of a Chinese oil rig in the disputed waters of the South China Sea, the latest…
China/South China Sea: By 2030, South China Sea Will Be ‘Virtually a Chinese Lake,’ Study Warns
Jan 20, 2016
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Simon Denyer, Washington Post
China will have so many aircraft carriers by 2030 that the South China Sea will be “virtually a Chinese lake,” a new U.S. study warns,…
Philippines/China/South China Sea: Philippines Plans Tracking System for Civilian Flights over Disputed Sea
Jan 19, 2016
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Saudi Gazette
The Philippines plans to install a $1-million satellite-based system to track commercial flights over the disputed South China Sea, after China landed its first test…
Iraq: Iraq Wants Foreign Oil Firms to Cut Development Spending, Oil Minister Says
Jan 19, 2016
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Reuters
Iraq wants foreign oil companies to cut spending as the nation seeks to narrow a budget gap caused by lower crude prices, oil minister Adel…
Sudan/South Sudan: Khartoum Preparing for South Sudan’s Possible Oil Shut Down, Says Official
Jan 19, 2016
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Sudan Tribune
The Sudanese government has undertaken technical measures in preparation of a possible oil production shutdown by the South Sudan, the country’s finance minister said Tuesday.…
Nigeria: Attacks on Oil Installations is Costing Nigeria $2.4M a Day
Jan 19, 2016
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Michelle Faul and Hilary Uguru, Associated Press
A Cabinet minister says multiple attacks on strategic oil and gas installations is costing Nigeria $2.4 million a day and the military warns it will…
Myanmar: No Civilians Included in Jade Mine Investigation Team
Jan 18, 2016
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Eleven Myanmar
Residents of Hpakant are concerned that jade mining companies will lie about the numbers of backhoes they use in excavations during an ongoing Union-level investigation…
Angola: Activist Lodges a Criminal Complaint against Land-Grabbing Governor
Jan 18, 2016
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Maka Angola
The activist Rafael Marques lodged today a criminal complaint in court against the Governor of Kwanza Sul Province, General Eusébio de Brito Teixeira, for seizing…
South Sudan/Sudan: Oil Pipeline Can Be Shut Down Anytime Soon – Ministry Warns
Jan 17, 2016
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Upper Nile Times
The Ministry of Petroleum and Mining has warned that it may turn off the pipeline and close down the oilfields in Paloch if Sudan refuses…
Cyprus/Turkey: Water Wars Escalate
Jan 17, 2016
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Esra Aygin, inCyprus
The latest standoff between the Turkish Cypriot and Turkish authorities over the management of water reaching the island’s northern part from Turkey, through a trans-Mediterranean…
Liberia: Conservation Group Disagrees with Senate Pro Temp Assertion
Jan 17, 2016
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FrontPageAfrica
After years of abuse, Liberia’s forest is gradually becoming a window of opportunities by diverting from the age old method of commercial logging to sustainable…
Iraq: Iraq's Southern Oil Exports Running at 3.3 Million bpd, Unaffected by Clashes
Jan 16, 2016
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Reuters
Iraq's exports from its southern region have been running at an average daily rate of 3.297 million barrels per day (bpd) so far this month,…
Myanmar: Rampaging Elephants Force Myanmar Villagers to Tree-Top Refuge
Jan 16, 2016
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Agence France-Presse
Pushed from their forest home by encroaching farm land, wild elephants are driving fearful villagers in a Myanmar township to seek refuge in tree houses…
Myanmar: Govt Releases Long-Awaited Environmental Guidelines for Megaprojects
Jan 15, 2016
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Frontier Myanmar
The government on Thursday announced new assessment requirements for investment projects that could cause environmental and social harm. The new Environmental Impact Assessment (EIA) procedures,…
Myamar: Water Management Requires a More Holistic View
Jan 15, 2016
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Piyaporn Wongruang, Nationmultimedia
As of Tuesday, the combined amount of usable water retained in seven major dams, including Bhumibol and Sirikit, that feed the Central plains stood at…
Myanmar: Myanmar Aims High for Gas Discoveries in the Future
Jan 14, 2016
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Khine Kyaw, Eleven Myanmar
The recent discovery of gas in Block A-6 is just the first of numerous discoveries in Myanmar, which remains an attractive frontier for international oil…
Afghanistan: The U.S. Spent a Half Billion on Mining in Afghanistan with ‘Limited Progress’
Jan 14, 2016
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Megan McCloskey, Pro Publica
The United States has spent nearly half a billion dollars and five years developing Afghanistan’s oil, gas and minerals industries — and has little to…
Liberia: Land Commission and the Land Governance Support Activity (LGSA) Completes Ten Days Awareness Campaign on the Land Authority Bill
Jan 14, 2016
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Liberian Observer
The Land Commission in collaboration with one of its partners, Land Governance Support Activity (LGSA) has completed a ten-day intensive awareness campaign on the draft…
Myanmar: Key Witness Missing in Illegal Jade Ownership Case
Jan 13, 2016
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Swan Ye Htut, Myanmar Times
Kachin State resident Ngwe Si Hein and the Runjan Stone company have been battling for three years over the ownership of a rock of rough…
Myanmar: Govt Rejects China’s Request for Timber-Based Industrial Zone in Myanmar
Jan 13, 2016
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Eleven Myanmar
The Myanmar government has rejected China’s requests to purchase timber in log form under a tender system and to build a timber-based industrial zone in…
Liberia: Senate Pro-Tempore Wants Review of Forest Policies
Jan 13, 2016
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FrontPageAfrica
In the wake of recommendations from western countries to pay poor countries including Liberia for its forest reserve, Senate Pro-Tempore Armah Jallah is recommending a…
Colombia: Colombia Continues Work on Gold Projects Despite Dropping Prices
Jan 13, 2016
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LATINONE
Mining companies are still continuing their gold projects in Colombia despite the weakening local currency, which offsets falling gold prices. Miners, including Continental Gold, Red…
Philippines/China/South China Sea: Time Is of the Essence in South China Sea Arbitration Case
Jan 13, 2016
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Ernest Bower and Conor Cronin, Asia Maritime Transparency Initiative
The timing of the decision by the Permanent Court of Arbitration in The Hague on the Philippines’ case against China’s nine-dash-line claims has critical geopolitical…
Afghanistan: Afghan Rivers Need Better Management
Jan 12, 2016
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Institute for War & Peace Reporting
A national strategy to manage Afghanistan’s abundant water reserves is urgently needed, according to debates organised by IWPR in three Afghan provinces. The events in…
Conflict Minerals: How Intel Eliminated War from Its Supply Chain
Jan 12, 2016
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Alexander C. Kaufman, Huffington Post
Seven years ago, Carolyn Duran realized the company she worked for had blood on its hands. Intel -- the world's largest semiconductor maker, where Duran…