International
Ukraine/Russia: The Russia-Ukraine War and Global Food Security: Impacts Four Years Later
Feb 24, 2026
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Caitlin Welsh, Emma Curtis, Joseph Glauber, Antonina Broyaka, and Vitalii Dankevych
Center for Strategic & International Studies
The immediate impacts of Russia’s full-scale invasion of Ukraine on Ukraine’s agriculture sector were abrupt and widespread. Though Ukrainian producers have demonstrated remarkable resilience in…
Water: Thirsty Planet, New Solutions: Three Lessons in Water Security
Feb 24, 2026
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Daniel Myers
Geopolitcal Monitor
Globally, 2.2 billion people lack access to clean drinking water, and 3.5 billion live without basic sanitation. This situation, detailed in the UN World Water…
Mike Davis to Step down as CEO of Global Witness
Feb 24, 2026
Global Witness
Mike joined Global Witness in 2002, managing a team of undercover investigators in Cambodia. After moving back to London, he spent five years leading the…
Climate Security: Workshop on Strengthening Climate Security and Peacebuilding Capacities in Central Asia and Afghanistan
Feb 24, 2026
United Nations Climate Security Mechanism
The workshop was organized by the Department of Political and Peacebuilding Affairs (DPPA), on behalf of the Climate Security Mechanism (CSM), and the United Nations…
Colombia: Colombia Brings 12 Mexican Mennonites to Trial over Deforestation
Feb 24, 2026
MercoPress
Colombia’s prosecutor’s office is taking 12 Mexican Mennonites to trial over alleged deforestation of more than 100 hectares in rural Puerto Gaitán, Meta province, tied…
Myanmar: Myanmar Seizes over 175 Tons of Illegal Timber, Arrests 19 Offenders
Feb 21, 2026
Xinhua
Myanmar authorities have seized over 175 tons of illegal timber across the country during a week-long operation, the state-owned The Mirror daily reported on Friday…
Somalia: WFP Warns of Catastrophic Shortfalls in Somalia with Millions at Risk of Deepening Hunger Crisis
Feb 20, 2026
World Food Programme
The United Nations World Food Programme (WFP) is sounding the alarm that its life‑saving emergency food and nutrition assistance in Somalia is at imminent risk…
Iraq: How Oil-Dependent Iraq Can No Longer Pay the Bills
Feb 20, 2026
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Sinan Mahmoud
National
Between falling oil prices, bloated public spending and desperate government measures seeking to remedy the situation, Iraq’s officials and citizens fear the nation is heading…
Colombia: From Conflict Zones to Green Exports: Colombia’s Cocoa Sector Embraces Sustainable Trade
Feb 20, 2026
CoE-EDP, VisionRI
Colombia’s cocoa sector is using agroforestry, traceability and certification to align peacebuilding and rural development with rising global sustainability demands, especially from export markets. While…
Liberia: LAA Boss Gets Double Invitations from House amid ‘Escalating Land Conflicts’
Feb 19, 2026
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Emmanuel Weedee-Conway
FrontPage Africa
Amid the proliferation of land conflicts across the country, the House of Representatives has extended two different invitations to the Chairman of the Liberia Land…
Sudan: Civil War-Torn Sudan Sits On Unexplored Mineral Riches Worth Billions
Feb 19, 2026
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Alex Kimani
OilPrice.com
Long dominated by its agricultural and oil sectors, Sudan is now keen to unlock its vast mineral wealth as Africa's third-largest, and the world's thirteenth-largest,…
Climate Security: New Report Suggests Climate Adaptation Is a Security Imperative for Africa
Feb 19, 2026
Pan African Visions
More frequent droughts, floods, and prolonged water stress are intensifying patterns of instability and conflict across the Sahel and the Horn of Africa, underscoring serious…
Afghanistan: Taliban to Deploy 1,000-Strong Force to Secure Badakhshan Mines
Feb 19, 2026
Afghanistan International
The Taliban’s supreme leader, Hibatullah Akhundzada, has approved the deployment of 1,000 fighters to protect gold mining operations in Badakhshan province, according to the Taliban-appointed…
Yemen: FAO Warns of Escalating Climate Crisis Threatening Food Security in Yemen’s Socotra Archipelago
Feb 18, 2026
Yemen Online
The Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO) reported Tuesday that a “mounting climate crisis” is threatening food security and livelihoods in the…
DRC: Congo Offers Tantalum Deposit under M23 Control to US in Minerals Pact, Document Shows
Feb 18, 2026
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Ange Adihe Kasongo and Maxwell Akalaare Adombila
Reuters
The Democratic Republic of Congo added the rebel-held Rubaya coltan mine, one of the world's richest tantalum deposits, to a shortlist of strategic assets it…
Afghanistan: Extensive Gold Mining Alters Course of Panj River, Raising Environmental Concerns in Afghanistan
Feb 17, 2026
Atlas Press
Najibullah Sadid, a water resources researcher, has announced that extensive gold mining from the bed of the Panj River has caused the river’s course to…
Ethiopia: “We Can Finally Stop Worrying about Our Next Meal” – Conflict-Affected Farmers in North Wollo, Amhara
Feb 17, 2026
International Committee of the Red Cross
In 2025, thousands of households suffered from the devastating effects of conflict combined with growing impacts of climate change, in rural areas of Lasta and…
Liberia: Digital Mapping Key to Urbanization
Feb 17, 2026
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Ishmael F. Menkor
Observer
Geospatial experts in Liberia are urging the government to prioritize digital mapping as a key tool for urban development, saying the technology could transform city…
Myanmar: In the Shadow of Conflict, a Gold Rush Erupts on the Chindwin River
Feb 16, 2026
Frontier Myanmar
Riverside communities in Myanmar’s Sagaing Region worry that gold mining, approved by forces aligned with the National Unity Government, will destroy their agricultural land, poison…
Water Wars: Are African ‘Water Wars’ on the Horizon as AU Puts the Issue on Its Agenda?
Feb 13, 2026
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Sumayya Ismail
Al Jazeera
From deadly Cyclone Gezani in Madagascar and surging waterborne disease risks across flood-affected Mozambique, to parched land and herds of dead livestock along the Kenya-Somalia…
Climate Change: From Climate Crisis to Lasting Peace: How Smart Climate Action Can Reduce Conflict Worldwide
Feb 13, 2026
CoE-EDP, VisionRI
Climate change is no longer just about rising temperatures or melting ice caps. In many parts of the world, it is becoming a driver of…
Water Wars: Are African ‘Water Wars’ on the Horizon as AU Puts the Issue on Its Agenda?
Feb 13, 2026
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Sumayya Ismail
Al Jazeera
From deadly Cyclone Gezani in Madagascar and surging waterborne disease risks across flood-affected Mozambique, to parched land and herds of dead livestock along the Kenya-Somalia…
DRC: Trump Aides Urged Sale of Congo Lithium Claim to a US Company
Feb 12, 2026
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Joe Deaux, Sheridan Prasso, William Clowes, and Michael J Kavanagh
Bloomberg
During a meeting at the White House last month, Trump administration officials urged an Australian mining executive to sell his firm’s interest in a major…
Afghanistan: Clashes over Land Seizure in Baghlan Leave Two Injured
Feb 12, 2026
Hasht-e-Subh Daily
Local sources say that on Tuesday, residents of the “Dahan Piyazqol” area in Doshi district of Baghlan province clashed with “Gujar and Kuchi settlers” over…
Afghanistan: Experts Urge Better Management of Ghazni Solar-Powered Groundwater
Feb 12, 2026
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Wahidullah Jumazada
Pajhwok Afghan News
Some residents and environmental experts in southern Ghazni province have raised concerns over the excessive extraction of groundwater for agricultural purposes using solar power, warning…
DRC: Scrutiny Grows over DRC-US Minerals Deal, Even as Other African Nations Sign up
Feb 12, 2026
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Elodie Toto
Mongabay
On Feb 4, the US hosted the Critical Minerals Ministerial, a summit bringing together delegations from more than 50 countries, including seven African countries, with…
Peru: In Peru’s Andes, Quechua Women Turn Human-Wildcat Conflict Into Coexistence
Feb 11, 2026
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Mongabay
Mongabay
A new film, Women Secure a Future with Pumas in the Andes, examines how the fear of predators like the puma (Puma concolor), pampas cat…
DRC: Congo Says It Would Seek Other Partners if US Minerals Framework Fails
Feb 11, 2026
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Clara Denina and Maxwell Akalaare Adombila
Reuters
The Democratic Republic of Congo will look for other partners if its minerals cooperation framework with the US does not lead to concrete projects, the…
Afghanistan: Taliban Factions Clash over Gold Mine in Northern Afghanistan
Feb 10, 2026
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Siyar Sirat
Amu TV
Armed clashes broke out between rival Taliban factions in Afghanistan’s northeastern Badakhshan province over control of a gold mine, local sources said on Monday, underscoring…
Afghanistan: Herat Livestock Herders Say Climate Change, Aid Cuts Push Livelihoods to Brink
Feb 10, 2026
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Maiwand Haidari
Amu TV
Livestock herders in Afghanistan’s western Herat province say climate change and a sharp reduction in humanitarian assistance have pushed traditional animal husbandry to the brink of collapse,…