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Afghanistan: Taliban Leader Bans Sale and Transfer of State Land without Approval

Jan 6, 2026 | Ahmad Azizi
Amu TV

Taliban leader Hibatullah Akhundzada has issued a decree banning the sale, distribution and transfer of state-owned land by government bodies without his direct approval, according…

CAR: Coordinatrice ou Coordinateur Terrain

Jan 6, 2026 | Action contre la Faim France

Créée en 1979, Action contre la Faim est une organisation non gouvernementale internationale qui lutte contre la faim dans le monde. Sa charte des principes…

Liberia: Land Rows Turn Dangerous

Jan 5, 2026 | Stephen G. Fellajuah
New Dawn

Anthony Cole, former Land Administrator of the Zena Estate, has accused Assistant Commissioner of Police (ACP) John Kermue of the Liberia National Police (LNP) of…

Afghanistan: UNICEF Rehabilitates Water Supply Systems in Deprived Areas of Afghanistan

Jan 5, 2026
Hasht-e-Subh Daily

The United Nations Children’s Fund (UNICEF) has announced the launch of a program to rehabilitate water supply systems in deprived areas of Afghanistan, aiming to…

Afghanistan: UN: Solar-Powered Water System to Be Built for 600 Returnee Families in Laghman

Jan 5, 2026
Hasht-e-Subh Daily

The United Nations Human Settlements Programme (UN-Habitat) in Afghanistan has announced that a large solar-powered water supply system will be constructed in Laghman province to…

Applications for Travel Grants for the Fourth International Conference on Environmental Peacebuilding (DEADLINE: 22 January 2026)

Jan 5, 2026 | Environmental Peacebuilding Association

Travel grants for Fourth International Conference on Environmental Peacebuilding aim to increase the diversity of voices at the conference, with a particular focus on enabling…

Burundi: JPO - Project Officer (Migration, Environment and Climate Change) - (Belgian Nationals only)

Jan 5, 2026 | International Organization for Migration

Established in 1951, IOM is a Related Organization of the United Nations, and as the leading UN agency in the field of migration, works closely…

Afghanistan: Land Seizure in Rawza Village, Ghazni: Residents Demand an End to Taliban Coercion

Jan 4, 2026 | Amin Kawa
Hasht-e-Subh Daily

Residents of Rawza village in Ghazni province say the Taliban have taken people’s land in the Dasht-e Talkhakzar/Dehna-e Shir area under the pretext of building…

Sudan: War in Sudan: Drone Strikes Cut Power Supply in Oil-Rich South

Jan 4, 2026
Agence France-Presse

The power supply was cut on Sunday following drone strikes in the Sudanese city of El-Obeid, the capital of North Kordofan state, the national electricity…

DRC: Experte ou Expert Plaidoyer

Jan 3, 2026 | Action contre la Faim France

Founded in 1979, Action Against Hunger is an international non-governmental organization that fights hunger worldwide. Its charter of humanitarian principles – independence, neutrality, non-discrimination, free…

Libya: Libya’s 2025 Oil Revenues in Region of $22 Billion

Jan 3, 2026
African Press Agency

Libya’s oil revenues for 2025 reached $21.9 billion, marking a 15% increase compared to the preceding year, according to data released by the Libyan National…

Liberia: COP30 - a Turning Point Missed - and a Line Drawn for Frontline Women Defenders

Jan 2, 2026 | Radiatu H. S. Kahnplaye Gai
allAfrica

Monrovia — COP30 has come and gone in Belém, Brazil--another global climate summit marked by lofty promises and limited political courage.

The declarations were bold, the…

CAR: Directrice ou Directeur Pays

Jan 2, 2026 | Action contre la Faim France

Créée en 1979, Action contre la Faim est une organisation non gouvernementale internationale qui lutte contre la faim dans le monde. Sa charte des principes…

South Sudan: Oil Money without Consequences: Why the US Call Will Not Move South Sudan’s Regime

Jan 2, 2026 | Duop Chak Wuol

The US Embassy’s New Year statement on South Sudan’s oil revenues, as reported by Radio Tamazuj, is framed as a principled appeal for peace, accountability, and…

Weaponising Water: India’s Brazen Breach of the Indus Waters Treaty

Jan 2, 2026 | Majid Nabi Burfat

Weaponizing water is tantamount to an act of war— not because of rhetoric, but because water sustains life, food, energy and social stability. This stark…

Aggressive Wars Lead to Environmental Crimes

Jan 2, 2026
Khmer Times

Aggressive wars, using military force to violate the territorial integrity of another sovereign state, are not only violations of human rights and international law, but…

Afghanistan: Gold Plunder and the Suppression of Civilians: What Is Happening in Badakhshan?

Jan 2, 2026 | Amin Kawa
Hasht-e-Subh Daily

Local sources in Badakhshan say the Taliban have intensified the illegal extraction and looting of gold mines across the province. Local and non-local commanders work…

Afghanistan: Residents Clash with Taliban Members over Gold Mining Operation in Takhar

Jan 2, 2026
Afghanistan International

Residents of a district in northern Afghanistan clashed with Taliban members on Friday after a Taliban-linked company moved into a residential area to begin gold…

Afghanistan: About 3,000 Acres of Land Allocated to Returning Refugees in Balkh

Jan 2, 2026
Ariana News

The Department of Refugees and Repatriates of Balkh province has allocated around 3,000 acres of land to returning Afghan refugees, officials said, as the distribution…

Afghanistan: Afghanistan Launches New Phase of Riverbank Protection Project in Takhar Province

Jan 2, 2026
Xinhua

Afghanistan's Ministry of Energy and Water has launched a new phase of the riverbank protection project worth 81.5 million afghanis (over 1.2 million US dollars),…

Liberia: Liberia Plans $39 Million Mining Investment to Target $3 Billion a Year in Revenue

Jan 2, 2026 | Emiliano Tossou
Ecofin Agency

Liberia plans to make mining and energy a key source of public revenue, seeking to generate more than $3 billion a year from natural resources under…

Afghanistan: Taliban Ministry Reports $137 Million Income from Amu Darya Oil Field in 2025

Jan 2, 2026 | Yasin Shayan
Amu TV

The Taliban-run Ministry of Mines and Petroleum said on Thursday that it has earned about $137 million in 2025 from crude oil extracted from the…

Israel/Palestine: UN Chief Condemns Israeli Law Blocking Electricity, Water for UNRWA Facilities

Jan 1, 2026
New Arab

United Nations Secretary General Antonio Guterres condemned on Wednesday a move by Israel to ban electricity or water to facilities owned by the UN Palestinian…

Registration for the Fourth International Conference on Environmental Peacebuilding Is Now Open

Dec 23, 2025 | Environmental Peacebuilding Association and University of Ottawa

The Environmental Peacebuilding Association® (EnPAx®) and the University of Ottawa are delighted to announce that registration for the Fourth International Conference on Environmental Peacebuilding is…

Commentary: Pakistan-Afghanistan Border Clash Could Turn into a Wider Water Crisis

Dec 22, 2025 | Amit Ranjan and Genevieve Donnellon-May

With India suspending the Indus Waters Treaty and Afghanistan planning to build a dam on the Kunar River, Pakistan has reason to be anxious.

India: Environment Minister on Aravalli Illegal Mining: 'What Was Happening There Was Anomaly’

Dec 22, 2025
Asian News International

Union Environment Minister Bhupinder Yadav has rejected criticism of the government’s stance on the Aravalli hills, insisting that the Supreme Court’s recent definition of the…

Environment and Peace – International Call for Proposals (Deadline: February 16, 2026)

Dec 22, 2025
PeaceNexus

Environmental organisations play a critical role in the fight against biodiversity loss and climate change. In doing so, they navigate complex social dynamics and tensions.…

Afghanistan: UNICEF Installs Solar Water System at Nangarhar School

Dec 21, 2025
Hasht-e-Subh Daily

The United Nations Children’s Fund (UNICEF) has announced that with Japan’s support, it has installed a solar-powered water supply system at a school in Kunar…

Escalating Tension: The Farmer Herder Clash in Nigeria

Dec 20, 2025 | Longbakwa Kevin Maiyaki

The farmer-herder conflict in Nigeria results in high fatality rates and the displacement of millions, with over 1.3 million people forced into IDP camps as…

South Sudan: Oil-Rich Unity State Drowns as Wealth Flows Elsewhere

Dec 19, 2025
Radio Tamazuj

For the sixth straight year, floodwaters have swallowed huge swaths of South Sudan, submerging villages and pastures and forcing tens of thousands of people onto…