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Sierra Leone: Was Billionaire Steinmetz Betrayed by CEO over Diamond Mine?

Nov 11, 2015 | Thomas Biesheuvel and Jesse Riseborough, Bloomberg

The prize is a chunk of African earth that yields some of the most valuable diamonds on the planet for premium jeweler Tiffany & Co.…

Sudan/South Sudan/Abyei: South Sudan Abyei Leader Urges Khartoum to Release 2% of Oil Money

Nov 11, 2015 | Radio Tamazuj

The head of the Abyei Administrative Area Chol Deng Alak has called on the Khartoum government to release to the local governemnt a 2% share…

2015 Wrap up for Responsible Sourcing and Conflict Minerals

Nov 10, 2015 | Harrison Mitchell

We recently started a series of gossip calls with one of our clients – swapping stories from responsible sourcing before getting down to business. It’s…

DRC: DRC's Gold Mining in Troubled Times

Nov 10, 2015 | Gregory Mthembu-Salter, The Africa Report

Mineral commodity prices have all fallen this year, and gold is no exception. But because gold, unlike other minerals, is perceived as a safe haven…

Climate Security: Kerry Flags Security Threat from Climate Change

Nov 10, 2015 | Keith Johnson, Foreign Policy

Just weeks ahead of a major U.N. climate change conference in Paris, U.S. Secretary of State John Kerry made an impassioned call for the United…

Liberia: Payment Scheme Might Influence Kosmos Oil Deal Ratification

Nov 10, 2015 | Henry Karmo, FrontPageAfrica

From 2005 to now, Liberia has signed several agreement totalling over US$1.6 billion with nothing to show from the ratification in terms of jobs creation,…

Iraq: Iraq Oil Partners Seek Contract Changes to Boost Output

Nov 10, 2015 | Anthony Dipaola, Bloomberg

International oil companies could boost production in Iraq beyond current targets if production contracts were changed to give more incentives for investment, according to BP…

How to Keep the Peace in an Age of Water Wars

Nov 9, 2015 | John Converse Townsend

Water is life, but it’s increasingly scarce on planet Earth. The issue isn’t so much one of availability, but of poor management. One billion people…

Iraq/Turkey/Islamic State: Water Shortages Unite Iraq, Islamic State against Turkey

Nov 9, 2015 | California Turkish Times

There’s a single factor Islamic State militants and the Iraqi government they’re besieging agree on: Turkey is utilizing extra than its fair share of water.…

Iraq: Iraq Oil Projects Paralysed by Budget Problems

Nov 9, 2015 | Wil Crisp, MEED

Since the Islamic State in Iraq and Syria (Isis) gained control of Iraq’s second-biggest city in June 2014 the value of active large capital projects…

Liberia: Oil Blocks Sale - Liberia to Complete Controversial Kosmos Deal

Nov 9, 2015 | Rodney D. Sieh, FrontPageAfrica

Liberia appears to be nearing closer to sealing the lease of two controversial oil blocks as the Ellen Johnson-Sirleaf's government nears the finish line. Negotiations…

Crimes Against the Environment: The Silent Victim of Warfare

Nov 8, 2015 | Steven Freeland

Acts perpetrated during the course of warfare have, through the ages, led to significant environmental destruction. These have included situations in which the natural environment…

Congo-Kinshasa: Why Dependence On Natural Resources Is Bad for the DRC

Nov 8, 2015 | Yvan Yenda Ilunga

Many African countries have in recent years shown phenomenal economic growth. But recent developments on global markets - including the drop in prices of commodities such…

Myanmar: Controversial Dam in Kachin Dents Aung San Suu Kyi's Popularity

Nov 8, 2015 | Pichayada Promchertchoo, Channel NewsAsia

Controversy surrounding the Myitsone dam in Kachin State has bred resentment among the ethnic locals against Myanmar's opposition leader Aung San Suu Kyi, whose party…

China's Xi Jinping Talks Peace, Not War, Heading Off Conflicts In Summits With Historic Old Foes

Nov 7, 2015 | Donald Kirk

President Xi Jinping is shaking the hands of so many leaders of neighboring powers with which China has been on unpleasant terms, he gives the impression he’s…

International Day for Preventing the Exploitation of the Environment in War and Armed Conflict: UNEP Marks International Day for Preventing the Exploitation of the Environment in War and Armed Conflict

Nov 7, 2015 | News Hour

On the International Day for Preventing the Exploitation of the Environment in War and Armed Conflict, the United Nations Environment Programme (UNEP) underlined the continuing…

Available for Download: Livelihoods, Natural Resources, and Post-Conflict Peacebuilding

Nov 6, 2015 | ELI & UNEP

Livelihoods, Natural Resources, and Post-Conflict Peacebuilding is now available for download free of charge. This is the fifth book to be published in a series of…

Growing the Conflict-Free Movement at Illinois College

Nov 6, 2015 | Allie McNamara

If someone had asked me exactly a year ago what I thought of conflict minerals, I would have had no idea what to say. Today, I…

UNEP Marks International Day for Preventing the Exploitation of the Environment in War and Armed Conflict

Nov 6, 2015 | UNEP

On the International Day for Preventing the Exploitation of the Environment in War and Armed Conflict, the United Nations Environment Programme (UNEP) underlined the continuing…

Statement by UNEP Executive Director, Achim Steiner on the International Day for Preventing the Exploitation of the Environment during War and Armed Conflict

Nov 6, 2015 | UNEP

Every year, for the last 14 years, the world has designated 6 November to acknowledge the International Day for Preventing the Exploitation of the Environment…

Myanmar: Distribution of Natural Resources a Key Election Issue in Myanmar Polls

Nov 6, 2015 | Panu Wongcha-um, Channel NewsAsia

Myanmar's historic elections are just days away and one of the biggest issues concerning voters is economic development and the distribution of natural resources, particularly…

Yemen: Second Freak Storm Heads for Yemen, WMO Says

Nov 6, 2015 | Reuters

A new tropical cyclone is heading for Yemen three days after a storm dumped several years' worth of rain on the port city of Mukalla,…

International Day for Preventing the Exploitation of the Environment in War and Armed Conflict: Meet War’s Other Casualty…the Environment

Nov 6, 2015 | Joanna Parkman, care2

If you needed another reason to object to military conflict, thank the environment. At least 40 percent of internal conflicts have been linked to the…