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George Clooney on Sudan’s Rape of Darfur
Feb 25, 2015
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George Clooney, John Prendergast, and Akshaya Kumar
Over time, international outrage has shifted away from Darfur. When change doesn’t come fast enough, attention spans are short — especially for places that appear…
Liberia: Indicted for Corruption
Feb 25, 2015
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M. Welemongai Ciapha - All Africa Global Media
The Liberia Anti-Corruption Commission (LACC) has indicted 10 persons for corruption in connection with their alleged involvement in a US$40,000 bribery offered to members of…
Liberia: As Gov't Cries for Revenue Intake, Illegal Mining Rocks
Feb 25, 2015
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Cholo Brooks, GNN Liberia
The illegal mining of Liberia’s mineral sectors around the country has reportedly climbed to its highest peak. Both Liberians and foreign nationals have advantage of…
Timor-Leste: LNG Collapse Threatens Trade
Feb 25, 2015
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Global Trade Review
East Timor’s future as a major LNG exporter remains in the balance, after the collapse of the US$17bn Sunrise project this week.The Australian company Woodrise…
Africa: Land and Gender Based Violence: Experiences from Rwanda and Liberia
Feb 25, 2015
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All Africa Global Media
Gender-based violence (GBV) is a profound problem in many countries of sub-Saharan Africa: in Rwanda, 35 percent of women have reported experiencing physical, sexual, or…
Kurdistan Oil Producer Gulf Keystone up for Sale
Feb 25, 2015
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Fast FT
Problems with wrestling payments from the Kurdistan Regional Government are proving too much for Gulf Keystone Petroleum, the UK listed - but Iraq-focused - oil…
Vietnam: The Lethal Legacy of the Vietnam War
Feb 25, 2015
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George Black, The Nation
On a mild, sunny morning last November, Chuck Searcy and I drove out along a spur of the old Ho Chi Minh Trail to the…
Myanmar: Farmers Demand Compensation for Farmland Destroyed by Gas Pipeline
Feb 24, 2015
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Narinjara - Burma News International
Fifty farmers who have not yet received compensation for their farmland that was destroyed by mud from a gas pipeline construction demonstrated in front of…
Myanmar: Shell Myanmar Energy to Spend $1.2 BN on Offshore Oil Exploration
Feb 24, 2015
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Eleven Media
Shell Myanmar Energy is poised to spend US$1.2 billion on offshore oil and gas exploration and provide $61 million as a signature bonus to state-run…
Liberia: 'Criminal Conspiracy'? Indictment looms in Nocal 'Bribery' Saga
Feb 24, 2015
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All Africa Global Media
Monrovia — The Liberian government is poised to move in on several individuals, including the former Chairman of the Board of Directors of the National…
Egypt, Jordan Plan Pipeline to Get Gas from Iraq
Feb 24, 2015
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Trade Arabia
Egypt and Jordan have announced a plan to build a natural gas pipeline from Iraq to Jordan, which will also provide both countries the gas…
Corruption, Climate Could Trigger Water Wars
Feb 24, 2015
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News Editor, Environment News Service
Cleaning up widespread corruption in the water supply industry is crucial to avert looming water conflicts born of desperation, warns a new United Nations report…
United Kingdom: Policy Adviser
Feb 23, 2015
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ActionAid
With your critical understanding of the underlying causes of all kinds of crises - from natural disasters to conflict to long-term insecurity - you are just the…
Somalia: Research Associate
Feb 23, 2015
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One Earth Future Foundation
Primary Role: The primary role of the Research Associate: Somalia will be to develop an active empirical research program supporting OEF’s core mission and the work…
Colombia: Research Associate
Feb 23, 2015
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One Earth Future Foundation
Primary Role: The primary role of the Research Associate: Colombia will be to develop an active empirical research program supporting OEF’s core mission and peacebuilding in…
Liberia: Sime Darby to Resume Full Operations
Feb 23, 2015
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The New Dawn Liberia
The management of Sime Darby Plantation Liberia (SDPL) says it looks forward to resuming full operations here once the country is declared Ebola-free.
Ethiopia: World Bank Dam and Foreign Land-grab Force out Ethiopian tribes
Feb 23, 2015
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Karen Hardison, Digital Journal
World Bank and China join Ethipoia's government to relocate 200,000 villagers of the Omo River and Lake Turkana Valley, UNESCO protected "Cradle of Mankind," to…
Iraq’s Shortsighted Approach on its Gas Needs
Feb 22, 2015
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Saadallah Al Fathi
Given the growing need for fuels for power generation, Iraq resorted to burning more expensive liquid fuels while the diesel part is mostly imported. But…
Money vs. Morals: A Look at Talisman's Legacy in Sudan
Feb 22, 2015
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Kyle Balx, CBC News
According to a high-level report by Canadian diplomat John Harker in February 2000, oil royalties flowing to the Sudanese government from a Talisman Energy-run oil play were found to be exacerbating the…
Environmental Peacebuilding: Conservation Agreements Reduce People-Park Conflict in Liberia
Feb 20, 2015
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Dr. Eduard Niesten
When I began working in Liberia right after the Accra settlement ended Liberia’s civil war in 2003, I could not help worrying about whether the…
DRC: Dealers Fleece Diggers for a Share of DRC's Illegal Gold
Feb 20, 2015
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African Network of Centres for Investigative Reporting
Western companies mining gold industrially in DRC have diggers on their land, but fear that if they work them the companies will be accused by…
Liberia: 'GVL Must Vacate Our Land'
Feb 20, 2015
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Alloycious David, All Africa Global Media
Aggrieved citizens of Butaw District in Sinoe County are calling on the management of Golden Veroleum Liberia to pay compensation for villages, crops and ancestral…
China: How China is Transforming the South China Sea
Feb 20, 2015
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Gabriel Dominguez, DW
New images reveal the extent of China's land reclamation and construction in the South China Sea. Experts warn the new developments will make it increasingly…
Myanmar: Canadian Mining Firm May Have Breached Sanctions, Rights Group Says
Feb 20, 2015
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Seamus Martov, The Irrawaddy
For many years, Canada’s since-rebranded Ivanhoe Mines was one of the very few Western mining companies involved in Burma through its stake in one of…
Libya: Libyan oil flows resume from largest field
Feb 20, 2015
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Staff Writer, Al Arabiya News
Libya has resumed pumping crude from the southeastern Sarir field to the Hariga port, a spokesman for the state oil operator AGOCO said on Monday.…
Apply to the Summer Institute on Conflict Transformation in Border Regions, Ecuador
Feb 19, 2015
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The McCormack Graduate School of Policy and Global Studies of the University of Massachusetts-Boston, FLACSO-Ecuador, and the Center for Mediation, Peace, and Resolution of Conflict (CEMPROC)
Border zones can be sites of conflict among states and transnational actors over currency and trade, migration and refugees, environmental threats, and contested sovereignty. Trained,…
United Kingdom: Campaign Leader
Feb 19, 2015
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Global Witness
Do you want to lead and direct a global campaign against land grabbing?
Global Witness is seeking a highly motivated and experienced Campaign Leader to lead…
Liberia: A Dangerous Trend against Corruption Fight
Feb 19, 2015
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All Africa
A consultant hired by the National Legislature to craft the new oil law is a dead man and nobody knows what may have been responsible…
Iraq: Falling Oil Prices Reveal Iraq’s Structural Problem
Feb 19, 2015
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Etienne Lepers - International Policy Digest
Despite all the attention to falling oil prices over the last six months, the impact on the world economy has not and will not be…
China/South China Sea: Fishing Wars: China’s Aggression Could Stoke Future Conflict
Feb 19, 2015
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Johan Bergenas and Ariella Knight, World Politics Review
The Vikings conquered the high seas to plunder and pillage. The British established their empire by dominating the oceans. And in the past 40 years,…