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Liberia: LLA Targets Nationwide Land Reforms with County Engagements
Dec 19, 2025
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Jacob Kermue
Observer
Major reforms to Liberia’s land administration system are set to take effect nationwide, as the Liberia Land Authority (LLA) intensifies efforts to streamline the management…
Iraq: Iraq at “Critical Turning Point” as Oil Dependence Deepens, Research Center Says
Dec 18, 2025
Shafaq News
Iraq needs a “realistic diagnosis” of its economic imbalances to implement effective reform policies, a step that cannot succeed without a strong private sector instead…
Egypt/Ethiopia/Sudan: Hydropolitics in a Warming World: The GERD & the Future of Nile Basin Governance
Dec 18, 2025
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Abigail Stofer
Human Rights Research Center
As climate change accelerates, many political scientists and other thought leaders are increasingly asking whether resource scarcity will emerge as a primary driver of global…
Afghanistan: New Canal Inaugurated in Afghanistan to Boost Irrigation, Livelihood
Dec 18, 2025
Xinhua
A new canal has been inaugurated in eastern Afghanistan's Laghman province, with the capacity to irrigate over 5,000 hectares of land, the official media Bakhtar…
Sudan: Drone Strike on Electricity Substation in Sudan's Nile River Sparks Widespread Power Outages [Video]
Dec 18, 2025
Al Jazeera
Authorities say at least two people were killed in the attack and members of the civil defense forces are fighting to extinguish the blaze.
Ukraine/Russia: Ukraine Tracks 1100+ Tankers in Russia’s Shadow Fleet — Most Already Sanctioned, Intelligence Reveals
Dec 18, 2025
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Yuri Zoria
Euromaidan Press
In the latest assessment of Russia’s oil exports, Ukraine’s Foreign Intelligence Service revealed that over 1100 tankers are part of the Kremlin’s shadow fleet as…
Underwater Cities: Climate Change Meets Governance Crisis in Iraqi Kurdistan
Dec 17, 2025
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Farhad Mamshai
When floods struck the Kurdistan region of Iraq earlier this month, it was a deluge that demonstrated how fragmented governance and weak state capacity can…
How Climate Change Could Help Foster Peace in Yemen
Dec 17, 2025
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Tareq Hassan
Yemen’s tragedy is traditionally depicted through the limited perspective of humanitarian need and political divisiveness, but there is a greater existential crisis that is not…
Sudan/South Sudan: Sudan, South Sudan Agree to Ease Oil Trade via Free Zone
Dec 17, 2025
BERNAMA and Anadolu Agency
Sudan and South Sudan agreed on Tuesday to establish a free zone at Port Sudan on the Red Sea coast to facilitate oil imports and…
Chad: UNSC Informal Expert Group Visits Chad to Address Climate, Peace and Security Challenges in Lake Chad Basin and Eastern Chad
Dec 17, 2025
UN Regional Office for Central Africa
The Informal Expert Group of members of the UN Security Council on Climate, Peace and Security (IEG CPS) conducted a six-day informal field mission to…
DRC Conflict: M23 Withdrawal Exposes Fight over Minerals and Accountability Gaps [Video]
Dec 17, 2025
Al Jazeera
The M23 armed group’s reported withdrawal from the eastern Congolese city of Uvira has raised questions about accountability, foreign influence and the true drivers of…
Guinea: Women Scatter Seeds, Restore Forests in Guinea, the ‘Water Tower of West Africa’
Dec 16, 2025
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Liz Kimbrough
Mongabay Features
For Mariame Condé, the seed-collecting work came at a critical time. In January 2022, she was pregnant and nearly out of food. Her husband had…
Winter in Afghanistan: Women and Girls in the Front Line as Hunger Deepens
Dec 16, 2025
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Peyvand Khorsandi
World Food Programme
As winter sets in across Afghanistan, so does dread. “There’s usually a peak in child mortality in December and January, even in a good year,…
India: The Green Burden: Women, Climate Action, and The Unfinished Revolution In India – Analysis
Dec 16, 2025
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Manasi Sinha and Ejjala Likitha Pavani
Eurasia Review
In India’s changing climate, where failed monsoons, raging rivers and searing heatwaves define daily life – women stand at the frontlines of survival and sustainability.…
Ukraine: Defense Ministry Sets Priorities for Developing Underwater Demining in Ukraine
Dec 16, 2025
Odessa Journal
The Ministry of Defense of Ukraine held the conference “Depth of Security – 2025,” during which a framework concept for the development of underwater demining…
No dejar a nadie atrás: ¿Por qué la Protección Social Adaptativa debe ser sensible al género e inclusiva?
Dec 16, 2025
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Nohelia Palou y Charlotte Penel
Mientras el mundo enfrenta una convergencia de crisis, desde las amenazas urgentes de los extremos climáticos y las pandemias hasta los desafíos de largo plazo…
Leaving No One Behind: Why Adaptive Social Protection Must Be Gender-Responsive and Inclusive
Dec 16, 2025
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Nohelia Palou and Charlotte Penel
As the world grapples with a convergence of crises, from the urgent threats of climate extremes and pandemics to the long-term challenges of economic shocks…
The Real Reason behind US Resuming Iraqi Kurdistan Oil Imports
Dec 15, 2025
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Simon Watkins
An oil tanker carrying crude from the Kurdistan Region of Iraq (KRI) unloaded its cargo at a US port at the very end of last…
Liberia: LEITI Releases 16th Country Report as Liberia Prepares for 2026 Extractive Sector Validation
Dec 15, 2025
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J. H. Webster Clayeh
FrontPage Africa
Members of the Multi Stakeholders Group of the Liberia Extractive Industries Transparency Initiative have unanimously approved and launched the 16th LEITI Country Report, reinforcing national…
Sudan: Salva Kiir’s Heglig Nightmare: Proxies, Pipelines, and Coming War
Dec 15, 2025
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Surafel Tesfaye
Horn Review
The civil war in Sudan, which began in April 2023, has continued without pause as of the end of 2025. It is now entering its…
Ukraine/Russia: Ukrainian Drones Have Struck Russian Oil Rigs in Caspian Sea for Third Time in a Week
Dec 15, 2025
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Iryna Balachuk and Valentyna Romanenko
Ukrayinska Pravda
Long-range drones operated by the Special Operations Centre Alpha of the Security Service of Ukraine (SSU) have struck a facility belonging to Lukoil-Nizhnevolzhskneft in the…
The Intersection of Transboundary Water Conflicts and Human Rights
Dec 14, 2025
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Sharmista Banik
When the United Nations General Assembly, in 2010, affirmed that 'the right to safe and clean drinking water and sanitation' (Resolution 64/292) is a human…
Afghanistan: Over 21 Million People in Afghanistan Lack Access to Safe Drinking Water, EU Warns
Dec 14, 2025
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Fidel Rahmati
Khaama Press
The European Union’s humanitarian arm in Asia and the Pacific has warned that more than 21 million people across Afghanistan do not have access to…
Afghanistan: FAO Rebuilds Key Irrigation Canal in Helmand, Restoring Water to Villages
Dec 14, 2025
Atlas Press
The Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO) has announced the reconstruction of 2.5 kilometers of the Lashkari Canal in Helmand province, with…
Venezuela: Seizure of Venezuelan Oil Tanker Marks New US Pressure Tactic
Dec 13, 2025
Devdiscourse
The US has seized a Venezuelan oil tanker, Skipper, believed to be heading for China, amid a strategy to pressure the Venezuelan economy. This move…
Ukraine/Russia: SSU Drones Set Fire to Russian Oil Platforms in the Caspian Sea
Dec 13, 2025
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Dmytro Shumlianskyi
Militarnyi
Long-range drones of the Security Service of Ukraine (SSU) Alpha Special Operations Center have successfully attacked Russian oil platforms in the Caspian Sea for the…
Liberia: UNDP Hosts Gender Workshop for Inclusive Forest Governance
Dec 12, 2025
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The New Dawn
The New Dawn
Monrovia, Liberia; December 11, 2025: To promote inclusive forest governance and ensure equitable participation in natural resource management, the European Union funded Leh Go Green…
Sudan/South Sudan: Sudanese Armed Forces Attack Oil Field with Drones, Killing Dozens
Dec 12, 2025
World Politics Review
The Sudanese Armed Forces used drones to attack an oil processing facility near the country’s border with South Sudan that had been captured by the…
India: Towards Coexistence: Expanding Project Cheetah and Tackling Human-Wildlife Conflict
Dec 12, 2025
Devdiscourse
The National Tiger Conservation Authority, chaired by Union Environment Minister Bhupender Yadav, reviewed efforts to expand Project Cheetah and manage human-wildlife conflict. Discussions focused on…
Liberia: ECOWAS Renewable Energy Center Identifies 30 Rural Communities In Liberia for Solar Mini-Grid Development
Dec 11, 2025
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J. H. Webster Clayeh
FrontPage Africa
The ECOWAS Centre for Renewable Energy and Energy Efficiency (ECREEE), in partnership with the Ministry of Mines and Energy, has begun a two-day validation workshop…