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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…
Wildlife: Managing Conflict between Baboons and People: What's Worked, and What Hasn't
Dec 11, 2025
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Shirley C. Strum
The Conversation
Conflict between humans and baboons can tear communities apart. Shirley C. Strum has studied wild olive baboons in Kenya for more than 50 years.
How RSF’s Seizure of Heglig Oil Field Threatens the Two Sudans
Dec 10, 2025
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John Bith Aliap
The Rapid Support Forces’ (RSF) capture of the Heglig oil field represents one of the most consequential moments in the Sudanese conflict since the fall…
Sudan: Military Drone Attack on Sudan Oil Field Kills Dozens
Dec 10, 2025
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Joseph Falzetta
Associated Press
Dozens of people were killed Tuesday evening in a drone strike near Sudan’s largest oil processing facility carried out by the Sudanese Armed Forces, according…
Environmental Peacebuilding 31Years Strong
Dec 9, 2025
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Gidon Bromberg
This week, thirty-one years ago, Jordanian, Palestinian, and Israeli environmentalists came together on the Red Sea in Taba, Egypt, to create EcoPeace Middle East.
Egypt/Ethiopia: Egypt’s Withdrawal from Nile Talks Deepens Rift with Ethiopia
Dec 9, 2025
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Kevin Cheruiyot
East African
Egypt’s withdrawal from negotiations with Ethiopia over the use of the Nile River is expected to further escalate tensions and deepen the already strained diplomatic…
Sudan: RSF Seizes Key Heglig Oilfield as It Pushes to Expand Control in Sudan
Dec 8, 2025
Al Jazeera
Heglig is Sudan’s largest oil field and also the main processing facility for neighbouring South Sudan’s oil exports.
Water Wars: Violence over Water Resources Reaches Record Levels
Dec 8, 2025
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Peter Gleick
Bulletin of the Atomic Scientists
Violence over water has been reported around the world, in every region, including events where access to or control of water resources triggers conflict and…
Afghanistan: UN Sounds Alarm over Afghanistan’s Land Degradation amid Climate Change Crisis
Dec 6, 2025
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Fidel Rahmati
Khaama Press
The United Nations Development Programme (UNDP) has warned that prolonged droughts and increasing dust storms are causing severe land degradation across Afghanistan, making it one…
Egypt/Ethiopia: Ethiopia Accuses Egypt of Driving up Tensions in Nile Dam Standoff after International Law Accusations
Dec 6, 2025
Jerusalem Post
Ethiopia accused Egypt of driving up tensions in their long-running dispute over the Nile River by rejecting dialogue and clinging to what it calls outdated…
Timor-Leste: Timor-Leste Charts Its Post-Oil Future
Dec 5, 2025
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Jaime Nogueira Pinto
Geopolitical Intelligence Services
Timor-Leste, a small nation heavily reliant on oil, finds itself in a delicate position, grappling with economic downturns and dwindling resources.
Capacity Building Workshop: Climate Policy and Finance for Sustaining Peace and Security
Dec 5, 2025
UN System Staff College
The workshop marked a major step toward integrating climate, peace and security priorities into policy and finance frameworks, supporting Member States in developing conflict-sensitive climate-finance…
Brazil: Study Reveals the Impact of Environmental Crimes and Criminal Factions on the Redefinition of the Legal Amazon
Dec 5, 2025
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Fred Santana
Cenarium
The convergence between lethal violence, expansion of criminal factions, drug trafficking, deforestation and illegal mining took center stage at the 2025 30th United Nations Climate…
DRC/Rwanda: US Follows up on Congo-Rwanda Peace Deal with Plan to Secure Minerals
Dec 5, 2025
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Anait Miridzhanian and Marc Jones
Reuters
The United States' development lender announced plans on Friday to take a stake in a new partnership to market Congo's minerals which could give US…
Liberia: From Law to Reality: AWLN Champions Women’s Right to Own Land
Dec 4, 2025
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Patience Jones
Front Page Africa
CAREYSBURG — The African Women Leaders Network (AWLN) Liberia Chapter convened a landmark dialogue on Wednesday at Arjay Farms in Number 7, Kingsville, bringing together…
Water Conflicts Surge Globally: A Conversation on Rising Threats
Dec 4, 2025
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Madelyn MacMurray
Events over this past year have made water’s role in global conflicts increasingly salient. India threatened to restrict water flows to Pakistan in response to…
Afghanistan: Kabul Thirsts as Lines Grow Longer, and Water Grows More Polluted
Dec 4, 2025
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Elina Qalam
Hasht-e-Subh Daily
Many residents of Kabul now live with deep worry as water shortages and pollution spread across the city. They say the water from their taps…
DRC: US and EU Critical Minerals Project Could Displace Thousands in DRC – Report
Dec 4, 2025
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Rachel Savage
Guardian
Up to 6,500 people are at risk of being displaced in the Democratic Republic of the Congo by a multi-billion-dollar infrastructure project funded by the…
Call for Applicants – Next Gen Programme (PEACE Action)
Dec 4, 2025
Peace Research Community Europe
The Next Gen Programme of the PEACE Action network invites applications from Young Researchers and Innovators (YRIs) — defined as researchers aged 39 or younger — to participate in a mentorship and professional development…
Israel/Palestine: 98% of Gaza’s Tree Cropland Destroyed by Israel
Dec 3, 2025
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Kimberly M. S. Cartier
Eos
Two years of war in Gaza have taken a devastating toll on the people living there. Nearly 70,000 people, including more than 20,000 children, have…
Myanmar: Opium Poppy Farming Hits 10-Year High in War-Torn Myanmar
Dec 3, 2025
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Kevin Doyle
Al Jazeera
In its latest Myanmar opium survey, the UN Office on Drugs and Crime found that poppy cultivation increased by 17 percent compared with the previous…
Iraq: How an Oil Pipeline Battle Shows the US Gaining Sway in Iraq
Dec 3, 2025
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Ahmed Rasheed, Maha El Dahan, Humeyra Pamuk, and Anna Hirtenstein
Reuters
Iranian drones swept through the mountain air of northern Iraq's Kurdistan region in mid-July, homing in on their targets: oilfields run by Americans.
Afghanistan: United Nations: Budget Cuts Have Increased Mine-Related Casualties in Afghanistan
Dec 3, 2025
Hasht-e-Subh Daily
The United Nations has warned that reduced funding for mine-action programs in Afghanistan has led to a rising number of civilian casualties.
2026 Grawemeyer World Order Award Winner Explores the Connection between Climate Change and Security
Dec 2, 2025
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Betty Coffman
University of Louisville
For his work to understand why climate change leads to negative security consequences in some places and not others, Joshua W. Busby, professor of public…
As Solar Geoengineering Enters its Startup Phase, Governments Must Address Emerging Security Risks
Dec 2, 2025
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Scott M. Moore and Imran Bayoumi
Just decades ago, the idea of artificially cooling the planet to help fight climate change was viewed as science fiction. But as climate change impacts…
Sudan: Solar Power Supplies Safe Water to Refugees and Host Communities in Sudan’s White Nile State
Dec 2, 2025
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Antonia Vadala
UN High Commissioner for Refugees
With the generous support of the Government of Italy, UNHCR, the UN Refugee Agency has implemented a large-scale solarization project that is transforming access to…
Gaza Strip: Amid Ceasefire, FAO Helps Herders Protect Remaining Livestock, Combat Malnutrition
Dec 2, 2025
Food and Agriculture Organization of the UN
With winter approaching, the Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO) is helping approximately 2,000 families in the Gaza Strip that still have…
Food Security: Africa's Unresolved Conflicts Drive Acute Food Insecurity
Dec 2, 2025
Africa Center for Strategic Studies
Acute food insecurity is when a person's inability to consume adequate food puts their life or livelihood in immediate danger. This equates to a risk…