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Water and Power: The Grand Ethiopian Renaissance Dam and Nile Basin Security
Dec 1, 2025
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Chourouk Mestour
When Ethiopia began filling the Grand Ethiopian Renaissance Dam (GERD) in 2020, the dispute between Ethiopia and Egypt over the GERD and the Nile Basin…
Evidencing a Recovery Plan for Black Sea Dolphins and Porpoises
Dec 1, 2025
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Linas Svolkinas
Many human activities pose threats to cetaceans, including military activities. Russia’s war against Ukraine is no exception and there are significant concerns over its impact…
Liberia: From Destruction to Protection: How Strengthening Sustainable Forest Practices Helped Change the Mentality of Liberian Forest Communities
Dec 1, 2025
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Paul M. Kanneh and Matthias F. Larbeindee
Liberia Forest Media Watch
Unregulated agriculture activities, hunting of endangered species and unsustainable logging have been a normal practice by residents of Salayea (Lofa) and Gba (Nimba) community forests.…
Landmine Casualties Swell amid Ban Challenges: Monitor
Dec 1, 2025
Agence France-Presse
New land mine use in Myanmar, Ukraine and other conflicts coupled with funding cuts for clearance saw casualty numbers surge in 2024, a monitor said…
Iraq: Iraq Invites US Companies to Take over Major Oil Field as Lukoil Faces Sanctions
Dec 1, 2025
Kurdistan24
Iraq’s Ministry of Oil announced on Monday that it has formally invited several major American energy companies to submit bids to operate the West Qurna…
DRC: Seeking Minerals, Trump Tries Dealmaking and Peacemaking
Dec 1, 2025
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Théodore de Kerros
Christian Science Monitor
Along the ripped flanks of the Rubaya hills, in the northeast of the Democratic Republic of Congo, hundreds of workers dig through one of the…
UK: Northern Ireland’s Rural Women at ‘Disproportionate Risk’ from Climate Change Carbon Budgets, Warns Campaign Group
Nov 30, 2025
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Mark Robinson
MSN
Rural women in the north are among those that could facing a “disproportionate” impact from the government’s future carbon-cutting budgets, according to a campaign group.
It comes…
Monitoring Sudan’s Artisanal and Small Scale Gold Mining from Space
Nov 30, 2025
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Jonathan Walsh
Gold is helping fuel the war in Sudan, and its extraction is causing environmental degradation and chemical pollution that threatens human health.
Sustainability in the Wake of the Colombian Armed Conflict
Nov 30, 2025
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Ash Fowkes-Gajan
In the Colombian armed conflict, land ownership and agricultural strongholds for rebel forces were a form of political power. The peace owed to the 2016…
Sudan: Khartoum Residents under Threat from Environmental Hazards in War-Ravaged City [Video]
Nov 30, 2025
Africanews
It’s been six months since Sudan’s Armed forces retook the capital Khartoum. But two years of fighting has wrought untold devastation. Now, people returning to…
Replace or Reshape: Can Solar Power Alter Iraq’s Reliance on Oil?
Nov 29, 2025
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Shafaq News
Iraq’s latest drive to allocate land for solar projects around the capital has sharpened a central question in its energy debate: can renewables meaningfully ease…
DRC/Rwanda: Apple Sued over Conflict Minerals Linked to DRC and Rwanda [Video]
Nov 29, 2025
CNBC-TV18
A US-based advocacy group has sued Apple, alleging the tech giant continues to use conflict-linked minerals from the Democratic Republic of the Congo and Rwanda.…
Russia/Turkey: Mystery Fire: Two Russian Shadow Fleet Tankers Catch Fire in Black Sea Near Turkey
Nov 29, 2025
Mathrubhumi
Two oil tankers linked to Russia’s shadow fleet caught fire in the Black Sea near Turkey on 28 November 2025, triggering rescue operations and raising…
Liberia’s Recurring Land Disputes: Can the JNB’s Rescue Government Spare Us This Menace?
Nov 28, 2025
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Mohamed M. Komara
For years, Liberians have echoed the principle that “Liberia is a country of law, not of men.” It was a powerful slogan for those resisting…
Climate Change: Africa Confronts Climate–Security Crisis with Call for Peace-Resilient Action
Nov 28, 2025
Devdiscourse
Climate change is no longer just an environmental crisis in Africa—it is a driver of conflict, forced displacement, and growing insecurity across the continent.
Iraq: Weaponising Energy: Khor Mor Attacks Expose Iraq’s Power Struggles
Nov 28, 2025
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Amena Bakr
The National
This week, the Khor Mor gasfield in the Kurdistan Region of Iraq was struck once again in a rocket attack. The explosion triggered an immediate…
Sunk: Another Bid to Redefine Conflict Diamonds
Nov 27, 2025
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John Jeffay
At the end of the day it was the inclusion of state-armed actors that sank the latest Kimberly Process attempt to redefine conflict diamonds.
Post-Conflict Reforestation in Colombia
Nov 27, 2025
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Caroline Sheehan
Deep in the Colombian Amazon, where only recently thick tree canopies concealed guerrilla movements, a different kind of revolution is taking root.
Iraq: Drone Strike Hits Iraq Gas Complex, Cuts Supply
Nov 27, 2025
Agence France-Presse
A drone strike on Wednesday targeted a gas complex in Iraq's autonomous Kurdistan region, disrupting the gas supply to the region's power plants, local authorities…
Myanmar: From Forest to Farm: The Changing Landscape of Myanmar’s Rural Communities
Nov 27, 2025
Myanmar Digital News
As forests disappear, farmland grows. In many rural areas, people clear trees to plant crops like rice, corn, sesame, and rubber. Farming is important for…
Tajikistan: Drone Strike Kills 3 Chinese Engineers in Tajikistan: Mystery Deepens as Taliban Denies Role, Blames Pak-based Terror Group for Gold Miners’ Deaths
Nov 27, 2025
Bhaskar English
Three Chinese engineers were killed in a drone attack on a gold mine in Tajikistan's Khatlon Province on November 26. Tajikistan claimed the drone flew…
Iraq/Kurdistan: Baghdad Says Ready to Help Repair Kurdistan’s Key Gas Field Following Attack
Nov 27, 2025
Rudaw
The federal oil ministry is ready to help the Kurdistan Region’s authorities to repair damages at a key gas field following a drone attack, said…
Climate Change: CGIAR Climate Security Team Pilots a New Research Approach for the Development of Nature-Based Solutions in Fragile Settings
Nov 27, 2025
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Ibukun Taiwo
CGIAR
Responding to complex crises requires new systemic research approaches that help identify entry points for programmes that can simultaneously address risks of different nature while…
Climate Change: AfDB Scales Climate Investment to Address Security Threats
Nov 27, 2025
News Ghana
The African Development Bank (AfDB) is intensifying investments to tackle the intersection of climate change and security risks across Africa, where nine of the world’s…
Cultivating Women’s Leadership for Resilient Agrifood Systems
Nov 26, 2025
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Sabrina Trautman
Alliance Biodiversity & CIAT
Women’s representation and leadership have long been recognized as drivers of more inclusive, equitable, and resilient food systems. Yet, too often, leadership is confused with…
How the Nile Water Dispute Threatens Counter-Terrorism Efforts
Nov 26, 2025
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Daniel Swift and Susan Soh
The Horn of Africa is a volatile geopolitical crossroads where water rights, energy ambitions, military operations, and port access converge—with direct implications for US national…
Afghanistan: Hope Flows: Clean Water Transforms Lives in Helmand Province
Nov 26, 2025
UN High Commissioner for Refugees
To address this critical need, UNHCR, the UN Refugee Agency, with the generous support of the Japan International Cooperation Agency (JICA), implemented the construction of…
Liberia: SDI Trains Customary Land and Forest Governance Bodies in Maryland, River Cess and River Gee
Nov 26, 2025
FrontPage Africa
The Sustainable Development Institute (SDI) through its Community Land Protection Program (CLPP) is conducting a two-week long capacity building training for 103 chairpersons, co-chairpersons, secretaries,…
Conflict Minerals: Kimberley Process Conflict Diamond Redefinition Fails to Reach Dubai Consensus
Nov 26, 2025
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Muflih Hidayat
Discovery Alert
Global commodity markets increasingly confront governance challenges that transcend traditional regulatory frameworks. The diamond industry exemplifies this tension, where certification systems developed decades ago struggle…
DRC: US Group Sues Apple over Congo Conflict Minerals
Nov 26, 2025
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Maxwell Akalaare Adombila and David Lewis
Reuters
A US-based advocacy group has filed a lawsuit in Washington accusing Apple of using minerals linked to conflict and human rights abuses in the Democratic…