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South Sudan: African Parks (AP) and MWCT Hosting Major Environmental Planning Workshop in Juba
May 20, 2026
ZUMA Press Wire
South Sudan launched a two day workshop on ecologically sensitive infrastructure and sustainable planning in Juba, hosted by African Parks and the South Sudan Ministry…
Afghanistan: FAO and World Bank Launch Matching Grants to Support Afghan Agribusinesses, Create Jobs and Boost Rural Economies
May 20, 2026
Food and Agriculture Organization of the UN
Five Afghan agribusinesses have been selected as the first recipients of co-investment matching grants under an initiative implemented by the Food and Agriculture Organization of…
From Environmental Concern to Security Priority: Nature Loss as a Systemic Risk
May 19, 2026
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Shahzoda Alikhanova
The idea that biodiversity loss and ecosystem degradation pose security risks is not new. What is new is a step change in how governments are…
Weaponizing Supply Chains: How Iran and China Drive Strategic Food Insecurity in Modern Conflict
May 19, 2026
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Bruce Randolph Tizes
Iran did not improvise the Hormuz crisis. The mine stockpiles, the Islamic Revolutionary Guards Corps’ fast-boat fleet, and the Houthi program at Bab al-Mandab are…
The Missing Piece in Conflict Resolution
May 19, 2026
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Michael Keating
Conflict resolution is about much more than short-term agreements and transactional deals among powerful actors. Ceasefires can reduce suffering and create space for dialogue. But…
Remote: Global Lead, Gender Transformative Program
May 19, 2026
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ORBIS International
ReliefWeb
The Global Lead, Gender Transformative Program provides global leadership for Orbis International’s gender-responsive and gender-transformative programming. This role leads the Global Gender Transformative Programming Strategy…
Myanmar’s Resource Curse Fueling Its Forever War
May 18, 2026
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James Shwe
Myanmar’s war is often described as a clash of ideologies, ethnic identities and competing visions of the state. That is true, but incomplete. At its…
Afghanistan: Gold Mine Tensions Escalate as Taliban Arrest Commanders’ Relatives
May 18, 2026
Afghanistan International
Local sources in Badakhshan tell Afghanistan International that the Taliban have detained several individuals, including relatives of a number of the group's ethnic Tajik commanders,…
Afghanistan: Taliban Commander Arrested over Gold Mine Dispute in Badakhshan
May 18, 2026
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Habib Mohammadi
Amu TV
A local Taliban commander has been arrested in connection with escalating tensions over gold mines in Shukai district in Afghanistan’s northeastern Badakhshan province, local sources…
South Sudan: London Court Blocks Oil Prepayment Contracts with South Sudan Pending Debt Repayment
May 18, 2026
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Robert Harvey
Reuters
South Sudan must not enter into any new oil prepayment contracts until it has cleared outstanding debts with commodity trading house BB Energy, London's high…
Sudan: Back to the Nile -- Khartoum Fisherman Reclaims Life after War
May 18, 2026
Xinhua
War shatters people's memories just as it upends their lives. The conflict that erupted in 2023 between Sudan's government army and a paramilitary force soon…
DRC Is Sending in the Military to Guard Mines and Critical Minerals. Will It Be Enough?
May 17, 2026
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James Boafo, Alex Owusu Amoakoh, Jacob Obodai, and Senyo Dotsey
The Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC) is taking an unusual step to secure its critical minerals. It plans to create a new paramilitary unit to…
Afghanistan: UN Calls for Urgent Action as Afghanistan’s Land is Heavily Contaminated by Explosives
May 16, 2026
Ariana News
The United Nations Office for the Coordination of Humanitarian Affairs (OCHA) has expressed deep concern over the contamination of two-thirds of Afghanistan’s land by explosive…
Liberia: Can Liberia’s Land Rights Law Empower Communities as Carbon Credit Owners?
May 15, 2026
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Tina S. Mehnpaine
Liberian Oberver
As the CMA head, Madam Cooper is leading the development of the country’s carbon market policy, along with the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) and the…
Afghanistan: Afghanistan Faces Sharp Decline in Forests and Water Resources: Report
May 15, 2026
TOLOnews
Afghanistan’s National Environmental Protection Agency (NEPA) publicly released the Afghanistan Environment Status Assessment Report during an event in Kabul attended by representatives of regional countries…
Deploying AI to Shed Light on the Murky Depths of Multi-Tier Supply Chains
May 14, 2026
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Jonathan Drimmer and Carl Hahn
As artificial intelligence becomes embedded across supply chain operations, companies are well-advised to plan for heightened expectations around transparency, explainability and governance from customers, investors,…
Minerals for Regime Security in the DRC
May 14, 2026
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Michelle Gavin
The Trump administration has made it plain that they have little interest in supporting democratic governance around the world, arguing that internal legitimacy issues can…
Climate Change as a Threat Multiplier in the Global South
May 14, 2026
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Lou Didelot
From devastating floods in Pakistan to prolonged droughts across the Horn of Africa, climate-related disasters are increasingly shaping political and humanitarian crises around the world.…
Afghanistan: Clean Water Projects Expand Access in Afghanistan’s Kunar Province
May 14, 2026
Middle East North Africa Financial Network
In eastern Afghanistan, construction has been completed on 15 new water supply networks in Kunar Province, and the systems have now been officially brought into…
Somalia: Girls Face Heightened Risk as Hunger Crisis Worsens
May 14, 2026
Plan International
Somalia is facing a deadly hunger crisis made worse by soaring food and fuel prices linked to the Middle East conflict; a years-long climate change induced…
Myanmar: Prosecution of UK Yacht Firm by US Gov’t Sends Warning over Illegal Myanmar Teak
May 14, 2026
Environmental Investigation Agency
EIA has welcomed the guilty pleas entered by UK luxury yacht manufacturer Sunseeker International Ltd and its US subsidiary Sunseeker USA Sales for violations of…
Call for Proposals: Trainer of Trainers Package on Mainstreaming Climate and Environmental Action [Deadline: May 29, 2026]
May 14, 2026
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Climate and Environment Charter for Humanitarian Organizations
The Climate and Environment Charter Secretariat is seeking proposals from qualified consultants or organizations to develop a Trainer of Trainers (ToT) package to support Charter…
The Trump Administration’s Security-for-Minerals Model Faces Test in the DRC
May 13, 2026
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Chris Dantes
Minimal progress has been achieved towards a permanent settlement of conflict between the DRC and the Rwanda-backed rebel group M23. Fighting in the eastern Congo…
Peace Is Negotiable, Access Is Not: How Africa’s Mineral Belts Became War Economies
May 13, 2026
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Babatunde Fatai
On February 18, 2026, a ceasefire in the Democratic Republic of Congo was supposed to begin. It did not. M23 had publicly rejected the Angolan-proposed…
USU Welcomes Environmental Dispute Resolution Program, Announces Fall Training Opportunities
May 13, 2026
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Andrea DeHaan
Utah State University
Utah State University will welcome the Environmental Dispute Resolution Program to campus July 1, expanding opportunities for students and professionals seeking advanced training in collaboration,…
Guinea/Liberia: Guinea 'Beats War Drum' over Solumba Border Dispute
May 13, 2026
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Lincoln G. Peters
New Dawn
The Speaker of Guinea's National Transitional Council (NTC), Dansa Kourouma, has said Guinea will "protect" the disputed Solumba border area, a territory Liberia maintains falls within its…
Timor-Leste: Consultant, Gender, Disability, and Social Inclusion Public Administration
May 13, 2026
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DT Global
ReliefWeb
Program Background
PROSIVU is an Australian Government-funded program that focuses on strengthening governance in Timor-Leste. This eight-year program (2022 – 2030) works in partnership with the…
AI’s Environmental Footprint Is a Gendered Security Risk
May 12, 2026
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Tamara Bah
The infrastructure powering artificial intelligence (AI) has become both a political flashpoint and a signal for strategic warfare with significant military, geopolitical, and international security implications. Climate change is a “threat multiplier”…
South Sudan: South Sudan’s Opaque Oil Allocations, Sales, and Captured Revenues
May 12, 2026
Radio Tamazuj
Two companies, Chiang Wei and Euro American International Energy, according to an investigation by Radio Tamazuj, are long-term beneficiaries of and have been allocated South…
Global: AI’s Environmental Footprint is a Gendered Security Risk
May 12, 2026
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Tamara Bah
New Security Beat
The infrastructure powering artificial intelligence (AI) has become both a political flashpoint and a signal for strategic warfare with significant military, geopolitical, and international security…