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Afghanistan: Blood and Fury in Badakhshan: Protests over Mines and Poppy Met with Death

May 10, 2026
Hasht-e-Subh Daily

The Taliban have killed four people and wounded several others in the Shekay and Argo districts of Badakhshan province after residents protested against mining operations…

Iraq: Iraq Discovers Massive Oil Field as Global Energy Tensions Surge

May 9, 2026 | Kateryna Serohina
RBС-Ukraine

Iraq has announced the discovery of a giant oil field, and these reserves were found in the southern province of Najaf. The area of the…

Delft University of Technology Launches Climate Safety & Security Research Hub in The Hague

May 9, 2026 | Stuart Mitchell
Delft University of Technology

The Climate Safety & Security centre (CaSS), a transdisciplinary research hub at the intersection of engineering, design, and governance launched today at the University Campus…

Afghanistan: Four Civilians Wounded as Taliban Clash with Residents over Mine Operations in Badakhshan

May 9, 2026
Hasht-e-Subh Daily

Local sources report that a clash between Taliban fighters and residents erupted over the continued operation of a mine in the Shaki district of Badakhshan…

Myanmar: A Massive 11,000-Carat Ruby Has Been Unearthed in Myanmar’s War-Scarred Gemstone Heartland

May 8, 2026
Associated Press

Miners in Myanmar have discovered a rare ruby of enormous size, considered to be the second-largest by weight ever found in the conflict-battered Southeast Asian…

Afghanistan: Mines under the Boot of Plunder

May 7, 2026 | Ahmad Tamim Azimi
Hasht-e-Subh Daily

Following the collapse of the republican system and in the absence of a legitimate government, secret contracts with domestic and foreign companies, unchecked extraction, and…

Afghanistan: Clearing Landmines, Growing Futures: Demining the Path to Food Security in World’s Crisis Zones

May 7, 2026
HALO Trust

Landmines and explosives not only cause thousands of injuries and fatalities every year - they also directly block access to farmland and grazing routes, water,…

Nigeria: Nigeria Leads African Forum on Climate-Conflict Crisis, Pushes Peace-Centred Adaptation Strategy

May 6, 2026
AriseNews

Nigeria has brought together policymakers, climate experts, and peacebuilding practitioners from across Africa in a high-level regional forum aimed at tackling the growing link between…

Myanmar: Move to Restart Controversial Dam Sparks Protests in Myanmar

May 6, 2026 | Kyaw Lin Htoon
Union of Catholic Asian News

Civil society groups and local communities have reiterated their opposition to a controversial dam on one of Myanmar's major rivers following an alleged move to…

Myanmar: Fields of Fear: Landmines Keep Hsawng Pyaung Farmers from Their Land

May 5, 2026
Shan Herald Agency for News

Residents returning to Hsawng Pyaung village in Pang Laung (Pinlaung) Township, southern Shan State, say landmines left behind from earlier fighting are preventing them from…

India/Pakistan: One Year after the Indus Waters Treaty Suspension

May 5, 2026 | PK Saxena
NatStrat

A year after India suspended the Indus Waters Treaty (IWT) on 23 April 2025, Pakistan continues to prosecute a coordinated media campaign portraying the suspension…

Liberia: Communities Elated over Reported Oil Discovery

May 5, 2026 | Tina S. Mehnpaine
Observer

In November last year, excitement swept through Beon and neighboring towns in Grand Bassa County after residents discovered a thick, black substance floating on the…

Sudan/South Sudan: Lundin’s Defence Makes Their Case

May 4, 2026 | Martin Schibbye
Justice Info

Two and a half years after the Lundin trial opened in Stockholm District Court, Ian Lundin’s defence opened its final argument by attacking the very…

Afghanistan: Taliban Seize More Than 2,500 Hectares of Land in Khost

May 2, 2026
Hasht-e-Subh Daily

The Taliban have declared 2,500 hectares of land in Khost province as “Emirate-Owned Property” and taken control of it. The Taliban’s Ministry of Justice (MoJ)…

Myanmar: Yacht Firm Exposed by EIA Faces Major US Charges over Illegal Burmese Teak Imports

May 1, 2026
Environmental Investigation Agency

US federal prosecutors have charged UK-based luxury yacht firm Sunseeker International Ltd and its US subsidiary Sunseeker USA Sales with environmental crimes tied to the…

Guinea/Liberia/Sierra Leone: Flashpoints at the Frontier: Rising Border Tensions in Guinea, Sierra Leone, and Liberia

Apr 30, 2026 | Fiifi Edu-Afful and Emmanuel Kotia
ACCORD

Recent border tensions involving Guinea, Liberia and Sierra Leone highlight enduring structural weaknesses in border governance not only within the Mano River basin but across…

Liberia: Judges Undergo Oil & Gas Law Training in Ganta

Apr 30, 2026 | Ishmael F. Menkor
Observer

Circuit and specialized court judges from across Liberia are currently participating in an intensive training program in Ganta, Nimba County, aimed at strengthening their understanding…

Chad: At Least 42 Killed in Eastern Chad after Clash over Water Source

Apr 27, 2026
Hasht-e-Subh Daily

International media have reported that at least 42 people were killed in eastern Chad following clashes between two families over a water source. Associated Press…

DRC: DR Congo to Establish US-backed Paramilitary Guard for Mines

Apr 27, 2026
Agence France-Presse and Associated Press

The Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC) plans to set up a paramilitary unit to secure the country’s large mining sites. The General Inspectorate of…

Chad: At Least 42 Killed in Chad after Water Well Dispute Escalates

Apr 27, 2026 | Basillioh Rukanga
BBC

At least 42 people have been killed and 10 injured in fighting between rival ethnic groups in eastern Chad in a conflict that began as…

Food Security: Two-Thirds of Global Hunger Concentrated in 10 Conflict-Hit Countries

Apr 24, 2026 | Vibhu Mishra
UN

A growing share of global hunger is becoming entrenched in a small group of conflict-hit countries, with two-thirds of people facing acute food insecurity concentrated…

Iraq: Washington Uses Iraq's Own Oil Money to Bend Baghdad to Its Will

Apr 23, 2026 | Anaelle Jonah
France 24

The US government blocked a cargo plane delivery of nearly $500 million in US banknotes destined for Baghdad, according to the Wall Street Journal, which first…

Sudan: Following the Money Fueling Environmental Destruction in War: A Case Study from Sudan

Apr 23, 2026 | Mathani Ahmed
Global Investigative Journalism Network

In fragile, conflict-ridden states like Sudan, environmental harm is a byproduct of the economic strategies. When companies or state-linked entities avoid the high costs of…

Iraq: US Blocks Iraq’s Dollar Shipments to Squeeze Its Iran-Backed Militias

Apr 22, 2026 | David S. Cloud and Robbie Gramer
Wall Street Journal

The Trump administration has suspended US dollar shipments to Iraq and frozen security cooperation programs with its military, escalating the pressure on Baghdad to dismantle…

Climate Change: NATO Releases Report on the Effects of Climate Change on Security

Apr 22, 2026
Homeland Security Today

This report analyzes how climate change rapidly transforms NATO’s strategic environment. Four case studies are presented: the northwestern parts of Africa, the Arctic, the east…

Zimbabwe: CNRG Marks Earth Day 2026 with a Call for Environmental Peacebuilding, Critical Mineral Justice and Youth Action

Apr 22, 2026
Centre for Natural Resource Governance

Environmental degradation is rarely a natural phenomenon it is a political one. In Zimbabwe’s mining-affected communities from Hwange to Marange, from Penhalonga to Chimanimani, communities…