International
Afghanistan: CASA-1000 Project: A New Gateway for Energy Cooperation and Economic Growth in Afghanistan
Jun 7, 2026
Radio Television of Afghanistan
The Afghanistan Breshna Sherkat has announced that work on the strategic CASA-1000 power transmission project is progressing rapidly across three phases in different parts of…
Iraq/Kurdistan: Energy Security, Illegal Weapons among Key Issues in Erbil-Baghdad Talks: Official
Jun 6, 2026
BasNews
The head of the Patriotic Union of Kurdistan (PUK) bloc in the Iraqi parliament said on Saturday that representatives of oil companies operating in the…
Climate Change: The Green Transition’s Dirty Secret: How Climate Projects Are Stripping Indigenous Land Rights
Jun 6, 2026
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Utkarsh Mishra
CounterCurrents
There is a version of the green transition that appears in corporate sustainability reports and climate conference presentations: renewable energy scaled at speed, forests preserved…
Afghanistan: Afghanistan’s Community-Led Green Push Restores Forest Cover Lost to War [Video]
Jun 5, 2026
WION
On World Environment Day, a community-led reforestation initiative in Char Bagh village in northeastern Afghanistan highlights a powerful story of environmental recovery. After years of…
Afghanistan: Afghanistan Climate Crisis Deepens as Communities Scale up Environmental Action
Jun 5, 2026
UN Assistance Mission in Afghanistan
As Afghanistan marks World Environment Day, communities across the country are grappling with intensifying climate and environmental challenges that are increasingly affecting livelihoods, food security,…
DRC/Uganda: A Disease of Deforestation: How Ebola Is Linked to the Smartphone in Your Pocket
Jun 5, 2026
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Sonia Shah
Guardian
As demand for cobalt, gold and other minerals grows, mining is accelerating deforestation in the Congo basin – and increasing the risk of deadly Ebola…
Afghanistan: Drought and Water Shortages Deepen Crisis in Rural Afghanistan [Video]
Jun 4, 2026
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Jack Barton
Al Jazeera
Afghanistan's worsening drought is pushing farmers and families to the brink in Herat province, where falling water tables have forced some to dig wells more…
Afghanistan: Afghanistan Signs 20-mln-USD Deal for Salt Mine Development
Jun 4, 2026
Xinhua
Afghanistan's Ministry of Mines and Petroleum signed a major contract on Thursday with a private company to develop the second block of the Namsar salt…
Afghanistan: From Poplars to Pistachios, Afghans Rediscover the Value of Trees
Jun 4, 2026
Agence France-Presse
Under the shade of recently planted poplars in northeastern Afghanistan, village leader Ghulam Ali Poya is proud to see residents rediscover the value of trees…
Afghanistan: Water, Climate and Survival in Afghanistan: A Dossier of Reports on the Environment
Jun 3, 2026
Afghanistan Analysts Network
Two themes run through almost all the reports in this dossier – the climate crisis and water. Together, the reports in this dossier offer a…
Afghanistan: Kabul Residents Voice Concerns over Drinking Water Shortage
Jun 2, 2026
TOLOnews
A number of Kabul residents have expressed concern over the shortage of drinking water, a challenge that has significantly disrupted their daily lives.
Liberia: LEITI, Stakeholders Renew Push for Extractive Sector Transparency
Jun 1, 2026
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Ishmael F. Menkor
Liberian Observer
The Liberia Extractive Industries Transparency Initiative (LEITI) and its Multi-Stakeholder Group (MSG) have renewed their commitment to strengthening transparency, accountability, and good governance in Liberia’s…
Afghanistan: New Decree Gives Taliban Leader Final Say over Opponents’ Assets
Jun 1, 2026
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Ahmad Azizi
Amu TV
Taliban have issued a new law that grants their leader, Hibatullah Akhundzada, the final authority over the return of assets belonging to individuals they classify…
Norway/Russia: Norway-Russia Fish Pact Raises EU Security Concerns [Video]
May 28, 2026
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Marie Sina
Deutsche Welle
While much of Europe has cut its links to Russia, Norway's collaboration on cod with the country continues. The EU is concerned that the pact…
Sudan: Swedish Court to Rule in December on Oil Execs Accused in Sudan War Crimes Case [Video]
May 28, 2026
africanews
A Stockholm court on Thursday wrapped up hearings in the trial of two former oil executives accused of complicity in war crimes over their business…
Climate Change: The Climate Security Threat: Pentagon War Games, European Political Risks, and Darfur Violence
May 27, 2026
National Security Archive
State Department intelligence analysts predicted widening political fissures in Europe and warned about the rise of populist and radical political parties in response to climate…
Iran/Israel/USA: US-Israel War on Iran Driving Historic Levels of Global Hunger, UN Says
May 27, 2026
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Julian Borger
Guardian
The continuing US-Israel war on Iran has compounded other global disasters to drive record numbers of people into hunger at a time when funding to…
Sudan: Gold Flows in Sudan’s War Economy as Miners Risk Their Health
May 26, 2026
Associated Press
Artisanal and small-scale mining accounts for the majority of gold extracted in the country where safety standards are largely ignored.
South Sudan: Commodity Traders Tussle over South Sudan Oil Worth up to US$180mn
May 26, 2026
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Jacob Atkins
Global Trade Review
An attempt by commodity trader BB Energy to claw back a loan to the government of South Sudan has expanded to include a clutch of…
DRC: DRC Suspends All Mining Activities in South Kivu Province 2026
May 26, 2026
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Muflih Hidayat
Discovery Alert
On 22 May 2026, the DRC Ministry of Mines issued a formal directive imposing a three-month suspension of all mining activity across the Mwenga and…
Israel/Palestine: Spanish Premier Warns Hunger Being Used as ‘Cheap Weapon of War’
May 26, 2026
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Beyza Binnur Donmez
Anadolu Agency
Spanish Prime Minister Pedro Sanchez on Tuesday warned that hunger is increasingly being used as a “very cheap weapon” in conflicts, condemning attacks on food…
Myanmar: Junta Pushes Energy Self-Sufficiency Drive amid Myanmar Power Shortages
May 26, 2026
Mizzima
Myanmar’s junta is prioritizing energy self-sufficiency by expanding domestic production and electricity generation to address chronic blackouts and fuel shortages amid ongoing conflict and economic…
Afghanistan: Afghanistan Faces Deepening Humanitarian Crisis amid Conflict, Floods and Drought: OCHA
May 25, 2026
Kabul Tribune
Afghanistan is facing a worsening humanitarian situation driven by cross-border conflict, widespread flooding and prolonged drought conditions, according to the latest humanitarian update by the…
Sudan: In Sudan’s War Economy, Gold Keeps Flowing as Miners Risk Mercury and Collapse
May 24, 2026
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Mohnd Blal
Associated Press
Gold has become a major source of funding for Sudan’s treasury after the country lost over two-thirds of its oil revenues with the secession of…
Food Security: Hunger Increasingly Used as Weapon of War as ‘Food-Related Violence’ Surges, Analysis Shows
May 24, 2026
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Mark Townsend
Guardian
Hunger is being increasingly exploited as a weapon of war with more than 20,000 documented incidents of “food-related violence” in the past eight years, new…
Nigeria: When the Forest Became a Fortress: How Climate Change Is Fueling Banditry in Southwest Nigeria
May 23, 2026
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Rafiu Babatunde Ibrahim
MouthpieceNGR
For generations, Nigerians across the southwest have lived by the rhythm of two predictable seasons-the dry, dusty harmattan and the drenching, life-giving rains. The dry…
Colombia: Indigenous Territorial Violence Leaves Seven Dead in Colombia, Army Deployed
May 23, 2026
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Yekkirala Akshitha
The Morning Voice
Colombia has deployed hundreds of soldiers and police personnel to the southwestern department of Cauca after a violent territorial dispute between two Indigenous communities left…
DRC: ‘Corporate Capture’ of Critical Minerals Risks Repeating DRC’s Extractive Past, Warns Indigenous Leader
May 22, 2026
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David Akana
Mongabay
The global rush for minerals needed for the green energy transition risks repeating the same old extractive patterns that have long left communities in the…
United States/Israel/Iran: Big Oil’s War Profits May Have a Silver Lining after All
May 22, 2026
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Damian Carrington
Guardian
Shell’s profit for the first three months of 2026 more than doubled to $6.9bn, as did BP’s, to $3.2bn. TotalEnergies profits also surged by more…
Sudan: Powering Resilience: Solar Irrigation Helps Refugees and Host Communities Thrive in Sudan
May 22, 2026
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Antonia Vadala
UN High Commissioner for Refugees
In Sudan’s White Nile State, where soaring temperatures and erratic rainfall threaten traditional farming, solar-powered irrigation is helping communities grow food and rebuild livelihoods in…