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India/Pakistan: India Must Uphold Water-Sharing Treaty with Pakistan, International Court Says

Aug 31, 2026
Reuters

India must uphold a water-sharing treaty with Pakistan it suspended amid bilateral tensions and must limit work on an hydroelectric plant it is building in…

South Sudan: Kiir Fires Deputy Justice Minister amid Abyei Map Controversy

Aug 31, 2026
Radio Tamazuj

South Sudan’s President Salva Kiir Mayardit has dismissed Deputy Minister of Justice and Constitutional Affairs Joseph Malek Arop, without giving a reason for his removal.

Afghanistan: Sanctions vs Resources: Taliban Seeks Legitimacy through Mining Deals

Aug 31, 2026 | Amy Rotman
Mining.com.au

Five years after the Taliban’s return to power, Afghanistan’s Foreign Minister Amir Khan Muttaqi says the country welcomes US involvement in mining, infrastructure, agriculture, and…

Afghanistan: Taliban Minister Says Mineral-Rich Afghanistan Open to US Investments in New Pitch for Bilateral Ties

Aug 31, 2026 | Arpan Rai
Independent

Relations between Afghanistan and US should not be assessed through the lens of the past 20 years of war, but rather on the basis of…

India/Pakistan: Political Disputes Must Not Affect Indus Treaty: Experts

Aug 30, 2026 | Anwar Iqbal
Dawn

Pakistan should not allow political and security disputes to become a justification for departing from the Indus Waters Treaty, participants at a policy dialogue in…

Climate Change: Can the Business of Climate Security Drive Peace in the Middle East?

Aug 28, 2026 | David Lyons
Pioneers Post

EcoPeace Middle East aims to deliver stability to the region through private investment in climate security projects, but the organisation's directors believe impact investors are…

South Sudan: At Least 49 People Killed in Armed Cattle Raid in South Sudan

Aug 28, 2026
Reuters

At least 49 people were killed and 33 wounded in South Sudan after armed cattle raiders from Unity State in the country's ‌north attacked a…

Iraq: Iraq Moves to Buy Air Defense for Oil Fields

Aug 27, 2026
Kurdistan24

Iraq's Defense Ministry says funding is secured for advanced air defense systems to protect oil fields and sensitive areas from missile and drone threats.

Liberia: ‘They Will Do It Legally or Illegally’: Interview with James Giahyue on Liberia’s Cocoa Boom

Aug 26, 2026 | Ashoka Mukpo
Mongabay

As editor-in-chief of news outlet The DayLight, Giahyue has guided extensive coverage of environmental issues in Liberia. He was an integral member of a Mongabay…

Liberia: EU’s Deforestation Rule Could Derail Liberia’s Cocoa Trade

Aug 25, 2026
Mongabay

In Liberia’s Grand Gedeh county, deforestation for cocoa has soared since 2020, pushing the region’s cocoa trade into an uncertain future. The EU is Liberia’s…

Philippines: DENR: Climate Resilience Should Be Part of ASEAN Security Agenda

Aug 24, 2026 | Marita Moaje
Philippine News Agency

The Department of Environment and Natural Resources (DENR) has emphasized the need to treat climate resilience as part of the Association of Southeast Asian Nations…

Afghanistan: In Afghanistan, Cash Assistance Is Rebuilding Lives and Supporting Resilience against Future Extremes

Aug 24, 2026
International Federation of Red Cross and Red Crescent Societies

Months after flash floods swept through northern Afghanistan, the Afghan Red Crescent Society and IFRC are helping families recover through cash assistance that restores dignity,…

Afghanistan: Nearly 72,000 Carats of Panjshir Emeralds Sold This Year

Aug 23, 2026 | Bibi Amina Hakimi
TOLOnews

Panjshir emerald is one of Afghanistan’s best-known gemstones, and its extraction has become a source of income and employment in the province in recent years.…

Water: Where Water Conflicts Pose the Biggest Threat in 2026

Aug 23, 2026 | Amr Alkazaz
Al Jazeera

The sharp rise in water-related conflicts in recent years is in focus as the World Water Week conference begins on Sunday in Sweden’s capital, Stockholm,…

DRC: 54 US Lawmakers Accuse Trump Administration of Risking Rights in Congo Minerals Deal

Aug 21, 2026
New Times

Dozens of members of the United States Congress have raised concerns about the Trump administration’s critical minerals agreements with the DR Congo and other countries.…

Egypt/Ethiopia: After GERD, Can Egypt Shape Ethiopia’s Next Nile Dams?

Aug 21, 2026
Al Jazeera

Egypt’s response to Ethiopia’s new Nile dam plans is centred on diplomacy, international pressure and cooperation with Sudan, rather than trying to stop construction outright.…

Egypt/Ethiopia: Egypt-Ethiopia Nile Dispute Expands into a Contest for the Horn

Aug 20, 2026 | Giorgia Valente
Media Line

Ethiopia’s plans to build three additional hydropower dams on the Blue Nile have reopened one of Africa’s most persistent geopolitical disputes, less than a year…

Afghanistan: 69% of Afghanistan Water, Sanitation Aid Target Not Yet Reached: Report

Aug 20, 2026 | Siyar Sirat
Amu TV

Food Security: Will Food Insecurity Spark 'Large-Scale Conflict'?

Aug 20, 2026 | Ben Fajzullin
Deutsche Welle

Climate change and conflict are testing the global food supply. Insecure access to food drives up inequality and has historically been behind episodes of upheaval.…

Afghanistan: Land Dispute in Ghazni Leaves Loader Operator Dead

Aug 19, 2026 | Wahidullah Jumazada
Pajhwok Afghan News

The Ghazni police headquarters said in a statement that the incident took place on Tuesday in Qala-i-Joz, within the jurisdiction of the city’s third police…

Kurdistan: KRG Clears 14 Million Square Meters of Landmine-Contaminated Areas

Aug 19, 2026
BasNews

Mine clearance operations across the Kurdistan Region have removed more than 180,000 mines and other explosive remnants of war during the tenure of the Kurdistan…

Israel/Palestine: At a Gaza Zoo, War Takes Its Toll on the Animals

Aug 18, 2026 | Mahmoud Issa and Nidal Al-Mughrabi
Reuters

There were a number of zoos in Gaza before the conflict between Israel and Hamas erupted, displaying exotic and wild animals including lions and eagles,…

Land: Restoring Land, Building Peace

Aug 18, 2026
UNDP

Healthy land underpins food production, livelihoods, biodiversity and human well-being. But today, climate change, unsustainable land use and increasingly frequent droughts are placing growing pressure…

Liberia: Scrap Company Turns to Illegal Timber Trafficking

Aug 17, 2026 | Samuel Jabba
The DayLight

A scrap company on the Japanese Freeway shipped round logs to India outside the legal channel for timber export. Elephant Multipurpose Corporation exported the seven…

Iraq: Iraq Turns to Non-Oil Revenue as Strait of Hormuz Crisis Deepens

Aug 17, 2026
Kurdistan24

Finance Minister Falih Sari says Baghdad is strengthening non-oil revenues and introducing a performance-based budget as the Strait of Hormuz closure disrupts trade and oil…

Ukraine/Russia: Russia Is Cutting off Ukraine’s Grain Exports Again, Threatening a Critical Harvest and Global Food Security

Aug 16, 2026 | Iryna Skubii
DownToEarth

While the world’s attention is fixated on the United States blockade of Iranian ports and the closure of the Strait of Hormuz, Russia has been…