International
DRC: The Environmental Toll of the M23 Conflict in Eastern DRC (Analysis)
Mar 7, 2025
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Fergus O’Leary Simpson, Lara Collart, and Joel Masselink, Mongabay
The resurgence of the M23 (March 23 movement) rebel group has once again drawn global attention to the eastern Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC).…
Afghanistan/Greenland: Frontiers in Race for Critical Minerals
Mar 7, 2025
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Alex Gendler, Voice of America
Just as discoveries of fossil fuel reserves helped to shape the 20th century, the race for critical minerals is shaping the 21st. These minerals are…
Myanmar: 6 Shot Dead after Confrontation over Myanmar Gold Mine Operation
Mar 7, 2025
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Radio Free Asia
Six people were shot dead following a protest against a gold mine in northeastern Myanmar operated by an ethnic army, the Myanmar National Democratic Alliance…
DRC: US in Exploratory Talks with DR Congo over Mineral Deal
Mar 7, 2025
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Financial Times
The United States is holding “exploratory talks” with Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC) over a deal that would give it access to the African nation’s…
Global: Women and Girls are at the Heart of Fostering Better Agrifood Systems for All
Mar 6, 2025
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Haley Zaremba
Gender equality has never been more important. Thirty years after the Beijing Declaration, a landmark United Nations resolution to promote gender equality, progress on women’s rights…
Yemen: With Yemen Poised for Renewed Conflict, Insufficient Aid, Environmental Crisis, Security Council Hears Political Process, Humanitarian Funding Urgently Needed
Mar 6, 2025
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United Nations
Fear of Yemen plunging back into widespread conflict is “palpable”, the United Nations’ top official in that country told the Security Council today, calling on…
Iraq/Kurdistan: Oil Companies Say $16 Fee Set by Baghdad for Kurdish Oil ‘Temporary’
Mar 6, 2025
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Rudaw
Baghdad's $16 compensation rate per oil barrel for the Kurdistan Regional Government (KRG) and oil companies operating in the Region is not final and may…
Iraq/Kurdistan: Iraqi Kurdistan Oil Export Talks End without Deal Despite US Push
Mar 6, 2025
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Ahmed Rasheed and Maha El Dahan, Reuters
Talks on resuming Iraqi oil flows to Turkey that have been halted for two years failed on Thursday for the second time in a week,…
Liberia: Sinoe Lawmaker Demands Answers over Controversial Sapo National Park Expansion
Mar 6, 2025
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Siaway T. Miapue, FrontPage Africa
Sinoe County District #1 Representative Thomas Romeo Quioh has petitioned the House of Representatives to summon key government and conservation stakeholders over the controversial expansion…
DRC: Congo Asks for Trump Meeting on Strategic Minerals Deal [Video]
Mar 5, 2025
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Bloomberg
The Democratic Republic of Congo has offered the Us exclusive access to critical minerals and infrastructure projects in exchange for security assistance.
Eswatini: How One Woman is Breaking Barriers to Amplify Women's Voices in Peacebuilding Across Southern Africa
Mar 4, 2025
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Women's Peace And Humanitarian Fund
Upworthy
Vimbai Kapurura is the Executive Director of Women Unlimited, a grassroots women’s rights organization working to promote the rights and leadership of women, girls, and…
Iraq/Kurdistan: Talks to Resume Kurdish Oil Exports Postponed to Thursday after Financial Disputes
Mar 4, 2025
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Ahmed Rasheed, Maha El Dahan, and Nerijus Adomaitis, Reuters
Talks to speed a resumption in oil exports from Iraq’s semi-autonomous Kurdistan region have been delayed until Thursday because of disagreements over terms between oil…
Nigeria: Farmers-Herders Conflict Hindering Delta from Being Leading Food Producer – SA
Mar 3, 2025
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Mercy Enoch, Business Day
Special Adviser to Delta State Governor on Livestock and Inter-ethnic Relations, Jeffrey Azagba, on Friday, lamented that conflicts between farmers and herders have hindered the…
Nigeria: Farmers-Herders Conflict Hindering Delta from Being Leading Food Producer – SA
Mar 3, 2025
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Mercy Enoch, Business Day
Special Adviser to Delta State Governor on Livestock and Inter-ethnic Relations, Jeffrey Azagba, on Friday, lamented that conflicts between farmers and herders have hindered the…
Zimbabwe: A Gift for Conservation Helps Reduce Conflict between Humans and Wildlife
Mar 3, 2025
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Food and Agriculture Organization of the UN
Populations of many wildlife species in Zimbabwe have been declining over the last 30 years due to consecutive droughts, habitat loss, poaching and sale of…
Sudan/South Sudan: “We Don’t Have Protection”: The Worsening Crisis in Disputed Abyei
Mar 3, 2025
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Okech Francis, New Humanitarian
In Abyei, a disputed oil-rich region between Sudan and South Sudan, political limbo has long fuelled local conflicts and left the area neglected by international…
Afghanistan: Taliban Diverts Helmand River Water Again, Satellite Images Show
Mar 3, 2025
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Iran International
The Taliban has diverted water from the Helmand River (known as Hirmand in Iran) despite previous promises to release Iran’s share, according to satellite images…
India: Women Farmers in Bihar Turn to Solar Pumps, Overcoming Patriarchy, Woes
Mar 2, 2025
Press Trust of India
Indu Devi, a 35-year-old widow from Suryahi village, knows the weight of despair all too well. When her husband was hanged over a land dispute,…
Nigeria: NGO Launches Project to Empower Women in Peacebuilding, Environmental Protection
Mar 1, 2025
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Ibrahim Sofiyullaha, Legit.ng
A non-profit organization in Abuja, the Ark and Rainbow Development Foundation (ARDF), has introduced the SHAPPE Project, an initiative aimed at empowering women and youth…
Kenya: The Silent Struggle: Women in Agriculture Bearing the Weight of Every Task
Feb 28, 2025
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Eileen Bogweh Nchanji, Lutomia Cosmas and Victor Nyamolo
Agriculture is a critical lifeline for many rural communities in Kenya. In Makueni County, Kenya, women farmers bear the majority of workload on the farm:…
Kenya: Kiambu Women Redefining Roles in Coffee Sector
Feb 28, 2025
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Yvonne Wangeci
Women in Kiambu are transforming Kenya’s coffee industry through empowerment and innovation, challenging traditional barriers and redefining their role in the sector. Coffee, Kenya’s second-largest agricultural…
Timor-Leste: Timor-Leste Appears to Abandon Sustainability
Feb 28, 2025
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Damien Kingsbury, Pearls and Irritations
More than two decades ago, the then soon to be independent country of Timor-Leste planned to embark on a future marked by sustainability, avoiding the…
DRC/Rwanda: EU Parliament Calls for End to Rwanda Mineral Pact over DRC Conflict Links
Feb 27, 2025
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Dider Makal, Mongabay
On Feb. 13, the European Parliament voted overwhelmingly to suspend a cooperation agreement with Rwanda on a trio of minerals critical to the clean energy…
DRC: Paris Prosecutor Drops Case against Apple over Congo Minerals, Document Shows
Feb 27, 2025
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Reuters
French prosecutors have closed a case filed by Democratic Republic of Congo accusing Apple subsidiaries of using conflict minerals in its supply chain, according to…
DRC: X Influencer Misleads on DRC Offer of Rare Minerals to US, EU
Feb 27, 2025
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Purity Mwambia, Voice of America
African Hub, an X content creator with over 800K followers, misquoted Tshisekedi, claiming he requested the U.S. military intervention in exchange for control over his…
Haiti: Strengthening The Resilience of Women and Girls Amidst Haiti's Growing Humanitarian Crisis
Feb 27, 2025
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Moise Alex Docteur
In 2024, Haiti faced an unprecedented humanitarian crisis, characterized by escalating gang violence, massive population displacement, and climate disasters. Over one million people were displaced,…
DRC: M23 Rebels Loot 10 Tons of Strategic Minerals from a Plant in South Kivu
Feb 26, 2025
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Fides
More than 10 tons of strategic minerals were taken by M23 militiamen from a plant in the Congolese province of South Kivu. This is what…
Somalia: Somalia Faces Escalating Crisis amid Drought, Conflict and Price Hikes
Feb 26, 2025
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Vibhu Mishra, UN
The humanitarian situation in Somalia is worsening as drought, conflict and soaring food prices push millions toward extreme hunger, UN agencies warned on Wednesday.
Kyrgyzstan/Tajikistan: Kyrgyzstan, Tajikistan Finalize Border Agreement
Feb 26, 2025
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Sher Khashimov, Diplomat
Government officials from Kyrgyzstan and Tajikistan at last finalized a border delimitation agreement during a meeting at the Ala-Archa state residence in Bishkek on February…
Colombia: Colombia’s Cattle Traceability Bill Awaits Approval as Deforestation Spikes
Feb 25, 2025
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Maxwell Radwin, Mongabay
Lawmakers in Colombia are considering new regulations that would make it easier to track the movement of cattle as they’re bought and sold, with the…