International
DRC/South Africa: The DRC and South Africa Are Crucial in Mining for Electric Vehicles
Jun 4, 2021
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Eric Olander, Africa Report
Electric vehicles are rising in popularity around the globe, and there are a few countries crucial in mining the necessary materials. As electric vehicles become…
Liberia: EPA, Conservation International Mainstream Gender in Liberia’s Fight Against Climate Change
Jun 3, 2021
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Gerald C. Koinyeneh, Front Page Africa (FPA)
In a bid to boost Liberia’s fight against Climate Change, the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) and Conservation International (CI) have embarked on a project to…
Sudan: $23.6 Million to Preserve Biodiversity and Ecotourism in Three Parks
Jun 3, 2021
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Inès Magoum, Afrik 21
The Global Environment Facility (GEF), the United Nations (UN), and the Sudanese government are mobilising $23.6 million for the preservation of biodiversity in Dinder National…
Climate Change: NGA Crunching Climate Change Data for National Security Decision-Making
Jun 3, 2021
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Lisbeth Perez, MeriTalk
The National Geospatial-Intelligence Agency (NGA) is looking at unclassified data sources to broaden its understanding of climate change – an issue that one NGA official…
Wildlife: British Aircraft Carrier Base Threatens Endangered Whales
Jun 3, 2021
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Phil Miller, Daily Maverick
A new port for British warships in the Gulf state of Oman is being built on a key migration path for a rare breed of…
Myanmar: Myanmar Timber Auction Disappoints Cash-Strapped Junta
Jun 2, 2021
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Irrawaddy
Myanma Timber Enterprise is selling off hardwoods at low prices as few bidders were interested and the timber market is slow after Myanmar’s coup, said…
Afghanistan: Another Drought Looms. Is Afghanistan Better Prepared?
Jun 2, 2021
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Stefanie Glinkski, New Humanitarian
After a winter of scant snowfall, a looming drought is forcing Afghanistan to try to prevent another migration crisis before it erupts. Snow and rainfall…
Kyrgyzstan/Tajikistan: Can Tajik-Kyrgyz Border Conflict Spiral into War?
Jun 1, 2021
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Institute for
Action is needed to stop Kyrgyz-Tajik border disputes spilling over into wider conflict, according to a cross-regional IWPR discussion which heard that that the ongoing…
Egypt/Ethiopia/Sudan: Egypt, Sudan Hold War Games as Ethiopian Dam Dispute Continues
May 31, 2021
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Mohamed Sabry, Al-Monitor
Egypt and Sudan started a new military exercise amid a dispute with Ethiopia over Addis Ababa’s plan to add 13.5 billion cubic meters of water…
Afghanistan: Taliban Cut Water Supply in Badakhshan District
May 31, 2021
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Afghanistan Times
The Taliban fighters have cut water supply in the northeastern province of Badakhshan by which 800 families have been deprived from irrigating their farmlands in…
DRC: Blockchain-based Traceability Firm by an African NBA Legend to Help Track Ethical Cobalt Mining Projects in The Congo
May 30, 2021
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Insight
Bluetech, an investment firm owned by NBA legend, Dikembe Mutombo, says it has invested about $1 billion in ethical cobalt mining projects, a part of…
Cameroon: Sexual Violence Pervasive in Cameroon’s Anglophone Regions
May 29, 2021
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Jess Craig, Al Jazeera
Every day, Gladys, a 33-year-old vendor in Buea, the capital of Cameroon’s Southwest region, heads to Muea market to sell vegetables, sweets and other food…
Climate Change: Scorched Earth: The Climate Impact of Conflict
May 28, 2021
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Stuart Braun, Deutsche Welle
Militaries around the world are under pressure to rapidly reduce their own outsized carbon "bootprint" to help limit global heating — and future climate conflict.
Colombia: Auxico Resources Discovers High-Value Rare Earth Metals in Colombia with Total Rare Earth Oxide Content Over 56%
May 28, 2021
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Pierre Gauthier, Junior Mining Network
Auxico Resources Canada Inc. (CSE: AUAG) is pleased to announce the significant discovery of high-value rare earth ore in Colombia, with a total rare earth content…
Climate Change: Climate Change Likely Contributed to One of the Oldest Examples of Human Warfare
May 28, 2021
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Carly Cassella, Science Alert
One of the oldest known war cemeteries, discovered in the Nile River Valley, did not necessarily originate from a single epic battle like we once…
Liberia: Awareness Campaign on Dissemination of Information on Land Rights Acts Begins across Liberia
May 28, 2021
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Selma Lomax, FrontPage Africa
A nationwide awareness campaign on the dissemination of information on the Land Rights Act (LRA) and the Liberia Land Authority Act (LLAA) has begun across…
Minerals Council Appoints First Woman President in 131 Years
May 27, 2021
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Gerard Peter, Mining Review Africa
Nolitha Fakude has been appointed as president of the Minerals Council South Africa. This is the first time in the 131 year history of the organisation…
Sierra Leone: Sierra Leone Discovers New Deposits of Diamond, Bauxite, Iron Ore, Gold, Rutile and Nickel
May 27, 2021
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Abdul Rashid Thomas, Sierra Leone Telegraph
Sierra Leone, one of the poorest nations in the World despite an abundance of mineral resources valued at Trillions of Dollars, has announced new discovery…
Iran: Water Wars on the Horizon in Iran
May 27, 2021
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Asia Times
When facing down public dissent and unrest, Iranian authorities are known to downplay the magnitude of the various crises they confront. But officials are uncharacteristically sounding the alarm…
Figure of the Week: Closing the Gender Gap to Reduce Food Insecurity in Africa
May 26, 2021
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Tamara White, Brookings Institute
In April of this year, the Oxford Business group released its “Agriculture in Africa 2021: Focus Report”. This report outlines the region’s export potential and…
Drought Fueling Western Wildfires, Water Wars, Legal Conflicts
May 25, 2021
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Bobby Magill, Bloomberg Law
The historic dry conditions desiccating the West will pit “tribe against tribe” and “fish against fish” as they compete for the last available drops of…
Sudan: Military Gender Advocate of the Year Highlights ‘Crucial Gender Dimensions’ in Darfur
May 24, 2021
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UN News
Secretary-General António Guterres lauded 32-year-old Military Gender Advisor Steplyne Nyaboga who served in the recently completed UN-African Hybrid Union Operation in Darfur (UNAMID), for the…
Afghanistan: Afghan Villagers Pour out Life’s Savings to Build Reservoirs
May 20, 2021
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Sayed Salahuddin, Arab News
First, the water wells and natural springs went dry. Then, the karez and qanats (ancient underground irrigation tunnels) ran out of water, too, forcing thousands…
Colombia: In Colombia, a Successful Jaguar Conservation Program Has a Whiff of Coffee
May 20, 2021
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Antonio José Paz Cardona, Mongabay
Fires had a devastating effect in the Sierra Nevada de Santa Marta, in Colombia’s Caribbean region, between 2012 and 2013. At almost the same time,…
Conflict Minerals: Glencore, Umicore to Trace Battery Cobalt with Blockchain Technology
May 20, 2021
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Reuters
Mining and trading company Glencore and other miners are joining forces with battery material supplier Umicore to make the cobalt used in electric cars traceable…
Myanmar: Kachin Farmers Occupy Land Seized by Myanmar Military-Linked Company
May 20, 2021
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Irrawaddy
Kachin State farmers are recapturing their land, confiscated under the previous military regime by the Yuzana Company in 2006, after the Kachin Independence Army (KIA)…
Colombia: Is Colombia’s Military Displacing Peasants to Protect the Environment or Sell Off Natural Resources?
May 19, 2021
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Justin Podur, Globetrotter
Colombia witnessed a series of mass protests at the end of April following a call for a national strike in the city of Cali. Still…
Colombia: Settlers Invading, Deforesting Colombian National Parks ‘at an Unstoppable Speed’
May 19, 2021
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Antonio José Paz Cardona, Mongabay
For the past several years, Colombia’s Tinigua National Natural Park has been racked by one of the highest levels of deforestation of any such protected…
Syria: Jumah Haider: Reducing Water Resources of Euphrates Is Kind of Special War
May 19, 2021
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Hawar News Agency
The Euphrates River, which passes through large areas of Syrian lands, is the artery on which the Syrian citizen depends on income. The low level…
Liberia: Environmental Protection Agency to Hold National Conference on Climate Change
May 19, 2021
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FrontPage Africa, Lennart Dodoo
Liberia is poised to host a national conference on the environment and climate change with the aim and adopting and signing of the Monrovia Declaration…