International
Egypt/Ethiopia/Sudan: Solar and Wind Power Could Mitigate Conflict in Northeast Africa
Apr 9, 2021
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Mirage News
A new study shows that several disagreements between Ethiopia, Sudan and Egypt around Africa’s largest hydropower plant, the new Grand Ethiopian Renaissance Dam (GERD), could…
DRC: Gécamines Takes over the Artisanal Cobalt Mining Sector
Apr 8, 2021
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Christophe Le Bec, Africa Report
Officially launched on 31 March, EGC - a new subsidiary of Gécamines - is intended to formalise and clean up a previously opaque artisanal mining…
Myanmar: US Hits State-Owned Myanmar Gem Firm with Coup Sanctions
Apr 8, 2021
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Matthew Lee, Associated Press
The Biden administration on Thursday hit Myanmar’s junta with new sanctions in response to February’s coup in the Southeast Asian nation. The State and Treasury…
Afghanistan: Afghan Nomads Mourn a Vanishing Way of Life
Apr 8, 2021
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Abubakar Siddique, Radio Free Afghanistan
Kuchis or Pawindas, terms used for Pashtun nomads hailing from more than a dozen tribes of the larger Ghilzai group, were once one of the…
China/South China Sea: China Drills Deep in Disputed South China Sea
Apr 8, 2021
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Reuters
China has drilled deep in the South China Sea to retrieve sediment core from the seabed, state media reported on Thursday, amid tensions over disputed…
Venezuela: Women and Girls at Greatest Risk as Thousands Escape Violence Due to Military Operations in the Border Zone with Colombia
Apr 8, 2021
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Care
At least 5,500 people from Venezuela had crossed the border between Apure and the Colombian department of Arauca in the last two weeks. They are…
Egypt/Ethiopia/Sudan: Ethiopia to Go on Filling Nile Mega-Dam Despite Impasse: Minister
Apr 7, 2021
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Agence France-Presse
Ethiopia said Wednesday it would not be deterred from impounding water at its Nile mega-dam, despite a persistent impasse with downstream countries worried about their…
Climate Change: Congressional Hearing on Resilience Highlights Climate Change Risks for Armed Services
Apr 7, 2021
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Homeland Security Today
On March 26, the Readiness Subcommittee of the U.S. House Armed Services Committee held a hearing on resilience, which in recent years has become synonymous…
Egypt/Ethiopia/Sudan: Egypt’s el-Sisi Warns ‘All Options Open’ after Dam Talks Fail
Apr 7, 2021
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Al Jazeera
Egyptian President Abdel Fattah el-Sisi has warned that “all options are open” after the latest round of talks between his country, Sudan and Ethiopia about…
Sri Lanka: G7 Partners in Sri Lanka Commit to Support Gender Equality and Women’s Empowerment for COVID-19 Recovery
Apr 7, 2021
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ColomboPage
The year 2020 marked 20 years since the adoption of the United Nations Security Council Resolution 1325 on ‘Women, Peace and Security’ – a groundbreaking…
Afghanistan: Sar-i-Pul, Badakhshan Mines Conundrum Remains Unsettled
Apr 6, 2021
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Ahmad Sohaib Hasrat, Pajhwok Afghan News
The mining contracts of Balkhab copper reserve in Sar-i-Pul province and a gold mine in Badakhshan province have been twice signed and revoked in the…
Afghanistan: Sar-i-Pul, Badakhshan Mines Conundrum Remains Unsettled
Apr 6, 2021
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Ahmad Sohaib Hasrat, Pajhwok Afghan News
The mining contracts of Balkhab copper reserve in Sar-i-Pul province and a gold mine in Badakhshan province have been twice signed and revoked in the…
Namibia: Stanford Historian Traces the Colonial Origins of Conflict Diamonds in Namibia
Apr 6, 2021
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Sandra Feder, Stanford University
When Stanford historian Steven Press was trying to unearth hidden narratives about Germany’s colonial activities in Southwest Africa’s highly secretive diamond industry, he pursued that…
Tunisia: Minister of Women Calls for Mainstreaming Gender in Climate Change
Apr 6, 2021
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Tunis Afrique Presse
Minister of Women, Family and Elderly Affairs Imen Zahouani Houimel, on Tuesday, called for mainstreaming gender in climate change mitigation programmes and developing the green…
Myanmar: Military Junta Bombs Salween Peace Park in Indigenous Karen Territory after Coup d’État in Burma/Myanmar
Apr 5, 2021
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ICCA Consortium
On 1 February 2021, the military staged a coup d’état in Burma/Myanmar, sparking nation-wide demonstrations in an unprecedented surge of civic mobilization. The military has…
Liberia: Urban Farmers Want Gov’t Stop Land Encroachment
Apr 5, 2021
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Judoemue Kollie, Observer
Farmers in Zubah Town community, Paynesville City are calling on the Government of Liberia (GoL) to stop some individuals who are encroaching on their farmland…
Afghanistan: Commercial Farming Limited by Lack of Land, Water
Apr 5, 2021
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Zabihullah Jahanmal, TOLOnews
Afghan farmers on Sunday stated that insufficient water and lack of agricultural land is hindering many investors from establishing commercial farms in the country. In…
Afghanistan: First Person: The Afghan Woman Putting her Life at Risk to Rid her Home of Mines
Apr 4, 2021
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UN News
Thanks to the bravery and hard work of deminers such as Fezeh Rezaye, the Afghan province of Bamyan has been declared free from mines. On International…
Lebanon: Lebanon to Swap Medical Expertise for Iraqi Oil
Apr 3, 2021
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Agence France-Presse
Officials from Beirut and Baghdad signed a preliminary agreement Friday that would see Lebanon trade its medical expertise for Iraqi fuel supplies, Lebanese state media…
Myanmar: China Again Seeks Myanmar Regime's Assurances on Oil, Gas Pipelines Security
Apr 2, 2021
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Irrawaddy
China has reportedly requested a meeting with Myanmar over growing concerns about the security of its oil and natural gas twin pipelines project after ethnic…
Colombia: Deforestation Rises in Colombia’s Chiribiquete National Park as Cattle Invade
Apr 2, 2021
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Antonio José Paz Cardona, Mongabay
For the past several years, the Colombian Amazon has been hit harder by deforestation than any other region in the country, according to the Institute…
India: Environment, the Unsuspecting Victim of Cross-Border Conflicts
Mar 31, 2021
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Vaishnavi Rathore, Bastion
Be it the deserts of Rajasthan and Gujarat, or the Himalayan regions of Himachal Pradesh, Ladakh, and Arunachal Pradesh, these strategically sensitive and secluded landscapes…
Policy Brief Describes New Mindset Needed to Accelerate Gender Equality
Mar 31, 2021
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International Institute for Sustainable Development
A policy brief published by the International Institute for Sustainable Development offers a “formula” for accelerating implementation of the 2030 Agenda – enabling women’s participation…
Yemen: Women Struggle to Get by as Yemen Conflict Hits Six-Year Mark
Mar 31, 2021
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Jean Nicolas Beuze, UNHCR
As the world’s worst humanitarian crisis rages on, women and children make up three-quarters of the four million people forced from their homes, putting them…
Afghanistan: Country’s Four Million Internally Displaced Need Urgent Support amid Pandemic
Mar 30, 2021
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Amnesty International
The Afghan government and the international community must urgently scale up efforts to support the country’s four million internally displaced people (IDPs), who have been…
Conflict Minerals: UCLA Researchers Evaluate Efforts to Curb Trade of Conflict Minerals
Mar 30, 2021
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Stan Paul, University of California Los Angeles
The 2010 Dodd-Frank Act requires that US-listed companies sourcing so-called “conflict minerals” from Africa’s Great Lakes region conduct due diligence. (The EU now imposes similar…
Participants at “Gender, Climate Change, and Migration” Event Were Briefed on the VC Platform
Mar 29, 2021
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UN Office for Disaster Risk Reduction
Gender equality, women’s protection, and empowerment are keys to the disaster risk reduction and climate change agendas, and to achieving the Sustainable Development Goals. To…
United States: DOD Officials Give Report on Women Peace and Security Compliance
Mar 29, 2021
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Jim Garamone, US Department of Defense
The Women Peace and Security program fits right into the Defense Department's breadbasket because "it is a tool for smart power," Air Force Brig. Gen.…
Egypt: Market Movers Americas, March 29-April 2: Suez Blockage Impacts Brent-WTI Spread [Video]
Mar 29, 2021
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Joe Fisher, S&P Global Platts
In this week's Market Movers Americas, presented by Joe Fisher: Brent-WTI spread widens amid Suez closure, Traders watch US-Northwest Europe jet fuel arbitrage amid Suez…
Afghanistan:Taliban Kill Faryab Dam Guards
Mar 28, 2021
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Afghanistan Times
Two police officers guarding the Dahan-e-Dara water dam were killed in a Taliban attack on the dam in the north-western province of Faryab. The dam…