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Liberia: Peace Dividend Project Contributes to Peace in Rural Communities

Mar 14, 2025 | UNDP

Despite being rich in mineral resources, the towns of Zolowee and Gbassa face significant socioeconomic challenges, including limited employment and livelihood opportunities, especially for young…

DRC: East DR Congo Mines Mint Rwanda-backed M23's Fortune

Mar 12, 2025 | Agence France-Presse

Mine shafts snake under the eastern Democratic Republic of Congo's mountains, but instead of the Congolese government their rich veins are making a mint for…

Climate Change: Pentagon Cancels Climate Studies: Trump’s Reversal on Climate Security Sparks Debate

Mar 12, 2025 | Inventiva

The US Department of Defense has cancelled more than 91 studies, many of which pertain to climate change, that have sparked political, scientific, and military…

Somalia: Puntland War against Daesh Displaces Frankincense Farmers in Bari Region

Mar 11, 2025 | Radio Ergo

Conflict between Puntland forces and the terrorist group Islamic State, or Daesh, is preventing local farmers in Bari region from accessing their frankincense trees, whose…

Sudan/South Sudan: Ngok Dinka, Misseriya Leaders Vow to Pursue Peace in Disputed Abyei

Mar 11, 2025 | Sudan Tribune

Traditional leaders from the Ngok Dinka and Misseriya communities in the disputed Abyei region pledged to work together for peace despite concerns that the ongoing…

DRC: Is Trump Mulling a Minerals Deal with Conflict-Hit DR Congo?

Mar 11, 2025 | Damian Zane, BBC News

The Democratic Republic of Congo appears to be turning to the US in its latest efforts to find an ally in its fight against advancing…

Afghanistan: Forest Restoration in Afghanistan [Video]

Mar 11, 2025 | Food and Agriculture Organization of the UN

Afghanistan’s forests cover 2.8% of its land 1.78 million hectares. In Khost province, forests are vital for people, livestock, and biodiversity. However, deforestation and overuse…

Zimbabwe: How More Inclusive Maize Breeding Can Yield Better Outcomes for Women Farmers in Zimbabwe

Mar 10, 2025 | Jill Cairns and Maureen Miruka

In Zimbabwe, CGIAR, through CIMMYT, runs a maize breeding program to strengthen food security and livelihoods in a country where maize is a staple crop. The program spans diverse testing plots – managed exclusively…

Myanmar: Opium Farming Takes Root in Myanmar's War-Wracked Landscape

Mar 10, 2025 | Agence France-Presse

Myanmar's opium production was previously second only to Afghanistan, where poppy farming flourished following the US-led invasion in the wake of the September 11, 2001…

DRC: War and Wildlife: Congo Park Rangers Risk Lives to Protect Endangered Species

Mar 10, 2025 | Mail & Guardian

Deep in the forests of the Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC), rangers tasked with guarding some of Africa’s most biologically diverse landscapes are facing…

Yemen: UN Security Council Issues Urgent Call on Yemen’s Climate & Peace! [Video]

Mar 8, 2025 | Express Tribune

The UN Security Council members, including Denmark, Slovenia, Guyana, South Korea, Panama, Greece, the UK, Sierra Leone, and France, have issued a joint statement on…

Afghanistan: Afghanistan to Revive Pistachio Forests with Industrialists’ Support

Mar 7, 2025 | Bakhtar

Mawlavi Ataullah Omari, the acting Minister of Agriculture, convened a meeting with members of the Afghanistan Industrialists Union. The union has announced plans to invest…

Bangladesh/India: India-Bangladesh Dispute over the Teesta River. Menga: A Crisis for International Law

Mar 7, 2025 | Giorgio Kaldor, Renewable Matter

Last February, Bangladesh saw protests over a long-standing dispute with India over the exploitation of water from the Teesta River, a dispute concerning the fair…

Lebanon: Energy Series | Interview with Laury Haytayan: War and the Future of the Energy Sector in Lebanon

Mar 7, 2025 | Dala Osseiran and Laury Haytayan, Arab Reform Initiative

This interview, conducted in October 2024, is part of a series looking at the impact of the war in Lebanon. Lebanon was already suffering from…

Sierra Leone: Land Grabbing in Sierra Leone — Global Us [Video]

Mar 7, 2025 | Deutsche Welle

Paralegals in Sierra Leone are helping communities in land disputes with foreign companies. In Belize, the Garifuna people fear the loss of their cultural identity.…

Liberia: LLA Issues Customary Land Deeds to Several Communities in River Cess - A Boost for Land Rights Law

Mar 7, 2025 | Aaron Wesley Geezay, Observer

The Liberia Land Authority (LLA) has issued Customary Land deeds to eleven communities in RiverCess County, marking a crucial step towards community land ownership. The…

DRC: The Environmental Toll of the M23 Conflict in Eastern DRC (Analysis)

Mar 7, 2025 | 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 | 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 | 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 | 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 | 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 | 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…