International
Iraq: How the Oil Crash Affects Oil-Dependent Countries Like Iraq
Apr 27, 2020
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Smya Kullab and Qassim Abdul-Zahra, Associated Press
Iraq is planning painful cuts in social benefits relied on by millions of government workers. Saudi Arabia will likely have to delay mega-projects. Egypt and…
Yemen: On the Frontline of War, Yemeni Women Are Building Peace
Apr 27, 2020
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Kira Walker
It was the third year of the war when Muna Luqman heard of a conflict over water in Al-Haymatain, a remote area of Yemen’s Taiz…
Indonesia: Conflict between Indonesian Villagers, Pulpwood Firm Flares up over Crop-Killing Drone
Apr 27, 2020
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Hans Nicholas Jong, Mongabay
Villagers in Sumatra accuse a pulpwood plantation company of using a drone to spray herbicide to kill their crops, calling it the latest in a…
Sudan: Sudanese Parties Agree to Share Resources with Darfur Region
Apr 27, 2020
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Ahmed Younis, Asharq Al-Awsat
The Sudanese negotiating parties have reached an agreement to share national resources between the central government and Darfur region. The agreement stipulates allocating 40 percent…
Africa: Triple Threat - Conflict, Gender-Based Violence and COVID-19
Apr 26, 2020
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Nontobeko Mlambo, AllAfrica
Johannesburg — The new coronavirus, officially called SARS-CoV-2, has infected more than three million people worldwide – 31,000 in Africa by 26 April – with Egypt,…
Liberia: Gender Ministry’s Exempt During COVID-19 Lockdown, Increases Sex & Domestic Violence, Says Child Rights Activist
Apr 26, 2020
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Obediah Johnson, FPA
Monrovia – Liberian child rights activist, Satta Fatumata Sheriff has frowned on the decision by the George Weah—led government to close the Ministry of Gender, Children…
Iraq/Kurdistan: Oil-for-Budget War Reignites between Erbil and Baghdad
Apr 26, 2020
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Lawk Ghafuri, Rudaw
Having spent a year shirking its end of the oil-for-budget agreement with Baghdad, the Kurdistan Regional Government (KRG) has said it is ready to hand…
Myanmar: Jade Scavengers Killed Due to Landslide in Northern Myanmar
Apr 25, 2020
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Star
Three jade scavengers were killed with one other injured in a landslide in Myanmar's Kachin state, according to a release from the Home Affairs Ministry…
Afghanistan: Precious Stones Illegally Mined In Afghan Province
Apr 24, 2020
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Rohullah Anwari and Abubakar Siddique, Gandhara
Illegal mining of precious stones in an eastern Afghan province is depriving its impoverished residents of resources and their country of much-needed revenue. Residents of…
Syria: Makeshift Oil Refineries a Necessary Evil for Locals in North-West Syria
Apr 24, 2020
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Kaamil Ahmed, Guardian
Black pools, long trenches and charred earth have become common sights in the fields of north-west Syria, signs of an informal oil economy that has…
Syria: Dying to Keep Warm: Oil Trade and Makeshift Refining in North-West Syria
Apr 24, 2020
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Wim Zwijnenburg, Bellingcat
Entering into their 9th year of the war, access to basic humanitarian needs for Syrian civilians, both displaced and local communities continues to be a…
Girls are COVID-19 Victims in Developing Countries
Apr 23, 2020
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Jackie Abramian, Grit Daily
COVID-19 has turned our world upside down, and girls in developing countries and refugee camps have become its frontline victims. Along with other countless international…
Egypt/Ethiopia/Sudan: 'It'll Cause a Water War': Divisions Run Deep as Filling of Nile Dam Nears
Apr 23, 2020
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Ruth Michaelson, Guardian
Despite Egypt’s fears of ‘hydro hegemony’ and concerns it will worsen water shortages in Sudan, Ethiopia’s controversial dam project is close to fruition.
Colombia: Spike in Big Cat Poaching During Coronavirus Lockdown in Colombia, Conservation Group Says
Apr 23, 2020
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Aristos Georgiou, Newsweek
Conservation non-profit Panthera is reporting an increase in the poaching of wild cats—such as jaguars and pumas—during Colombia's COVID-19 lockdown, the organization has told Newsweek.…
Colombia: Colombia Wants to Plant 180 Million Trees: Is It a Realistic Goal?
Apr 23, 2020
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Antonio José Paz Cardona, Mongabay
At the end of January this year, Colombian President Iván Duque announced at the World Economic Forum held in Davos, Switzerland, that the country’s goal…
An Earth Day Profile: The Power of Action, Bringing African Women Environmentalists Together for Shared Learning
Apr 22, 2020
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UN Environment Programme
As many civil society organizations come together to observe the 50th anniversary of Earth Day, plans have had to change since the COVID-19 global crisis and pandemic has led…
Women and Girls Main Victims of Domestic and Gender Violence – SADC Secretariat
Apr 22, 2020
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Namibia Economist
Addressing the sudden rise in domestic violence and gender violence is a key concern for authorities in all the Member States of the Southern African…
Displaced and Stateless Women and Girls at Heightened Risk of Gender-Based Violence in the Coronavirus Pandemic
Apr 22, 2020
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UNHCR
Around the world COVID-19 is taking lives and changing communities but the virus is also inducing massive protection risks for women and girls forced to…
Vanuatu: How Some Pacific Women Are Responding to Climate Change and Natural Disasters
Apr 22, 2020
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Neena Bhandari
Women in the South Pacific island nation of Vanuatu are dealing with six crises currently – COVID 19, drought, scarcity of potable water, and volcanic…
Liberia: Defiant, Hopeful Liberia Moving on with Online Oil Bid Rounds amid COVID-19, Falling Oil Prices
Apr 22, 2020
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Rodney Sieh, FrontPage Africa
With the world’s leading exporters, OPEC and Russia agreeing to cut production by a record amount and the United States oil-producing businesses taking drastic commercial…
DRC: DRC Artisanal Miners Face Uncertain Future as Covid-19 Disrupts Market
Apr 22, 2020
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Donna Slater, Mining Weekly
Vulnerable community representative organisation Impact reports mounting concern for artisanal miners in the Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC), as Covid-19 begins to impact on this…
DRC: Program to Monitor Congo Artisanal Cobalt Miners Expanded
Apr 21, 2020
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Cecilia Jamasmie, Mining.com
A scheme to monitor and improve artisanal cobalt mines in the Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC) will reach four times the number of sites it…
Food Security: Pandemic Disruptions Spark Fears of Food Shortages in Arab World
Apr 21, 2020
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Mona Alami, Arab Weekly
COVID-19 has triggered fears of food shortages across the Arab region. Distributors and experts now warn that the pandemic is creating significant disruptions in global…
Afghanistan: Can the Afghan State Intervene Successfully In The Conflict Between Nomads And Settlers? – Analysis
Apr 19, 2020
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Antonio Giustozzi, Afghanistan Research and Evaluation Unit
The conflict between nomads and settlers is no longer limited to a few districts of Hazarajat. It has spread to many corners of the country…
Iraq: Oil Price Drop Fuels Economic Crisis [Video]
Apr 19, 2020
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Simona Foltyn, Al Jazeera
Iraq has been hit by political instability that has effectively left it without a government. The country has also been caught in the middle of…
DRC: Congo Mine Closures Would Cause Economic and Social Crisis, Minister Says
Apr 17, 2020
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Helen Reid and Hereward Holland, Reuters
Democratic Republic of Congo’s mining minister warned mine shutdowns due to the COVID-19 pandemic would trigger a “catastrophic” economic and social crisis in the country,…
South Sudan: US Watchdog Sounds Alarm on Mismanaged Mining Sector in South Sudan
Apr 16, 2020
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Ajifowoke Michael Gbenga, Ventures
Despite boasting of the potential to become a catalyst for major economic growth, South Sudan’s mining sector could, on the contrary, be the next source…
China: Roses in the Battlefield: Rural Women Farmers Join the Fight against COVID-19 in China
Apr 15, 2020
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UN Women
In January 2020, the COVID-19 epidemic began spreading across China. Of the 42,600 medical workers dispatched to the hardest-hit Hubei Province, as of early March, two-thirds…
India: Agrobiodiversity Initiatives Open Women’s Horizons in Kerala
Apr 15, 2020
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Mahima Jain, Mongabay
Kaliamma Nanjan, 70, sings as she cuts through her farm in Kerala’s Western Ghats. She deftly navigates the slopes of Attappady in Palakkad district with…
DRC: Congo Governor Condemns Rising Insecurity at Mines in Gold Province
Apr 15, 2020
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Reuters
Illegal mining and trading are fuelling worsening violence on mine sites, the governor of Democratic Republic of Congo’s gold-rich Ituri province said, after armed robbers…