International
Sudan/South Sudan: South Sudan Says Renegotiating Oil Deal with Sudan
Oct 7, 2019
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Agence France-Presse
South Sudan said Monday it was renegotiating an oil deal with Khartoum, as it will not meet a December deadline to finish paying $3 billion…
Climate Change: Climate Change Poses a ‘Direct Threat’ to Australia’s National Security. It Must Be a Political Priority
Oct 7, 2019
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Chris Barrie, Conversation
It is evident from Australia’s increasingly severe droughts and record-breaking heatwaves that time is running out to take action on climate change. Yet, despite persistent…
South Sudan: South Sudan Warns of More Oil Spills after Pipeline Rupture
Oct 7, 2019
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Phys.org
South Sudan's petroleum ministry warned Monday of more oil spills from poorly maintained facilities, after a pipeline leaked 2,000 barrels of oil in the north…
China/Vietnam/South China Sea: Vietnam Again Accuses China of Violating Its Fishing Rights in Its Exclusive Economic Zone
Oct 6, 2019
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Shi Jiangtao, South China Morning Post
Hanoi has again accused Beijing of violating its rights after three Chinese vessels stopped a local crew from fishing in the country’s exclusive economic zone…
Nigeria: Over 1200 Mining Experts to Deliberate on Nigeria’s Fledgling Mining Industry
Oct 5, 2019
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Ike Dzokpo, News Ghana
Senior Vice President, Investments, at the Africa Finance Corporation (AFC) has announced that Nigeria Mining Week is open for business and is ready to make…
China/South Sudan: Why China Is Hoping for a Peace Dividend in South Sudan
Oct 5, 2019
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Jevans Nyabiage, South China Morning Post
With a possible end to South Sudan’s long-running civil war in sight, China has its own reasons for hoping the peace process succeeds. The two…
Afghanistan: Teachers to Get Apartments Instead of Land in Future: Balkhi
Oct 5, 2019
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Pajhwok Afghan News
Education Minister Mohammad Mirwais Balkhi on Saturday said a has been devised plan to give schoolteachers apartments instead of land plots in future. Balkhi made…
DRC: The Bisunzu Mine in Congo Using Blockchain to Digitally Trace and Tag Cobalt-Tantalum Mining
Oct 5, 2019
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BitcoinKE
A new system by a Berlin-based blockchain company, RCS Global, is already in use to tag Cobalt-Tantalum mineral ores from one particular mine and help…
Researchers Model the Climate Impacts of a Nuclear Conflict
Oct 4, 2019
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Laureen Fagan, Sustainability Times
Nuclear conflict may remain unthinkable in terms of the human cost, but research published this week in the journal Science Advances adds focus on the…
Libya: As Libya’s War Drags on, Tripoli Drowns in Waste
Oct 4, 2019
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Agence France-Presse
Across Tripoli, tonnes of waste overflows from bins and piles up on roadsides. The rubbish crisis adds to the daily ordeal for residents of the…
China/Vietnam/South China Sea: Vietnam Accuses Chinese Ships of Ramping up South China Sea Tensions
Oct 4, 2019
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Bloomberg
Vietnam accused a Chinese oil-surveying vessel and coastguard escorts of territorial violations by widening their activities after entering the country’s exclusive economic zone and operating…
Afghanistan: Insecurity, Fraud Allegations Mar US Company’s Quest to Mine for Gold in Afghanistan
Oct 4, 2019
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J.P. Lawrence, Stars and Stripes
A year after a U.S.-based company signed contracts to mine for gold and copper in Afghanistan, work still hasn’t begun amid fears of insecurity and…
Nigeria: A Paradigm Shift for Conflict-Affected Rice Producers in Rural Borno
Oct 4, 2019
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AfricaNews
The Jere Bowl is an irrigated land mass formed by the flow of the Ngadda River in Jere local government area (LGA), Borno State, in Nigeria.…
Colombia: Trees of Reconciliation in Carrizal
Oct 3, 2019
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UN Verification Mission in Colombia
Victims, security forces, former FARC-EP combatants, youth groups and community planted trees at the former Territorial Area for Training and Reincorporation (TATR) in Carrizal, Remedios,…
Afghanistan: Mining Law Reforms Revived [Video]
Oct 3, 2019
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TOLOnews
The Ministry of Mines released a statement saying they have consulted with various institutions to revise mining law. Integrity Watch Afghanistan says that despite the…
Iraq: Iraq's Dependence on Oil to Continue as Reform Pace Slows, Says Moody's
Oct 3, 2019
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Jennifer Gnana, National
Iraq's continued dependence on oil revenues is likely to slow structural and fiscal reforms over the medium term, Moody's said in a report, which also…
Iraq: Sudden Eruption of Violence in Iraq Threatens Oil Supply
Oct 3, 2019
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Nick Cunningham, Oil Price
Oil prices have fallen sharply over the past week, as the swift return of disrupted Saudi oil production allowed markets to look past geopolitical risk.…
Food Security, Infrastructure and Containment: Why GCC States Are Engaging in the Horn of Africa in a Big Way
Oct 3, 2019
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Sebastian Rees, AlBawaba
Gulf actors, heavily reliant on foreign food imports, proved particularly interested in the Horn’s potential as a breadbasket for food production and agriculture. A global…
Climate Change: Climate Action for Peace – Faith-Based Perspectives
Oct 2, 2019
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UN Environment
Environment and peace are cross-cutting issues that are intrinsic to sustainable development. While natural resources are vital to achieving sustainable development, they are also increasingly…
Iraq: Building the Network of Water Activists in Basra
Oct 2, 2019
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Iraqi Civil Society Solidarity Initiative
It’s been one year since the city of Basra was rocked by large-scale protests following a major pollution crisis in which citizens decried the lack…
Food Security: Netherlands USD 28 Million Pledge to Support Resilience in Crisis Countries
Oct 1, 2019
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Ana Maria Lebada, International Institute for Sustainable Development
On the margins of the UN Climate Action Summit, the Netherlands pledged USD 28 million in support of the Food and Agriculture Organization of the…
China/Vietnam/South China Sea: Beijing Infuriates Vietnam after Deploying Controversial New Oil Rig
Oct 1, 2019
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John Vargo, Express
Tensions between China and Vietnam flared up again over Beijing’s deployment of its giant new offshore oil exploration platform in the disputed South China Sea.
Liberia: USAID’s Farmer of the Year Promotes Garden Programs
Sep 30, 2019
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George Harris, Observer
Urban population growth is affecting land availability for vegetable production, a situation beclouding the future of urban farming in Liberia. But USAID’s 2019 Farmer of…
Myanmar: Two Mandalay Lakes to Get Wetland Protection
Sep 30, 2019
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Kyaw Ko Ko, Myanmar Times
Mandalay Region’s Sont Ye Lake in Kyaukse township and Paleik Lake in Tada-U will be designated as protected wetlands to conserve them and regulate development, a…
DRC: Congo Mine Deploys Digital Weapons in Fight against Conflict Minerals
Sep 30, 2019
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Aaron Ross and Barbara Lewis, Reuters
In a small shack overlooking muddy pits hewn out of eastern Congo’s rolling green hills, a government official puts a barcoded tag on a sack…
Afghanistan: Protection Body Prevents Illegal Mining at 2,200 Sites
Sep 30, 2019
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Navid Ahmad Barakzai, Pajhwok
The Ministry of Mines and Petroleum (MoMP) says the Mines Protection Committee (MPC) has been able to prevent illegal extractions of natural resources at 2,200…
Palestine: Palestinians Hope to Import Iraqi Oil, become More Energy Independent
Sep 30, 2019
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Daoud Kuttab, Al-Monitor
When Iraqi officials offered to sell Palestinians oil at reduced prices, few believed that this offer would actually become reality. While many obstacles continue to exist,…
Nigeria: Weighing Tech Solutions as Conflict, Disasters Threaten Nigeria’s Food Security
Sep 29, 2019
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PUNCH
In the face of Boko Haram terrorism, farmers-herders conflict and natural disasters such as flooding, Jesusegun Alagbe writes about revolutionary agricultural technologies that can be…
Vets with PTSD Turn to Beekeeping for Relief
Sep 28, 2019
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Michael Casey and Mike Householder, Associated Press
Researchers are beginning to study whether beekeeping has therapeutic benefits. For now, there is little hard data, but veterans in programs like the one in…
Guinea/Ivory Coast/Liberia/Sierra Leone: MRU Establishes Transboundary Water Resources National Advisory Committee
Sep 27, 2019
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Observer
The Mano River Union (MRU) comprising four West African countries, including Liberia, Guinea, Sierra Leone and the Ivory Coast, has officially established a National Advisory…