International
Iran/Iraq: Iraq’s Kirkuk Oil Deal with Iran Collapses under US Sanctions
Oct 29, 2018
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Nawzad Mahmoud, Rudaw
The first shipment of Kirkuk oil arrived in Iran in June 2018 marking the start of a broader agreement between Baghdad and Tehran ensuring Kirkuk…
Iraq/Kurdistan: Rosneft’s Iraqi Kurdistan Oil and Gas Play Angers Baghdad
Oct 29, 2018
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Henry Foy, Financial Times
When the Iraqi autonomous region of Kurdistan went looking for someone brave enough to pump billions of dollars into developing its large oil and gas…
Nigeria: Federal Government Urges Environment Stakeholders to Address Herders-Farmers Conflict
Oct 29, 2018
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News Agency of Nigeria
The Federal Government on Monday urged stakeholders in the environment sector to support its efforts to tackle the incessant herders-farmers conflicts in the country. Mr…
Afghanistan: Livestock and Fish Farming Bring Self-Sufficiency to Rural Afghans
Oct 28, 2018
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World Bank
Parwin is one of hundreds of people in the district to benefit from the National Horticulture and Livestock Project (NHLP), operating under the Ministry of…
Iraq/Kurdistan: Kurdistan's Mountains Face Deforestation because of Kerosene Shortages
Oct 28, 2018
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Bextiyar Qadir, Rudaw
People living in the Kurdistan Region's mountains rely on heating oil as temperatures drop and snow begins to fall. In 2018, residents have resorted to…
Conflict Minerals: ‘Blood Gold’ Drives Mine-to-Market-Transparency Push
Oct 26, 2018
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Bloomberg Environment
It has been labeled “blood gold,” a jarring phrase that ties one of the world’s most valuable metals with brutal mining practices and illicit profits…
Liberia: Rural Dwellers Alarm Fire Outbreak, Landslide; Call for Mitigation
Oct 26, 2018
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FrontPage Africa
Though often caused by nature, some disasters have human influences that are often triggered by hazards. There are number of hazards affecting Liberia, among which…
Liberia: Extractive Sector: World Bank, Stakeholders Review New Publication on License to Drill
Oct 26, 2018
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David A. Yates, Observer
To enhance transparency and accountability in the Extractive sector, the World Bank Group, stakeholders and representatives from civil society organizations on Wednesday, October 24, reviewed…
Iran/Iraq/Kurdistan: Iraq to Halt Kirkuk Oil Exports to Iran, May Resume Them to Turkey
Oct 26, 2018
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Ahmed Rasheed, Reuters
Iraq will stop trucking crude from its northern Kirkuk oilfield to Iran in November to comply with sanctions imposed on its neighbour by the United…
Sierra Leone: $20M Extractives Sector Project Launched
Oct 24, 2018
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Alhaji M. Kamara, Awoko
The Ministry of Mines with support from World Bank yesterday launched a $20 million USD project, which is the second phase of the Extractive Industries…
Land: Low-Tech Provides Powerful Tool to Fight Land Corruption - Experts
Oct 24, 2018
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Sally Hayden, Thomson Reuters Foundation
Technological solutions to preventing land corruption require resources, but they do not have to be expensive, land rights experts said on Tuesday. Satellite imagery, cloud…
Afghanistan: Congo Fever Spreads in Afghanistan as Displaced Farmers Move Livestock from Drought-Ravaged Land
Oct 23, 2018
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Ben Farmer, Telegraph
Cases of a deadly tick-borne fever are increasingly sharply in Afghanistan as a severe drought forces farmers to move infected livestock around the country. September…
Afghanistan: Can Religious Leaders Help Keep Kabul's Water Flowing?
Oct 23, 2018
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Shadi Khan Saif, Deutsche Welle
Foreign invasions, civil war, terror attacks, competing warlords — fate has not been kind to Afghanistan in the past decades. Now, as many people leave…
Conflict Minerals: Will Blockchain Fix the Mineral Traceability Woes?
Oct 23, 2018
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Collins Mwai, New Times
The persistent concerns by miners and other players along the mining industry value chain regarding the high costs of implementing mineral traceability could find a solution…
Liberia: NGO Coalition of Liberia Launches Strategy Advocacy Plan Aimed at Strengthening Forest Governance
Oct 23, 2018
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FrontPage Africa
Atty. Kofi Woods, ex-minister of Public Works says ownership of logging companies by government officials, the Carbon Credit complication and other forms of criminal quest…
Afghanistan: Poverty Rising in Afghanistan amid Prolonged Conflicts, Drought
Oct 22, 2018
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Xinhua
Harsh poverty and rising unemployment have spread across Afghanistan as the prolonged conflicts and fighting in the country, as well as drought and a decline…
Iraq: The World’s Fourth-Biggest Oil Producer Can’t Keep the Lights on
Oct 22, 2018
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Mohammed Sergie, Bloomberg
Iraq is fast becoming a global oil powerhouse, gaining stature in OPEC after it surpassed Canada this year as the world’s fourth-biggest producer. But the…
Palestine/Gaza: Olympic Dreams: Palestinian Swim Team Braves Pollution to Train in Gaza Waters
Oct 22, 2018
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Arab News
The Mediterranean hugs the entire 40-kilometer western border of the Gaza Strip, but almost no one enters its waters. The desperate shortage of energy and…
Tanzania: Dar, Kinshasa Join Hands against Minerals Smuggling
Oct 21, 2018
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Pius Rugonzibwa, Tanzania Daily News
Tanzania has invited mining investors from the Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC) as both countries plan to host mining forums and joint strategies in…
Climate Change: Climate Change Is Exacerbating World Conflicts, Says Red Cross President
Oct 21, 2018
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Helen Davidson, Guardian
Climate change is already exacerbating domestic and international conflicts, and governments must take steps to ensure it does not get worse, the head of the…
Iraq: World Iraqi Oil Minister Reverses NOC Decree to Take Ownership of State Oil Firms
Oct 21, 2018
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Kurdistan 24
Iraq’s Oil Minister, Jabar al-Luaibi, reversed his decision to transfer the ownership of nine state-owned oil companies from the ministry to the newly formed National…
EcoPeace Middle East Receives 2018 Stanford Bright Award
Oct 21, 2018
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ISRAEL21c
The Stanford Bright Award for 2018 was won by Gidon Bromberg and Munqeth Mehyar, the cofounders of EcoPeace, for their exceptional contributions to global sustainability…
South Sudan: Interrogation of Lundin Execs for Crimes Against Humanity and Environment in South Sudan
Oct 20, 2018
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Terry Swartzberg, ViaNews
“Lundin Petroleum’s chief executive and chairman are set to be charged with aggravated crimes against human rights over the Swedish oil company’s role in causing…
South Sudan: Sweden to Interrogate Oil Firm over Human Rights Violation in South Sudan
Oct 19, 2018
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Sudan Tribune
The Swedish centre-left government Thursday approved the prosecutor’s application to question Lundin Petroleum’s chairman, Ian Lundin, and CEO, Alex Schneiter, for gross human rights violations…
Pakistan: Illegal Import of Fruit and Vegetables Affecting Balochistan Farmers
Oct 18, 2018
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Israr Khan, The News
Lawmakers from Balochistan on Wednesday requested the government to block the illegally import of fruits and vegetables from Afghanistan, Iran and India as it was…
Iraq: Iraq Transfers Ownership of Nine State Oil Companies to New National Oil Company
Oct 18, 2018
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Reuters
Iraqi Oil Minister Jabar al-Luaibi has issued a decree transferring the ownership of nine state-owned oil companies, including state oil marketer SOMO, from the oil…
Rwanda: Rwanda Starts Tracking Conflict Metal Tantalum with Blockchain
Oct 17, 2018
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Yogita Khatri, CoinDesk
Rwanda has turned to blockchain to track the supply chain of tantalum, a metal used in consumer electronics, in a bid to address concerns over…
Iraq: Water Pollution in Iraq Threatens Mandaean Religious Rites
Oct 17, 2018
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Philip Issa, Associated Press
Every Sunday in Iraq, along a strip of embankment on the Tigris River reserved for followers of the obscure and ancient Mandaean faith, worshippers bathe…
Myanmar: Will Myanmar’s ‘Genocide Gems’ Become the New Blood Diamonds?
Oct 17, 2018
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Sheridan Prasso, Bloomberg
A little more than a year ago, Myanmar’s military carried out what the United Nations has called a campaign of genocide and war crimes against…
Global Hotspots for Potential Water Disputes
Oct 16, 2018
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European Commission, Joint Research Centre
Scientists of the European Commission's Joint Research Centre (JRC) have identified the hotspots where competition over the use of shared water resources could lead to…