International
Sudan: Sudan’s Gold Industry: Opportunity amid Geopolitical Tension?
Jul 23, 2024
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Smruthi Nadig, Mining Technology
Gold has become increasingly important to Sudan’s economy since South Sudan gained independence in 2011. According to the Rift Valley Institute, the 75% reduction in…
Colombia: Colombia Orchid Sanctuary Collects and Clones Endangered Species
Jul 23, 2024
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Andrea Tosta, Phys.org
Colombia, which will host the COP16 UN biodiversity summit later this year, has the world's largest number of orchid species, and new varieties are regularly…
Israel/Yemen: Israel Strikes on Yemen Port: What Is the Damage?
Jul 22, 2024
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Agence France-Presse
Israeli strikes on Saturday hit a power plant and fuel storage facilities in Hodeida, the main port under the control of Yemen's Iran-backed Huthi rebels.
Afghanistan: OCHA Reports Nearly 300 Civilian Deaths from Landmines and Explosives in Afghanistan in 6 Months
Jul 22, 2024
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Fidel Rahmati
The United Nations Office for the Coordination of Humanitarian Affairs (OCHA) in Afghanistan reports that 292 civilians were killed in the first six months of…
Climate Change: Symposium Focuses on Practical Solutions for Climate Security Challenges
Jul 22, 2024
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United States Africa Command
The fourth Security Implications of Climate Change Symposium, organized by U.S. Africa Command and the U.S. Institute for Peace in concert with the Armed Forces…
Nigeria: Tree Planting: NGO Launches Climate Security Project In Sokoto
Jul 22, 2024
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Umar Abdullahi, New Telegraph
The Building Blocks for Peace Foundation has launched a tree planting and rehabilitation of degraded pasture infrastructure in the Illela Local Government Area of Sokoto…
China/Philippines: China, the Philippines Reach Deal in Effort to Stop Clashes
Jul 21, 2024
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Hürriyet Daily News
China and the Philippines reached a deal they hope will end confrontations at the most fiercely disputed shoal in the South China Sea, two Philippine officials said…
Afghanistan: Kabul Residents Await Payment for Expropriated Properties
Jul 21, 2024
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TOLOnews
The Kabul Municipality has reported the payment of 1.5 billion afghani for the expropriation of properties belonging to Kabul residents over the past nearly three…
Climate Change: Japan’s Talks with Pacific Islands Focus on Climate as Security Issues Take back Seat
Jul 20, 2024
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Maria Siow, South China Morning Post
Japanese and Pacific island leaders largely focused on climate change at their recent meeting even though Tokyo was keen to discuss security cooperation amid China’s…
DRC: Mineral-Rich DRC Province Suspends Mining Activities
Jul 19, 2024
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Agence France-Presse
Authorities in one of the most mineral-rich provinces in east DR Congo announced on Friday the suspension of all mining activities.
The Gambia: UN Launches US$3M Peace Building Fund Project
Jul 19, 2024
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Adama Jallow, The Point
The United Nations in the Gambia yesterday launched its 36-month period Peace Building Fund project worth US$3 million.
The project, aimed at addressing climate exacerbated conflicts over land and natural resources, is titled: “Empowering…
Afghanistan: Two People Injured in Clashes between Nomads & Hazaras in Bamiyan
Jul 19, 2024
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Afghanistan International
Local sources in Bamiyan have told Afghanistan International that at least two villagers had been injured during clashes between nomads and villagers in Punjab District.
According…
South Sudan: South Sudan’s Kiir Meets RSF Commander over Oil Security Concerns
Jul 18, 2024
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Sudan Tribune
Oil security concerns took centre stage in a meeting between South Sudan President Salva Kiir and Abdel Rahim Hamdan Dagalo, second in command of the…
Climate Change, Conflict, and Gender Inequality in the MENA Region
Jul 18, 2024
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Zeina Moneer
The Middle East and North Africa is one of the world’s most gender unequal regions; it will take an estimated 140 years for MENA countries to establish parity…
Yemen: Satellite Images Show Large Oil Slick after Houthi Attacks
Jul 18, 2024
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Luxembourg Times
An oil slick extending more than 125 miles appeared in the Red Sea, satellite images show, a fresh environmental disaster in a waterway where commercial…
Uganda/DRC: War Crimes | Uganda Pays $65 Million to DRC for Reparations [Video]
Jul 18, 2024
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SABC News
Uganda has made a partial payment of $65 million US Dollars to the DRC government as reparations for war crimes committed by its troops in…
Afghanistan: Taliban Signs 3 Agreements Worth $25 Million for Solar Power Generation
Jul 18, 2024
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Afghanistan International
On Thursday, the Taliban's Ministry of Energy and Water announced the signing of three agreements for solar power generation projects valued at $25 million with…
Israel/Lebanon: Lebanon’s Fragile Food Security System and the Prospect of a Broader War with Israel
Jul 17, 2024
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Zeead Yaghi, Tahrir Institute for Middle East Policy
Nigeria: Land Grabbing Assumes Frightening Dimension in Edo
Jul 17, 2024
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Francis Onoiribholo, Independent
The activities of land grabbers are now assuming a frightening dimension in Edo State, as hardly will a week past without major land related infractions…
Sierra Leone: Sierra Leone Rangers Fight Uphill Battle against Deforestation
Jul 17, 2024
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Alice Chancellor, Phys.org
As the rainclouds descend on Sierra Leone's tropical Kambui forest, a handful of khaki-clad rangers assemble for their daily patrol in the fight to preserve…
Israel/Yemen: Houthis Attack Oil Tanker in Red Sea: Damage Assessment and Environmental Risks
Jul 16, 2024
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Devdiscourse
The Liberia-flagged oil tanker Chios Lion was attacked by Yemen's Houthis in the Red Sea, prompting an investigation of potential oil spills. The vessel sustained…
Iraq: Iraqis Protest over Summer Blackouts and Water Shortages
Jul 16, 2024
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AFP
Hundreds of Iraqis in the southern province of Diwaniyah protested on Monday against power cuts and water shortages during the extreme heat of summer, an…
Afghanistan: Taliban Tries Reconciling Science and Religion in Facing Climate Change
Jul 12, 2024
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Rick Noack, The Washington Post
Afghanistan remains a global pariah in large part because of the Taliban’s restrictions on female education, and that isolation has deprived the country of foreign…
Female Leadership in Environmental Peacebuilding: Ievgeniia Kopytsia Speaks at British Academy Summer Showcase
Jul 12, 2024
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Faculty of Law, University of Oxford
On Thursday, July 11, 2024, the British Academy hosted its annual Summer Showcase Private View, offering an exclusive preview of their free festival of ideas. Among…
Israel/Palestine: Visualising How Israel Keeps Stealing Palestinian Land
Jul 11, 2024
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Mohammed Haddad, Al Jazeera
On July 2, Israeli authorities announced the largest single seizure in more than 30 years – 12.7sq km (4.9sq miles) in the Jordan Valley.
It was the latest…
Spain/Sierra Leone: Spanish Police Arrest "Blood Diamond Boss"
Jul 10, 2024
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John Jeffay, IDEX Online
Armed police in Spain have arrested a man allegedly responsible for trafficking blood diamonds from Sierra Leone to fund a rebel group behind the country's…
Colombia: Deforestation in Colombia Falls to Lowest Level in 23 Years
Jul 10, 2024
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Luke Taylor, The Guardian
Deforestation in Colombia fell sharply in 2023 to its lowest level in 23 years, the country’s environment ministry has said.The amount of forest loss fell…
NATO Releases 2024 Climate Change and Security Impact Assessment Report
Jul 9, 2024
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North Atlantic Treaty Organization
NATO released the Secretary General’s annual Climate Change and Security Impact Assessment on Tuesday (9 July 2024). It notes that accelerating climate change has “a…
South Sudan: No Oil, No Food: Damaged Pipeline Piles Misery on South Sudan
Jul 9, 2024
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Philip Buda Ladu, Barron's
At 75, Galiche Buwa has lived through civil wars, famine and natural disasters, but the South Sudanese widowed mother of four always managed to get…
The Gambia: Wildlife/Farmer Conflict in CRR Aggravates as Hippos Go on Rampage Again
Jul 8, 2024
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Momodou Justice Darboe, TheVoice
The long-standing conflict between farmers and hippopotamuses in the Gambia’s Central River Region (CRR) has rekindled in recent times as hippos ravaged rice fields and caused…