International
Iraq/Islamic State: Iraqi Forces and Shiite Militias Retake Oil Refinery from ISIS
Oct 16, 2015
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Michael R. Gordon, New York Times
Iraqi forces and the Shiite militias fighting alongside them announced Friday that they had retaken the oil refinery at Baiji from Islamic State militants, in…
Iraq: Iraq Claims to Have Taken Key Oil Facility – Again
Oct 15, 2015
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Mitchell Prothero, McClatchey DC
Iraqi security forces claimed Thursday to have taken control of most of the nearly completely destroyed oil refinery in the strategic central Iraqi city of…
Liberia: Oil Blocs Sale: Ellen Lobbies Legislature for Ratification
Oct 15, 2015
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Henry Karmo and Samwar S. Fallah, FrontPageAfrica
Liberia has already sold off several offshore oil blocs to big international oil companies including ExxonMobil, Chevron, and others generating millions in signature bonuses and…
Rwanda: Exclusive Interview with Hon. Dr Vincent Biruta, Minister of Natural Resources
Oct 15, 2015
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Mining Review Africa
The most exciting project currently happening in the Rwandan mining sector is the transformation of the industry from an artisanal-mining dominated industry to a well…
China/Vietnam/South China Sea: Vietnam Accuses Chinese Vessel of Sinking Fishing Boat
Oct 15, 2015
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Associated Press
Vietnam said Thursday that a Chinese vessel rammed into and sank one of its fishing boats near disputed islands in the South China Sea in…
South Sudan/Sudan: Sudan, S. Sudan Agree to Demilitarize Border
Oct 14, 2015
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Addis Getachew Tadesse, Anadolu Agency
After more than two years of negotiations, Sudan and South Sudan on Wednesday signed a deal to implement an earlier agreement to demilitarize their common border. The…
Iraq/Syria: ISIS Inc: How Oil Fuels the Jihadi Terrorists
Oct 14, 2015
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Erika Solomon, Guy Chazan, and Sam Jones, Financial Times
On the outskirts of al-Omar oilfield in eastern Syria, with warplanes flying overhead, a line of trucks stretches for 6km. Some drivers wait for a…
Myanmar: Locals Reject Consultation on Burma’s Divisive Tasang Dam Project
Oct 14, 2015
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Mark Inkey, Asian Correspondent
SMEC, the Australian company carrying out the environmental and social impact assessment (EIA/SIA) for Shan State’s Tasang Dam will be unable to produce a meaningful…
Myanmar: Myanmar Steps up Renewables Investment with Plans for South East Asia’s Largest Solar Power Plant
Oct 14, 2015
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BusinessGreen
Myanmar is to host a series of flagship solar projects, following a number of contract awards in recent weeks. US-based engineering giant Black & Veatch…
Iraq: Total Back in French Court over Iraq Oil-for-Food Corruption
Oct 14, 2015
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AFP
French energy giant Total was back in a Paris court Wednesday facing renewed efforts to prosecute it for corruption linked to the UN's "oil-for-food" programme…
Vietnam/China/South China Sea: Vietnamese Experts Call for Negotiations with China over Disputed Islands
Oct 14, 2015
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Gia Minh, Radio Free Asia
A recent attack on a Vietnamese fishing boat by a Chinese surveillance vessel has prompted two foreign affairs experts from the Southeast Asian nation to…
Myanmar: Mawchi Mudslide: Death Toll Rises to 18
Oct 13, 2015
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Democratic Voice of Burma
The death toll from the devastating mudslide in Mawchi has risen to 18, with dozens left homeless in the Karenni State town, according to relief…
Climate Security: NATO Body Calls on Member States to Tackle Climate Security Threat
Oct 12, 2015
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Jocelyn Timperley, Business Green
Up to 250 senior members of parliament from NATO states are today expected to call for leaders of members states to deliver an ambitious, legally-binding…
Food Security: Conflict Drives 'Alarming' Global Hunger, Report Shows
Oct 12, 2015
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Mark Kinver, BBC News
Many of the 52 nations where the situation is serious or alarming are predominately ones experiencing civil unrest, the annual assessment says. However, hunger in…
Iraq: Trevor Flugge, Former AWB Chairman, Faces Court over Iraq Oil-for-Food Scandal
Oct 11, 2015
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Liz Hobday, ABC News
Almost two decades after the Australian Wheat Board (AWB) oil-for-food scandal unfolded, one of the key figures in the kickback scheme is again facing court.…
China/South China Sea: China Completes Construction of Lighthouses in Disputed South China Sea
Oct 10, 2015
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Reuters
China has completed the construction of two lighthouses in the disputed South China Sea, the official Xinhua news agency reported, as tensions in the region…
Liberia: CRC Wants Land Rights Act Legislated
Oct 9, 2015
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Ethel A. Tweh, The New Dawn
Speaking during a recent program at the Monrovia City Hall, Cllr. Scott said the Land Rights Act is part of recommendations gathered from citizens across…
Cambodia: Protesters March Against Land Grabs on World Habitat Day
Oct 7, 2015
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Neou Vannarin, Voice of America
Despite the presence of barricades and riot police, more than 1,000 evictees, human rights campaigners, land activists and Buddhist monks celebrated the 30th annual World…
Iraq/Islamic State: Deash Terrorists Set Oil Well Alight in Northern Iraq
Oct 7, 2015
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Press TV
Takfiri Deash terrorists have attacked an oil field in Iraq’s conflict-stricken northern province of Kirkuk and set fire to an oil well there. A security…
South Sudan: Nespresso, Clooney Promote Coffee in War-Torn South Sudan
Oct 7, 2015
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Corinne Gretler, Bloomberg
Nespresso, the world’s biggest single-serve coffee brand, will start selling coffee from South Sudan, in an effort proposed by George Clooney to help rebuild an…
Sudan: Sudan Halts Iron-Ore Output as Gold Mining Set for Record High
Oct 7, 2015
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Claudia Carpenter, Bloomberg
Sudan has halted iron ore production because of low prices while gold output is set to reach a record 100 metric tons next year, Minerals…
Mozambique: Mozambique Destroyed Its Last Landmine. That’s a Victory for Food Security
Oct 7, 2015
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Karen Coates, UN Dispatch
Last week, deminers in Mozambique detonated the country’s last-known landmine. It took 22 years to rid them all, more than 200,000 total. Decades of conflict…
Liberia: Sime Darby Faces Fine Following Chemical Explosion
Oct 7, 2015
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Henry Karmo, FrontPageAfrica
A joint Ministerial Investigation Committee investigating the Sime Darby Plantation Company over recent explosion in Bomi County has recommended that the Palm Oil Plantation be…
Sudan: Sudanese Gold Output to Reach Record 80 Tonnes This Year
Oct 6, 2015
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Dania Saadi, The National
Gold production in Sudan is forecast to rise 9.6 per cent to a record 80 tonnes this year as the African country seeks to boost…
Cambodia: Anti-Logging Vigilantes Get International Recognition
Oct 6, 2015
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Aun Chhengpor, Voice of America
In late September, the Prey Lang Community Network was selected as one of the world’s top 21 local community groups working for environmental conservation in the…
Iraq/Kurdistan: Iraqi Kurds Boost Oil Sales in Drive for Financial Independence
Oct 5, 2015
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Mais Al-Amouri, Bloomberg
Iraq’s Kurdish region ramped up crude exports by 27 percent in September as the semi-autonomous enclave seeks greater financial independence amid a budget dispute with…
Conflict Minerals: SEC Seeks Rehearing in Conflict Minerals Case
Oct 5, 2015
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National Law Review
October 2, 2015 marked another step in the continuing legal challenge of the conflict minerals rule. The SEC and Amnesty International filed petitions requesting an…
Liberia: CRC Chair Suggests at FAO, GOL 2 Days Conference
Oct 5, 2015
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Gloria T. Tamba, Liberian Observer
The chairperson of the Constitutional Review Committee (CRC), Cllr. Gloria Musu Scott, has reminded members of the National Legislature on the speedy passage of the…
Côte d’Ivoire: Ivory Coast Seeks to Save Forests from Illegal Cocoa Boom
Oct 5, 2015
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Ange Aboa, Reuters
In Mont Peko National Park, thousands of leafless Iroko and Samba trees tower over a sea of lush plantations like headstones, a testament to the…
Iraq: Cholera Infections in Iraq Climb to More than 800: Health Ministry
Oct 3, 2015
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Press TV
Iraqi medical authorities say the number of recorded cases of cholera in the conflict-ridden Arab country has climbed to more than 800, though no new…