International
Security Council extends UN peacekeeping force in Abyei through July 2015
Feb 26, 2015
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UN News Centre
The Security Council has unanimousy extended the United Nations peacekeeping force in Abyei – a resource-rich area contested by Sudan and South Sudan – as…
Myanmar: Letpadaung: Fields of Fire
Feb 26, 2015
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Kyaw Phyo, The Irrawaddy
Situated on the western bank of the Chindwin River in Sagaing Region, the Letpadaung copper mine near Monywa in upper Myanmar has been a source…
Myanmar: World Bank’s US$100 Million Credit to Myanmar Continues Hydroelectric Infrastructure Development in Irrawaddy River Basin
Feb 26, 2015
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Gregory B. Poindexter, Hydro World
Some of the 20 planned hydropower plants for Myanmar (formerly Burma), which is located in South East Asia, will be constructed within the Irrawaddy (Ayeyarwady…
Sierra Leone: Conflict Between Rice Farmers and Cattle Herdsmen in the Northern Province
Feb 26, 2015
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Concord Times
Due to its geographical proximity to Guinea and as a result of vast savanna landscape, the Northern Province attracts nomadic Fullah herdsmen. Almost all five…
Liberia: Indicted for Corruption
Feb 25, 2015
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M. Welemongai Ciapha - All Africa Global Media
The Liberia Anti-Corruption Commission (LACC) has indicted 10 persons for corruption in connection with their alleged involvement in a US$40,000 bribery offered to members of…
Liberia: As Gov't Cries for Revenue Intake, Illegal Mining Rocks
Feb 25, 2015
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Cholo Brooks, GNN Liberia
The illegal mining of Liberia’s mineral sectors around the country has reportedly climbed to its highest peak. Both Liberians and foreign nationals have advantage of…
Timor-Leste: LNG Collapse Threatens Trade
Feb 25, 2015
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Global Trade Review
East Timor’s future as a major LNG exporter remains in the balance, after the collapse of the US$17bn Sunrise project this week.The Australian company Woodrise…
Africa: Land and Gender Based Violence: Experiences from Rwanda and Liberia
Feb 25, 2015
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All Africa Global Media
Gender-based violence (GBV) is a profound problem in many countries of sub-Saharan Africa: in Rwanda, 35 percent of women have reported experiencing physical, sexual, or…
Kurdistan Oil Producer Gulf Keystone up for Sale
Feb 25, 2015
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Fast FT
Problems with wrestling payments from the Kurdistan Regional Government are proving too much for Gulf Keystone Petroleum, the UK listed - but Iraq-focused - oil…
Vietnam: The Lethal Legacy of the Vietnam War
Feb 25, 2015
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George Black, The Nation
On a mild, sunny morning last November, Chuck Searcy and I drove out along a spur of the old Ho Chi Minh Trail to the…
Myanmar: Farmers Demand Compensation for Farmland Destroyed by Gas Pipeline
Feb 24, 2015
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Narinjara - Burma News International
Fifty farmers who have not yet received compensation for their farmland that was destroyed by mud from a gas pipeline construction demonstrated in front of…
Myanmar: Shell Myanmar Energy to Spend $1.2 BN on Offshore Oil Exploration
Feb 24, 2015
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Eleven Media
Shell Myanmar Energy is poised to spend US$1.2 billion on offshore oil and gas exploration and provide $61 million as a signature bonus to state-run…
Liberia: 'Criminal Conspiracy'? Indictment looms in Nocal 'Bribery' Saga
Feb 24, 2015
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All Africa Global Media
Monrovia — The Liberian government is poised to move in on several individuals, including the former Chairman of the Board of Directors of the National…
Egypt, Jordan Plan Pipeline to Get Gas from Iraq
Feb 24, 2015
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Trade Arabia
Egypt and Jordan have announced a plan to build a natural gas pipeline from Iraq to Jordan, which will also provide both countries the gas…
Corruption, Climate Could Trigger Water Wars
Feb 24, 2015
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News Editor, Environment News Service
Cleaning up widespread corruption in the water supply industry is crucial to avert looming water conflicts born of desperation, warns a new United Nations report…
Liberia: Sime Darby to Resume Full Operations
Feb 23, 2015
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The New Dawn Liberia
The management of Sime Darby Plantation Liberia (SDPL) says it looks forward to resuming full operations here once the country is declared Ebola-free.
Ethiopia: World Bank Dam and Foreign Land-grab Force out Ethiopian tribes
Feb 23, 2015
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Karen Hardison, Digital Journal
World Bank and China join Ethipoia's government to relocate 200,000 villagers of the Omo River and Lake Turkana Valley, UNESCO protected "Cradle of Mankind," to…
Money vs. Morals: A Look at Talisman's Legacy in Sudan
Feb 22, 2015
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Kyle Balx, CBC News
According to a high-level report by Canadian diplomat John Harker in February 2000, oil royalties flowing to the Sudanese government from a Talisman Energy-run oil play were found to be exacerbating the…
DRC: Dealers Fleece Diggers for a Share of DRC's Illegal Gold
Feb 20, 2015
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African Network of Centres for Investigative Reporting
Western companies mining gold industrially in DRC have diggers on their land, but fear that if they work them the companies will be accused by…
Liberia: 'GVL Must Vacate Our Land'
Feb 20, 2015
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Alloycious David, All Africa Global Media
Aggrieved citizens of Butaw District in Sinoe County are calling on the management of Golden Veroleum Liberia to pay compensation for villages, crops and ancestral…
China: How China is Transforming the South China Sea
Feb 20, 2015
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Gabriel Dominguez, DW
New images reveal the extent of China's land reclamation and construction in the South China Sea. Experts warn the new developments will make it increasingly…
Myanmar: Canadian Mining Firm May Have Breached Sanctions, Rights Group Says
Feb 20, 2015
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Seamus Martov, The Irrawaddy
For many years, Canada’s since-rebranded Ivanhoe Mines was one of the very few Western mining companies involved in Burma through its stake in one of…
Libya: Libyan oil flows resume from largest field
Feb 20, 2015
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Staff Writer, Al Arabiya News
Libya has resumed pumping crude from the southeastern Sarir field to the Hariga port, a spokesman for the state oil operator AGOCO said on Monday.…
Iraq: Falling Oil Prices Reveal Iraq’s Structural Problem
Feb 19, 2015
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Etienne Lepers - International Policy Digest
Despite all the attention to falling oil prices over the last six months, the impact on the world economy has not and will not be…
China/South China Sea: Fishing Wars: China’s Aggression Could Stoke Future Conflict
Feb 19, 2015
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Johan Bergenas and Ariella Knight, World Politics Review
The Vikings conquered the high seas to plunder and pillage. The British established their empire by dominating the oceans. And in the past 40 years,…
Timor-Leste: Greater Sunrise Is Crucial For Timor Sea Development
Feb 19, 2015
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Lauren Barrett, Hart Energy
Hydrocarbon discoveries in the Timor Sea are plentiful, but there is much conjecture as to whether brownfield or greenfield development is the best way to…
DRC: 'Conflict Minerals' Law Reaps Unforeseen Results
Feb 19, 2015
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Ciaran McEvoy, Investor's Business Daily
If the road to hell is paved with good intentions, then critics of an obscure provision in the Dodd-Frank Act believe there is a highway…
Myanmar: Myanmar’s Mysterious Uranium is No Panacea
Feb 19, 2015
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Chan Mya Htwe and Phyo Lwin Aung, The Trade Times
A claim of a uranium find in Mandalay Division has sparked debate over whether the country should pursue nuclear power. The billionaire tycoon Tay Za…
Bangladesh: Iftekharuzzaman: State Patronising Festival of Land Grabbing in CHT
Feb 17, 2015
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Abid Azad, Dhaka Tribune
The state has been patronising a grand festival of land grabbing in the Chittagong Hill Tracts, said International Chittagong Hill Tracts Commission (CHTC) member Dr…
South Sudan: S. Sudan Halts Parliamentary Activities over Lack of Funds
Feb 17, 2015
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Sudan Vision
JUBA – South Sudan’s parliamentary speaker has admitted that almost all parliamentary activities have been halted due to a lack of funds.
In an exclusive interview…