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Africa: Resistance to Liberia Landgrabs a Warning to Africa Investment Conference
May 6, 2014
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AllAfrica
Abuja (Nigeria) / Monrovia (Liberia) — On the opening day of a 6-8 May conference in Abuja aimed at attracting private sector agricultural investment in…
Myanmar: MPs Concern Over ‘Land Grab’ Commission Continues to Mount
May 5, 2014
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Mizzima
Hluttaw MPs have levelled renewed criticism at the regional and state sub-committees of the Land Use Management Committee, suggesting misinformation and a lack of transparency.
Speaking…
Liberia: Judge Kaba - Land Issue Is a National Challenge
May 5, 2014
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Abraham Sollie, All Africa
The Presiding Judge at the Criminal Court "A",Jusuf Kaba, has described land issue in Liberia as a national challenge. Criminal Court "A" is situated at…
Liberia: Gbarpolu, Bong Land Dispute Worrisome
May 5, 2014
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AllAfrica
Tension is said to be brewing between Bong County and the newly created Gbarpolu County, with claims and counter-claims over a piece of land running…
Lessons Learned Webinar: Suppliers Using SEC Conflict Minerals Reporting to Gain Market Share
May 5, 2014
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SBWire, Green Status Pro
Woburn, MA -- (SBWIRE) -- 05/05/2014 -- Green Status Pro sponsored a unique peer-to-peer webinar, May 31 Deadline: Conflict Minerals Lessons Learned, on May 1,2014.…
Liberia: Oil Company: Spent US $138m In 2012/13; No Report In 2013/14
May 5, 2014
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J. Yanqui Zaza, The Perspective
Liberia’s annual budgetary document, like any other budget, should fulfill at least the civil obligation in providing transparent, verifiable information to the public. This practice,…
SEC Issues Statement on D.C. Court of Appeals Decision on Conflict Minerals Rule: First Reports Due by June 2, 2014, as Scheduled
May 5, 2014
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Alston & Bird LLP
On April 29, 2014, the SEC’s Division of Corporation Finance (the “Division”) issued a statement providing guidance regarding the effect of the decision of the…
South Sudan: Geopolitics of Nile Water - Its Implications on S. Sudan Conflict
May 5, 2014
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Deng Mading Gatwech, AllAfrica
In Africa, access to water is one of the most critical aspects of human survival. Today, about one third of the total population lack access…
Senegal/Casamance: Community Forestry is Defusing Africa's Longest-Running Conflict
May 5, 2014
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Louise Hunt, Ecologist
The Casamance - a strip of land lying to the south of Gambia - is home to Africa's longest running conflict, a 30-year low intensity…
Afghanistan: Survivors’ Hopes Fade in Aftermath of Afghan Landslide
May 4, 2014
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Azam Ahmad and Habib Zahori, The New York Times
ABI BARAK, Afghanistan — With hope gone that the 2,100 people thought to be buried by a mountain of mud here could be rescued, most…
Myanmar: Organic farming offers Kachin IDPs vital health options
May 4, 2014
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Seamus Martov, Democratic Voice of Burma
NHKAWNG PA, KACHIN STATE — It has been nearly three years since fighting between Burma’s military and the Kachin Independence Organisation (KIO) forced Lazing Lu…
Myanmar: Burma’s mangroves in danger of extinction
May 4, 2014
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Zaw Htet, Democratic Voice of Burma
Thick mangrove forests once lined Burma’s coastline, but in the past 30 years over half of the country’s mangrove forests have been destroyed.
Mangrove trees are…
Myanmar: Can Myanmar’s ‘Lost World’ Survive Tourism?
May 3, 2014
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Denis D. Gray, The Seattle Times
Where the Indian Ocean rolls toward Myanmar’s southwestern coast, a lacework of 800 islands rises, fringed with shimmering beaches of no footprints.
Here in the islands…
Myanmar: Displaced Villagers File Complaint Regarding Japan’s Investment in Myanmar’s Thilawa Special Economic Zone
May 3, 2014
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Asian Tribune
Tokyo, 03 May, (Asiantribune.com): Three residents from the Thilawa Special Economic Zone (SEZ) area near Yangon, Myanmar, delivered an Objection to the Examiner for the…
Sierra Leone: China's Hunger for Sea Cucumbers Reaches Islands of Sierra Leone
May 2, 2014
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Tommy Trenchard, Reuters
(Reuters) - As evening falls over Sierra Leone's Banana Island archipelago, bats stream from their beachside roosts to circle in their thousands over the jungle…
Liberia: UNIDO Donates Hydro-Electrical Equipment
May 2, 2014
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AllAfrica
The United Nations Industrial Development Organization (UNIDO) on Tuesday donated hydro-electrical equipment to the Stella Maris Polytechnic for the establishment of "Small-hydro Power Technology Center"…
Somalia: War, Late Rains Spark Somalia 'Crisis' Warning
May 2, 2014
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Ahram Online
War and delayed rains in Somalia are putting thousands of lives at risk, especially in areas where African Union troops are battling Islamist extremists for…
Conflict Minerals: Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) Issues Statement on the Effect of the Recent US Court of Appeals Decision on the Conflict Minerals Rule
May 2, 2014
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Mark D. Wood and Michael L. Mason, Katten Muchin Rosenman LLP
On April 29, Keith Higgins, the Director of the Securities and Exchange Commission’s Division of Corporation Finance, issued a public statement offering guidance on companies’…
Cote d'Ivoire: Diamantaires Eyeing Ivory Coast for Rough Imports
May 2, 2014
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Melvyn Reggie Thomas, The Times of India
SURAT: Diamantaires are looking at Ivory Coast for rough diamond imports after the United Nations Security Council lifted a decade-long ban on diamond exports from…
Liberia: World Bank, Moving to Increase Seeds Production in Liberia
May 1, 2014
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AllAfrica
Monrovia — Liberia's staple food is rice, but the country relies heavily on imported rice to feed the over 3 million population, despite having a…
DRC: A Diamond In The Rough
May 1, 2014
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Zawya
Globally, only Turkmenistan has higher global rates, according to The International Monetary Fund latest World Economic Outlook.
The IMF expects growth to accelerate in the DRC…
Myanmar: Timber Exports Reach US$1 bn in 2013-2014
Apr 30, 2014
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Eleven Media Group
The export of teak, hardwood and other timber has reached US$ 947 million in the 2013-14 fiscal year, according to statistics from the Ministry of…
Israel: With Peace Talks Off, Netanyahu Looks at Unilateral Moves
Apr 30, 2014
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Jodi Rudoren, New York Times
JERUSALEM — After halting peace talks with the Palestinians last week, Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu of Israel has asked his cabinet to bring forward alternative…
Western Sahara: Polisario Front Hails Security Council's Commitment to Saharawi Right to Self-Determination
Apr 30, 2014
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AllAfrica
Washington — Polisario Front expressed satisfaction with the Security Council's commitment in favour of a political solution to the Western Sahara conflict based on Saharawis'…
Nile River: Sudan: Bashir Affirms Support for Ethiopia Dam Project
Apr 30, 2014
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Tesfa-Alem Tekle, AllAfrica
Bahirdar — Sudanese president Omer Hassan al Bashir has pledged that his country will extend the necessary support for Ethiopia's massive hydro-power plant project which…
Myanmar: Villagers in Southern Burma Protest Against Chinese-Backed Oil Refinery
Apr 29, 2014
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Yen Snaing, The Irrawaddy
RANGOON — About 500 ethnic Dawei villagers from Tenasserim Division’s Laung Lone Township staged a protest on Tuesday against the construction of a huge oil…
Myanmar: MP Proposes Faster Process for Resolving Land Dispute Cases
Apr 28, 2014
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Hein Ko Soe, Mizzima
MP and member of the Farmland Investigation Commission is calling for changes in handling land disputes which he says will make the process faster and…
Myanmar: Plans for Coal-Fired Power Plant Face Opposition in Mon State
Apr 28, 2014
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Yen Snaing, The Irrawaddy
RANGOON — Plans to build the first coal-fired power plant in Mon State have come under fire by local residents, who say they worry about…
China/Japan: Japan Says China Ships Entered Disputed Waters
Apr 27, 2014
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Press TV
Japan says two Chinese ships have sailed into disputed waters off the East China Sea, two days after US President Barack Obama declared his support…
World: Official Urges Greater Action To Combat Sexual Violence
Apr 26, 2014
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The Daily Times of Nigeria
UN Special Representative on Sexual Violence in Conflict Zainab Bangura has said in spite of unprecedented political momentum to fight rape in war zones.
It says…