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South Sudan: UN Launches Initiative to Increase Women’s Peacebuilding Participation
Aug 15, 2026
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Radio Tamazuj
Radio Tamazuj
UN Women and UNESCO have launched a three-year initiative to increase women’s participation in peacebuilding, leadership and community decision-making in Western Equatoria and Western Bahr…
When Climate Shocks Threaten Food, Peace and Livelihoods
Aug 15, 2026
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Ludwig Federigan
Climate change increasingly operates as a threat multiplier. Droughts, floods, heat waves and sea-level rise do more than damage infrastructure and crops: they amplify preexisting…
Ukraine/Russia: Ukraine Says It Hit Oil Refinery in Russia’s Urals Region
Aug 14, 2026
Bloomberg
Ukraine has been carrying out nearly daily strikes on Russia’s energy infrastructure in a bid to reduce the Kremlin’s export revenues.
Women in Africa: The Unseen Victims of Crisis and Conflict
Aug 14, 2026
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Kim Heller
The African
On Sunday, as South Africa commemorated the 70th anniversary of the 1956 Women's March, Nobel Peace Prize laureate Malala Yousafzai stood at the Union Buildings…
Iran: Iran's Coast Catches Oil after Reported Ship Strike
Aug 14, 2026
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Bob Cronin
Newser
Oil now coats beaches on Iran's Qeshm Island, and satellite imagery points back to a bulk carrier reportedly struck in the Strait of Hormuz earlier…
Peru: Peru Cracks down on Illegal Gold Mining in Amazon Reserve with Military Show of Force
Aug 14, 2026
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Victor Ordonez
ABC News
Gold mining has ravaged large parts of the Amazon that spans multiple countries, including Ecuador, Brazil, Colombia and Peru -- driven by the global rise…
Myanmar: Environmental Experts and Rights Groups Voice Concerns about Environmental & Social Impacts Allegedly Caused by Myitsone Dam Project
Aug 13, 2026
Mongabay
Since June, Myanmar’s military government has increased its efforts to restart a massive, controversial hydropower project backed by China that has remained suspended for 15…
The Kabul River: The River of Sorrow between Afghanistan and Pakistan
Aug 13, 2026
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Shri Pradeep Kumar Saxena
India has traditionally been a friend to Afghanistan, and that relationship carries a responsibility as much as an opportunity. Helping Afghanistan build the storage, irrigation…
Somalia’s Food Crisis: When Drought, Conflict and Declining Aid Collide
Aug 13, 2026
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Muhammed Sherifdeen Omeiza
Somalia is facing another serious hunger crisis, but what makes the situation worrying is not only the number of people going hungry. It is the…
South Sudan: EU Envoy Urges South Sudan to Put Communities at Heart of Wildlife Conservation
Aug 13, 2026
Radio Tamazuj
The European Union has called for stronger community participation and improved governance of land and natural resources as South Sudan seeks to strengthen wildlife conservation…
Sudan/South Sudan: Sudan and South Sudan Agree to Secure Border, Maintain Status Quo in Abyei
Aug 13, 2026
Sudan Tribune
Sudan and South Sudan agreed to bolster border security and refrain from taking unilateral actions in the disputed Abyei region following high-level defence meetings in…
Liberia Extractive Industries Transparency Initiative Secretariat Facilitated Two Staff for a Short-term Capacity Building Training Program at Magna Skills Institute held in Accra, Ghana
Aug 13, 2026
ZAWYA
The LEITI Secretariat, as part of its MSG-approved work plan 2026 and to strengthen staff capacity to deal with the new 2023 EIT| Standard, facilitated…
Uganda: Uganda to Map All State Land in Bid to Stop Land Grabbing
Aug 13, 2026
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Javira Ssebwami
PML Daily
Uganda is to map and register every piece of government land in an effort to halt the grabbing of public property, from school and hospital plots to…
Is Climate Diplomacy Becoming National Security Policy?
Aug 12, 2026
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Lexy Reid
Over the last few years, there has been a significant change in how governments conceptualise and approach climate change. Climate change was previously seen as…
Climate Change Becomes UK-US Security Challenge
Aug 12, 2026
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Daily Times
Climate change is increasingly being viewed as a major UK-US national security threat, with lawmakers warning that extreme weather, food insecurity and energy instability could…
Food Security after the Ukraine War
Aug 12, 2026
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Borgen Project
Millions of households across developing countries continue to struggle with rising food costs despite improvements in global commodity markets. Food security after the Ukraine war…
Iraq/Kurdistan: Baghdad, Erbil, Oil Companies Renew Tripartite Agreement: SOMO
Aug 12, 2026
RUDAW
State Organization for Marketing of Oil (SOMO) announced on Wednesday the renewal of its tripartite agreement with the Iraqi government and the Kurdistan Regional Government…
Libya: Drone Strikes Hit Libya's Key Western Oil Town
Aug 12, 2026
PoliticoPro
Firefighters in western Libya battled on Tuesday to extinguish a massive fire caused by a drone strike on an oil facility the day before, when…
Afghanistan: 4 killed in family clash over water in Baghlan
Aug 12, 2026
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Pajhwok Afghan News
Four people have been killed in a clash between two families in Talah wa Barfak district of northern Baghlan province, police said on Wednesday. In…
India–Myanmar Border Dispute & the Proposed Land Swap in Manipur
Aug 12, 2026
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Nishikanta Singh
The India–Myanmar border has once again become a subject of controversy following reports of a possible land adjustment between the two countries in Manipur’s Chandel…
National Security Depends on Climate and Nature - the UK Government Must Act Like It
Aug 12, 2026
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Tanya Steele
The test for Andy Burnham is not whether the UK can afford to prioritise climate and nature, but whether Britain can afford a 10-year plan…
Uganda: Ugandan MPs Call for Stronger Action on Insecurity and Land Grabbing
Aug 12, 2026
Devdiscourse
Ugandan lawmakers have called on the government to tackle security concerns ranging from land grabbing to petty theft and the movement of potentially dangerous individuals…
Cote d'Ivoire: Land Dispute-Related Violence Kills 6 in Southern Cote d'Ivoire
Aug 12, 2026
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Zhang Jian
Xinhua
Violence linked to a land dispute in Kossandji village, located in the Alepe Department in southern Cote d'Ivoire, has left six people dead, including two…
Liberia: Cacao Plantations in Liberia Encroach into Proposed Kwa national Park
Aug 12, 2026
Mongabay
A cocoa boom in southeast Liberia is wiping out native forests and encroaching into a proposed national park. The would-be Kwa National Park, a dense…
Taliban Mining Economy: An Insurgent Way of Doing Business
Aug 11, 2026
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Sadia Sulaiman
Since returning to power in 2021, the Taliban have centralized control over Afghanistan’s trillion-dollar mineral wealth, treating it as a primary revenue source rather than…
Climate Change: Climate Change Identified as Major Threat to Security, Livelihood in Niger Delta
Aug 11, 2026
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Lovina Anthony
Daily Post
Stakeholders in the environmental sector have identified climate change as a major threat to economic livelihood and security in the Niger Delta. The assertion was…
South Sudan: New Approach to Solving Cattle Migration Conflict Brings Hope to Central Equatorian Communities
Aug 11, 2026
UN Mission in South Sudan
Born in Darfur as member of the Fallata tribe, widely known as a sub-branch of the greater Ambororo cattle keeper community from West and Central…
Nigeria: Mercy Corps Strengthens Peacebuilding Efforts for Women, Youths in Katsina Communities
Aug 11, 2026
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Faith Awa
Business Day
Women and youth from four Local Government Areas of Katsina State have begun a four-day training aimed at strengthening their capacity to prevent conflicts, resolve…
Afghanistan/Iran: Securing Water Rights from Afghanistan Is Strategic Priority, Says Iran
Aug 10, 2026
Afghanistan International
Iranian Foreign Ministry spokesman Esmail Baghaei says Tehran’s water rights remain a top priority and a constant, vital and strategic issue in relations with the…
Myanmar: At Least 30,000 Affected by Myanmar Floods as Conflict, Crop Losses Threaten Food Security
Aug 10, 2026
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Leong Wai Kit and Calvin Yang
Channel News Asia
At least 30,000 residents in Myanmar’s Ayeyarwady region are grappling with severe flooding as armed conflict, fuel shortages and crop losses deepen threats to livelihoods…