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Central African Republic: The Blood Diamond Trade is Tearing the Central African Republic Apart
Sep 30, 2015
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Jake Flanagin, Quartz
The Central African Republic (CAR)—one of the poorest countries in the world—has been embroiled in intense religious conflict since Dec. 2012. Fighting between the predominantly…
Myanmar: Mandalay Golf Resort Project Faces Land-Grabbing Claims
Sep 29, 2015
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Kyaw Ko Ko, Myanmar Times
Defiant farmers in Mandalay Region are cultivating fields they say they own as negotiations with the local authorities broke down. The 200 farmers began harrowing…
Call for Articles - 2015 Issue of Conflict Trends
Sep 28, 2015
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The African Centre for the Constructive Resolution of Disputes (ACCORD)
The African Centre for the Constructive Resolution of Disputes (ACCORD) is presently soliciting contributions for the fourth 2015 Issue of Conflict Trends (2015, Issue 4).…
Côte d’Ivoire: President Ouattara Receives Post-Conflict Environmental Report
Sep 28, 2015
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Cholo Brooks, Global News Network
Ivorian President AlassaneOuattara received Friday a United Nations report detailing decades of environmental destruction in the country, especially during 11 years of civil war and…
Liberia: Land Disputes Threaten Peace & Security
Sep 28, 2015
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The New Republic
The Mayor of Ganta Ben Dokpah has said land disputes in the country remain a serious threat to the peace of security the country of…
Cambodia: Conservation Programme Manager
Sep 27, 2015
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World Wildlife Fund
From its origins as a small group of committed wildlife enthusiasts, WWF has grown into one of the world's largest and most respected independent conservation…
Sierra Leone: Agroforesty Expert Tech
Sep 27, 2015
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UNDP
Sierra Leone is increasingly vulnerable to the impacts of global climate change. This is exacerbated by uncontrolled deforestation, partly due to unsustainable agricultural methods and…
South Sudan: National Consultant to Support HDIG
Sep 27, 2015
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UNDP
South Sudan development context has been severely affected by the current armed conflict, which started in December 2013 and has persisted despite the IGAD efforts…
Africa: Natural Resources and Conflict Policy Analyst
Sep 26, 2015
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Enough Project
The Natural Resources and Conflict Policy Analyst will be responsible for policymaker outreach, research, report writing, and review surrounding the nexus of corruption and the…
Somalia: British Oil Firm Accused of Corruption in Somalia Exploration Deal
Sep 26, 2015
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Cholo Brooks, Global News Network
A British oil exploration firm has been accused of corrupt payments to government officials in Somalia in return for rights to explore offshore for hydrocarbons,…
Liberia: Another Land Dispute in Nimba
Sep 25, 2015
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Solomon T. Gaye, The Inquirer
The Muslim community dominated by the Mandingo ethnic groups has disrupted a team of surveyors backed by the 8th Judiciary Circuit Court Sheriff in the…
Iraq/Kurdistan: Theft Disrupts Kurdish Oil Flows to Turkey
Sep 25, 2015
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Daniel J. Graeber, United Press International
The Kurdish government in northern Iraq said the flow of crude oil to a Turkish sea port was halted because of theft at the start…
Liberia: Big Money: Liberia Lost Nearly $300M in Illegal Deposits
Sep 25, 2015
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FrontPageAfrica
In February this year, the International Consortium of Investigative Journalists website released information relating to 300 secret bank accounts accused of involvement in tax evasion…
DRC: Communication Manager
Sep 24, 2015
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World Wildlife Fund
For our country Communication in DRC - we are looking for a dynamic, enthusiastic and committed
Communication Manager to implement an effective an efficient communication approach…
Liberia: Judge Paye Accused of Favoritism in Nimba Land Dispute
Sep 24, 2015
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Arrington Ballah, The Bush Chicken
Circuit Court Judge Emery Paye has been accused of bias in an ongoing land dispute. Julius Sannoh, a member of the Ganta Mandingo Caucus, made…
Timor-Leste: East Timor Starts New Gas Field Arbitration
Sep 24, 2015
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Michael Roddan, Business Spectator
East Timor has started new arbitration proceedings to resolve a dispute with Australia over access to offshore petroleum resources, including the Greater Sunrise fields that Woodside Petroleum hopes to develop. After…
Myanmar: Farmers Confront Minister During Rally
Sep 24, 2015
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Swan Ye Htut, Myanmar Times
Minister for Agriculture and Irrigation U Myint Hlaing came under pressure from constituents yesterday over allegations land had been taken from farmers and placed in…
Myanmar: One Dead, Several Injured as Mine Accident Floods Village
Sep 24, 2015
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Ko Htwe & Yamin Oo, Democratic Voice of Burma
A 12-year-old child was killed and several elderly residents were injured when the embankment of a tailing pond at a mine site collapsed, triggering a…
Getting to the Root of Gender Equal Land Governance
Sep 23, 2015
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Catriona Knapman
While there is international agreement that we need gender equality in land ownership – achieving this in practice is more complex.
Women face a number of…
Myanmar: Election Takes a Back Seat as Flood-Hit Magwe’s Farmers Struggle to Rebuild
Sep 23, 2015
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Nay Aung, Myanmar Times
For the tens of thousands of farmers in Magwe Region still reeling from last month’s floods, the November election may not register as high-priority. With…
Liberia: Ellen Submits “Liberia Land Authority” Bill
Sep 23, 2015
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J. Burgess Carter, Liberian Observer
President Ellen Johnson-Sirleaf submitted to the Senate for enactment into law an Act to create the Liberia Land Authority. In her letter to that august…
South Sudan: S. Sudan Official: Oil Companies Did 'Nothing' to Protect Environment
Sep 23, 2015
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Radio Tamazuj
A petroleum ministry official has admitted that oil companies before and after independence have done nothing to stop environmental damage caused by oil extraction, while…
Australia: Australian Defence Under-Prepared for Climate Change Security Threat
Sep 22, 2015
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Michael Brissenden, ABC News
A former head of the Australian military has warned that the ADF needs to do more to integrate climate change impact into defence planning. Retired…
DRC: NGO Ranks 155 Companies Across 20 Industries Revealing Significant Supply Chain, ESG Risks for Major Brands
Sep 22, 2015
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PRNewswire
Most U.S. large cap companies are still lagging in efforts to affect positive change with regard to global humanitarian issues, according to research released today…
Iraq/Kurdistan: Iraqi Kurds Dealt Setback by U.S. Court Ruling on Oil Sale
Sep 22, 2015
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Bruce Stanley and Laurel Brubaker Calkins, Bloomberg
A U.S. federal court dealt a setback to efforts by Iraq’s self-governing Kurds to sell Iraqi crude oil in the U.S., further complicating the Kurdish…
Sudan: Sudan Says Oil Companies Refusing to Repair Faulty Wells amid Oil Slump
Sep 22, 2015
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Sudan Tribune
The Sudanese government disclosed on Tuesday that it has been unable to raise its production of oil due to the global slide in crude prices.…
Iraq/Kurdistan: Iraqi Kurds Reassert Right to Export Oil to U.S. Despite Court Ruling
Sep 22, 2015
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Reuters
Kurdistan reasserted its right to export oil independently to the United States and other countries on Tuesday despite a court ruling in favor of the…
Syria: Syrian War Spurs First Withdrawal from Doomsday Arctic Seed Vault
Sep 21, 2015
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Alister Doyle, Reuters
Syria's civil war has prompted the first withdrawal of seeds from a "doomsday" vault built in an Arctic mountainside to safeguard global food supplies, officials…
Why Climate Change is Australia's Greatest National Security Issue
Sep 20, 2015
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Clive Williams
I recently gave my "National Security and Counterterrorism" Masters students a syndicate exercise at the end of their course requiring them to prioritise the most…
Iraq: Four Killed in Suspected Iraq Cholera Outbreak
Sep 19, 2015
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AFP
A suspected cholera outbreak has killed four people west of Baghdad, where vulnerable displaced populations have been affected by the lack of clean water, health…