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DRC: DRC Holds 54 of the World’s 56 Strategic Minerals, Says Scholar at Launch of New Book

Jun 19, 2026 | Badylon Kawanda Bakiman
Pan African Visions

The mineral wealth of the Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC) remains one of the country’s greatest strengths, but also one of the major drivers…

Myanmar: Myanmar’s Junta Revives a Hated Dam to Court China

Jun 18, 2026
Economist

When popular protest forced Myanmar to suspend the building of the Myitsone dam in 2011, the project became a symbol of democracy, nationalism and defiance…

Afghanistan/Kazakhstan: Afghanistan and Kazakhstan Emphasize the Establishment of a Water Research Center at Kabul University

Jun 18, 2026
Afghan Voice Agency

In an online meeting with the Minister of Science and Higher Education of Kazakhstan, Sheikh Nida Mohammad Nadeem, Minister of Higher Education, discussed ways to…

Afghanistan: Afghanistan’s Kandahar Completes $1.3 Million Opium Alternative Farming Project

Jun 18, 2026
AtlasPress

The Directorate of Agriculture, Irrigation, and Livestock in Kandahar has announced the full implementation of an alternative opium poppy cultivation project in four districts of…

Quantifying Climate Risk and Ocean Vulnerability

Jun 17, 2026 | 11th Our Ocean Conference Secretariat

Coastal cities dependent on both inland resources and marine environments face a uniquely complex vulnerability to climate change. Rising seas, intensifying storms, and shifting ecosystems…

How War in the Gulf Is Fueling Hunger Worldwide

Jun 17, 2026 | Sachin Yadav

Energy and food systems are not separate pipelines, they are one. Fuel powers tractors, irrigation pumps, and cold-storage facilities. Natural gas is the primary feedstock…

Afghanistan: UNAMA: Drought and Desertification Threaten Lives and Food Security in Afghanistan

Jun 17, 2026 | Nazanin Mohseni
KabulNow

The United Nations Assistance Mission in Afghanistan (UNAMA), marking the International Day to Combat Desertification and Drought, has stated that prolonged droughts, expanding desertification, and…

Food Security: World Bank: Middle East Conflict Drives up Agricultural Commodity Prices by 8% Globally

Jun 17, 2026
Maaal

The World Bank’s Commodity Markets Outlook projects that fertilizer prices will rise by an average of 31% in 2026, with the ongoing conflict in the…

Iraq/Kurdistan: Iraq to Guarantee Security for Oil Firms as Kurdistan Production Resumes Next Week

Jun 17, 2026
BasNews

Oil production from the Kurdistan Region’s oil fields is set to resume next week, with an initial output of 200,000 barrels per day, according to…

South Sudan: London Court Upholds Injunction Preventing New South Sudan Oil Prepayment Contracts

Jun 17, 2026
Reuters

London's High Court has upheld an injunction in favour of commodities trading house BB Energy to block the Republic of South ‌Sudan from making new…

Afghanistan: UN Warns Climate Change Threatens Livelihoods, Food Security in Afghanistan

Jun 17, 2026 | Zarghona Salehi
Pajhwok Afghan News

Coinciding with the World Day to Combat Desertification and Drought, United Nations experts have warned that Afghanistan is among the countries most vulnerable to climate…

Liberia: Liberia’s Untapped Potential: What the New Agriculture Census and Survey Reveal

Jun 16, 2026 | Mohammad Abul Azad, Rose Mungai, and Masako Hiraga

Liberia’s new Agriculture Census 2022/23 and the 2024 Annual Agriculture Survey provide the most comprehensive picture of country’s agricultural sector in more than fifty years.…

South Sudan: South Sudan Is Looking beyond Oil. The Risks Are Familiar.

Jun 16, 2026 | Callum Hamilton
International Policy Digest

South Sudan wants to reduce its dependence on oil by developing its mining sector. Yet in a country still shaped by conflict, fragile institutions, and…

Colombia’s Land Reform Is at Stake

Jun 16, 2026 | Piotr Wojciak Pleyn

A far-right victory in upcoming elections could reverse hard-fought gains for victims of the armed conflict, including survivors of one of Colombia’s most notorious paramilitary…

Ottawa Hosts Fourth International Conference on Environmental Peacebuilding

Jun 16, 2026 | Vedat Özgür Töre
Focus on Travel News

Convened by the Environmental Peacebuilding Association and the University of Ottawa, the conference brings together an international community of academics, practitioners, policymakers, researchers, students and…

Canada Strengthens Global Leadership in Sustainability and Peacebuilding as Ottawa Hosts Landmark International Environmental Conference

Jun 16, 2026
Travel and Tour World

Ottawa has officially opened its doors to global delegates as the Fourth International Conference on Environmental Peacebuilding begins at the University of Ottawa, running from…

Uganda: ‘Oil Is a Curse’: Villages in Uganda Face Land Ownership Uncertainty

Jun 16, 2026 | Musinguzi Blanshe and Romain Gras
Africa Report

After oil was discovered in Uganda, villagers who thought they had wrested their land from pastoralists were faced with a Ugandan businessman who produced deeds…

Afghanistan: OCHA: Drought and Water Shortages Force Families to Leave Their Homes in Bamyan

Jun 16, 2026
Hasht-e-Subh Daily

The United Nations Office for the Coordination of Humanitarian Affairs (OCHA) says that drought and severe water shortages in parts of Bamyan Province have created…

Breaking Afghanistan’s Hydro-Political Trap

Jun 15, 2026 | Assem Mayar

Situated at the headwaters of major river systems feeding Iran, Pakistan, Uzbekistan, and Turkmenistan, Afghanistan is the mountainous hydro-hub of Central and South Asia. Yet…

Afghanistan: 2,500 Hectares of Pistachio Orchards Established in Herat

Jun 15, 2026 | Binyamin Barez
Pajhwok Afghan News

About 2,500 hectares of pistachio orchards have been established in western Herat province. Agricultural experts consider this a positive development, while orchard owners are hopeful…

Meet the 2026 Goldman Environmental Prize Winners

Jun 15, 2026 | Goldman Prize

Each year, the Goldman Environmental Prize is awarded to grassroots environmental champions from around the world.

Geography of Wealth Ties Sudan’s Feuding Factions Together

Jun 13, 2026 | Hafed Al-Ghwell

Decades after South Sudan voted overwhelmingly to break Africa’s largest country in two, a new seam is being stitched into Sudan’s political fabric. In diplomatic…

Liberia: President Ellen Johnson Sirleaf Urges Women Leaders to Lead, Build and Rise

Jun 12, 2026 | Tina S. Mehnpaine
The Liberian Observer

It’s almost midday. The atmosphere in this air-conditioned room is eye-catching. Everyone's attention is fixed on her, Ellen Johnson Sirleaf, who broke barriers as Liberia…

Colombia: Qualitative Chromatography: A Driving Force for Regeneration in Colombian Coffee Farming

Jun 12, 2026 | Luisa Fernanda Ruiz Villamizar
Universidad Industrial de Santander

Colombia, recognized as the world’s largest producer of mild coffee and the third-largest coffee producer globally, faces the challenge of maintaining crop productivity without compromising…

DRC/Rwanda: Global Witness Investigation Traces M23-Linked Coltan, Lending Support to DRC's Allegations against Tech Firms

Jun 12, 2026
Ecofin Agency

Democratic Republic of Congo's 2024 accusations against global technology companies have received new support. In a report published on June 10, 2026, Global Witness traced…

Iran/United States: ‘War Crimes’: Analysis Suggests US Bombed Water Facilities Used by 20,000 Iranians in Precision Strike

Jun 11, 2026 | Julia Conley
Common Dreams

As temperatures in the village of Bemani, Iran, near the Strait of Hormuz, reached above 100°F this week, two water facilities were struck by bombs,…