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Afghanistan: Environmental Impacts of Nearly 20 Year War in Afghanistan Linger after US Withdrawal

Aug 9, 2025
Bastille Post

Twenty years after the US military operations in Afghanistan, the toxic legacy still lives on in the drying water and contaminated soil across the country.


Minerals over Peace? Rethinking the DRC-Rwanda Accord

Aug 8, 2025 | Batseba Seifu

On June 27, 2025, the Democratic Republic of the Congo and Rwanda signed what has been touted as a significant peace agreement in Washington, DC—a…


Colombia/Peru: Colombian President Stirs up Border Tension over Santa Rosa Island: ‘The Treaty Has Not Been Complied with, Peru Violated It’

Aug 8, 2025 | Santiago Torrado
EL PAÍS

Tensions are escalating. Colombian President Gustavo Petro doubled down on Thursday on his territorial claim to an island in the Amazon River that has emerged…


Tanzania: Protecting Women’s Land Tenure Rights Begins with Women

Aug 8, 2025 | Deodatus Mfugale
IPP Media

At the age of 70 years, Rehema Mfaume has to face economic and social hardships after her land was taken away by her late husband’s…


Remembering the Journey: The GERD Dispute and the Promise of Diplomacy

Aug 7, 2025 | Seble Getachew

It is important to remember those early days of the GERD dispute, when there was genuine hope that dialogue and diplomacy would prevail. Back in…


Executive Order No. 151: Liberia’s Rubber Sector – Intention, Reality & Predicted Outcomes

Aug 7, 2025 | Clarence R. Pearson

Liberia’s entanglement with the rubber industry began formally in 1926, when the government of President Charles D.B. King signed a 99-year lease agreement with Firestone…


Afghanistan: UN: 16 Solar Systems Installed to Provide Clean Water in Three Provinces of Afghanistan

Aug 7, 2025
Hasht-E Subh

The United Nations Development Programme (UNDP), with support from the UN Special Trust Fund, has installed 16 solar systems to provide electricity for urban water…


Hallucinating Climate Security: A Cautionary Tale about Generative AI

Aug 6, 2025 | Tobias Ide

Recent studies indicate that over 90% of all students – and an increasing number of policy makers – are using generative artificial intelligence (GenAI) to…


Liberia: Liberians Launch Global Alliance to “End Resource Curse” amid Discovery of 47 Strategic Minerals

Aug 6, 2025
FrontPage Africa

A new transnational coalition of Liberian citizens, diaspora leaders, activists, and scholars has officially launched the Resource Equity Alliance of Liberia (REAL) in a bold…


Iraq/Kurdistan: KRG to Resume Oil Exports after New Agreement with Iraq

Aug 6, 2025
Rudaw

Iraqi Oil Minister Hayyan Abdul Ghani on Wednesday announced a new agreement with the Kurdistan Regional Government to resume oil exports from the Kurdistan Region…


Pakistan: Pakistani Musicians Use Folk Songs and Rap to Raise Climate Change Awareness

Aug 6, 2025 | Riazat Butt
AP News

UMERKOT, Pakistan (AP) — Villagers hush when Pakistani folk musician Sham Bhai starts singing about climate change, her clear voice rising above the simple squat dwellings.

“We…


Colombia/Peru: Colombia’s President Petro Accuses Peru of Annexing Disputed Amazon Island

Aug 5, 2025
Al Jazeera

Colombian President Gustavo Petro has accused the neighbouring country of Peru of annexing a disputed island on the Amazon River, resuscitating a longstanding disagreement between…


Liberia: EU-Funded Project Begins Distribution of Cocoa and Native Tree Seedlings

Aug 5, 2025
Global News Network Liberia

The European Union-funded Leh Go Green project, managed by UNDP in collaboration with the Forest Development Authority has officially launched its seedling distribution initiative, marking…


Afghanistan: Dispute over Land Ownership Claims 1 Life, Injures 2 in Eastern Afghanistan

Aug 5, 2025
Xinhua

A dispute over a piece of land left one dead and injured two others in Afghanistan's eastern Kapisa province on Monday night, the provincial police…


Register for Conservation Conflict Transformation Workshops

Aug 5, 2025 | Center for Conservation Peacebuilding

Feeling stuck in a tough, high-stakes conflict around wildlife or conservation? Do you feel like you are taking all the right actions, but still feel…


DRC: Mid-Level Researchers for Evaluation of 3 Resilience Food Security Activities

Aug 5, 2025 | NORC

NORC at the University of Chicago is an objective, non-partisan research institution that delivers reliable data and rigorous analysis to guide critical programmatic, business, and…


RCA: Responsable Programme Nutrition et Santé

Aug 5, 2025 | Action contre la Faim

Créée en 1979, Action contre la Faim est une organisation non gouvernementale internationale qui lutte contre la faim dans le monde. Sa charte des principes…


Syria: Project Officer - Damascus

Aug 5, 2025 | Welthungerhilfe

Welthungerhilfe is one of the largest and most respected private organizations for development cooperation and humanitarian aid in Germany. Welthungerhilfe is a politically independent and…


Afghanistan: Consortium Coordinator

Aug 5, 2025 | People in Need

People in Need implements humanitarian relief and long term development projects, educational programmes, and human rights programmes in crisis affected regions internationally.

The Consortium Coordinator (CC),…


Rwanda: Expert in Wildlife and Landscape Management to Deliver Training of Trainers Sessions

Aug 5, 2025 | Expertise France

The Government of Rwanda and Agence Française de Développement (AFD) signed 5 years grant/loan agreements on 8th March 2023 to implement AFTER II Project (Appui…


Syria: Agriculture Officer (National Position)

Aug 5, 2025 | Near East Foundation

Near East Foundation (NEF) works with local partners to enable innovative, sustainable, and community-led economic and social development across the Middle East, Africa and the…


DRC: Deputy Country Director, Operations

Aug 5, 2025 | Mercy Corps

Mercy Corps is a leading global organization powered by the belief that a better world is possible. In disaster, in hardship, in more than 40…


South Sudan: Midterm Project Evaluation Consultancy: Fostering Peace and Natural Resources Governance (FOPNAG) Project

Aug 5, 2025 | Vétérinaires Sans Frontières Germany

The FOPNAG project, funded by the European Union, aims to contribute to an inclusive and peaceful society in South Sudan that respects the rule of…


RCA: Chef de Mission

Aug 5, 2025 | COOPI - Cooperazione Internazionale

Depuis 1974 COOPI travaille en RCA pour un développement harmonieux et complet, en faveur tant des individus que des communautés locales. En ce qui concerne…


Syria: Food Security, Nutrition and Livelihood Coordinator

Aug 5, 2025 | Première Urgence Internationale

Première Urgence Internationale works in 10 areas of intervention and distinguishes itself by the implementation of an integrated approach in its response. This method aims to identify and understand the needs of all…


Trading Minerals for Security: Why Africa’s Latest Deal Could Backfire

Aug 4, 2025 | Conversation

Recently, the Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC) and Rwanda struck a US-brokered peace deal that exchanges mineral wealth for vague security promises. Signed in June 2025,…


Climate Projects in South Sudan Can Turn Deadly – How to Avoid This

Aug 4, 2025 | Conversation

South Sudan, which has been torn apart by a civil war, is vulnerable to extreme weather events, frequent floods and drought, to which it must…


Liberia: LACRA Successfully Reclaims Bong County Estate, Resolves Decades-Old Land Dispute

Aug 4, 2025
FrontPage Africa

The Liberia Agriculture Commodity Regulatory Authority (LACRA) has announced the successful resolution of a long-standing land dispute involving its estate  in Bong County. The peaceful…


DRC: DR Congo Urges World to Recognise 'Genocost' Tied to Decades of Resource War

Aug 4, 2025 | Melissa Chemam
Radio France Internationale

The Democratic Republic of Congo held a national day of remembrance this weekend for what it calls the “Genocost” – a term used to describe…


From Struggle to Strength: A Young Farmer’s Journey Toward Sustainable Prosperity

Aug 4, 2025 | Desalegne Tadesse
CIMMYT

At just 25 years of age, Tigist Adamo’s experience epitomized the daily realities of countless smallholder farmers in South Ethiopia. Confronted by declining crop yields, scarce resources, and…