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Liberia: Empowering Women: Plan International Launches New Initiative in Liberia
Mar 11, 2025
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Patience M. Jones
In a major step toward advancing gender equality and economic empowerment, Plan International has launched the Liberia Women Empowerment Project (LWEP), a three-year initiative aimed…
International Women’s Day: In Cameroon’s Far North region, Mothers’ Clubs Provide a Model for Building a Healthier, More Prosperous Future
Mar 11, 2025
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IFRC
As we mark International Women’s Day, we share the story of Cameroon’s mothers’ clubs, groups of local women trained by the Red Cross to raise…
Seabed Diplomacy Stirs Global Currents of Cooperation and Conflict
Mar 11, 2025
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Melissa Metos
The seabed is not only a source for critical metals such as cobalt and nickel, but also for geopolitical tensions as both the U.S. and…
Somalia: Puntland War against Daesh Displaces Frankincense Farmers in Bari Region
Mar 11, 2025
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Radio Ergo
Conflict between Puntland forces and the terrorist group Islamic State, or Daesh, is preventing local farmers in Bari region from accessing their frankincense trees, whose…
Sudan/South Sudan: Ngok Dinka, Misseriya Leaders Vow to Pursue Peace in Disputed Abyei
Mar 11, 2025
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Sudan Tribune
Traditional leaders from the Ngok Dinka and Misseriya communities in the disputed Abyei region pledged to work together for peace despite concerns that the ongoing…
DRC: Is Trump Mulling a Minerals Deal with Conflict-Hit DR Congo?
Mar 11, 2025
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Damian Zane, BBC News
The Democratic Republic of Congo appears to be turning to the US in its latest efforts to find an ally in its fight against advancing…
Afghanistan: Forest Restoration in Afghanistan [Video]
Mar 11, 2025
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Food and Agriculture Organization of the UN
Afghanistan’s forests cover 2.8% of its land 1.78 million hectares. In Khost province, forests are vital for people, livestock, and biodiversity. However, deforestation and overuse…
Zimbabwe: How More Inclusive Maize Breeding Can Yield Better Outcomes for Women Farmers in Zimbabwe
Mar 10, 2025
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Jill Cairns and Maureen Miruka
In Zimbabwe, CGIAR, through CIMMYT, runs a maize breeding program to strengthen food security and livelihoods in a country where maize is a staple crop. The program spans diverse testing plots – managed exclusively…
Myanmar: Opium Farming Takes Root in Myanmar's War-Wracked Landscape
Mar 10, 2025
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Agence France-Presse
Myanmar's opium production was previously second only to Afghanistan, where poppy farming flourished following the US-led invasion in the wake of the September 11, 2001…
DRC: War and Wildlife: Congo Park Rangers Risk Lives to Protect Endangered Species
Mar 10, 2025
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Mail & Guardian
Deep in the forests of the Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC), rangers tasked with guarding some of Africa’s most biologically diverse landscapes are facing…
Women’s Land Rights: The Missing Key to Climate Action
Mar 8, 2025
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Lily Maxwell-Lwin
Common Dreams
This year’s International Women’s Day theme, #AccelerateAction, calls on the world to address the structural barriers slowing progress. If we are serious about climate, we…
Yemen: UN Security Council Issues Urgent Call on Yemen’s Climate & Peace! [Video]
Mar 8, 2025
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Express Tribune
The UN Security Council members, including Denmark, Slovenia, Guyana, South Korea, Panama, Greece, the UK, Sierra Leone, and France, have issued a joint statement on…
In Praise of Matriarchal Environmental Wisdom
Mar 8, 2025
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Dr. Marisa O. Ensor
Georgetown University
Since 1911, March 8th has been International Women’s Day, observed around the world as a day to recognize women’s contributions to society and work towards…
Afghanistan: Afghanistan to Revive Pistachio Forests with Industrialists’ Support
Mar 7, 2025
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Bakhtar
Mawlavi Ataullah Omari, the acting Minister of Agriculture, convened a meeting with members of the Afghanistan Industrialists Union. The union has announced plans to invest…
Bangladesh/India: India-Bangladesh Dispute over the Teesta River. Menga: A Crisis for International Law
Mar 7, 2025
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Giorgio Kaldor, Renewable Matter
Last February, Bangladesh saw protests over a long-standing dispute with India over the exploitation of water from the Teesta River, a dispute concerning the fair…
Lebanon: Energy Series | Interview with Laury Haytayan: War and the Future of the Energy Sector in Lebanon
Mar 7, 2025
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Dala Osseiran and Laury Haytayan, Arab Reform Initiative
This interview, conducted in October 2024, is part of a series looking at the impact of the war in Lebanon. Lebanon was already suffering from…
Sierra Leone: Land Grabbing in Sierra Leone — Global Us [Video]
Mar 7, 2025
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Deutsche Welle
Paralegals in Sierra Leone are helping communities in land disputes with foreign companies. In Belize, the Garifuna people fear the loss of their cultural identity.…
Liberia: LLA Issues Customary Land Deeds to Several Communities in River Cess - A Boost for Land Rights Law
Mar 7, 2025
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Aaron Wesley Geezay, Observer
The Liberia Land Authority (LLA) has issued Customary Land deeds to eleven communities in RiverCess County, marking a crucial step towards community land ownership. The…
DRC: The Environmental Toll of the M23 Conflict in Eastern DRC (Analysis)
Mar 7, 2025
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Fergus O’Leary Simpson, Lara Collart, and Joel Masselink, Mongabay
The resurgence of the M23 (March 23 movement) rebel group has once again drawn global attention to the eastern Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC).…
Afghanistan/Greenland: Frontiers in Race for Critical Minerals
Mar 7, 2025
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Alex Gendler, Voice of America
Just as discoveries of fossil fuel reserves helped to shape the 20th century, the race for critical minerals is shaping the 21st. These minerals are…
Myanmar: 6 Shot Dead after Confrontation over Myanmar Gold Mine Operation
Mar 7, 2025
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Radio Free Asia
Six people were shot dead following a protest against a gold mine in northeastern Myanmar operated by an ethnic army, the Myanmar National Democratic Alliance…
DRC: US in Exploratory Talks with DR Congo over Mineral Deal
Mar 7, 2025
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Financial Times
The United States is holding “exploratory talks” with Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC) over a deal that would give it access to the African nation’s…
Global: Women and Girls are at the Heart of Fostering Better Agrifood Systems for All
Mar 6, 2025
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Haley Zaremba
Gender equality has never been more important. Thirty years after the Beijing Declaration, a landmark United Nations resolution to promote gender equality, progress on women’s rights…
How Six Women are Helping their Communities Adapt to Climate Change
Mar 6, 2025
As the planet warms, the fallout from climate change – from droughts, to floods, to superstorms – is getting worse. But not everyone has felt…
Yemen: With Yemen Poised for Renewed Conflict, Insufficient Aid, Environmental Crisis, Security Council Hears Political Process, Humanitarian Funding Urgently Needed
Mar 6, 2025
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United Nations
Fear of Yemen plunging back into widespread conflict is “palpable”, the United Nations’ top official in that country told the Security Council today, calling on…
Iraq/Kurdistan: Oil Companies Say $16 Fee Set by Baghdad for Kurdish Oil ‘Temporary’
Mar 6, 2025
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Rudaw
Baghdad's $16 compensation rate per oil barrel for the Kurdistan Regional Government (KRG) and oil companies operating in the Region is not final and may…
Iraq/Kurdistan: Iraqi Kurdistan Oil Export Talks End without Deal Despite US Push
Mar 6, 2025
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Ahmed Rasheed and Maha El Dahan, Reuters
Talks on resuming Iraqi oil flows to Turkey that have been halted for two years failed on Thursday for the second time in a week,…
Liberia: Sinoe Lawmaker Demands Answers over Controversial Sapo National Park Expansion
Mar 6, 2025
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Siaway T. Miapue, FrontPage Africa
Sinoe County District #1 Representative Thomas Romeo Quioh has petitioned the House of Representatives to summon key government and conservation stakeholders over the controversial expansion…
Intelligence Analysis: The Risks, Opportunities, and Geopolitical Impact of DRC’s Critical Minerals Deal with the US & Europe
Mar 5, 2025
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Evarist Chahali
The Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC) has proposed a strategic exchange: offering the United States and Europe direct access to its vast mineral resources in…
Cyber and Climate Threats: Shared Risks, Resilience, and Response Strategies
Mar 5, 2025
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Carolyn Gruber and Allison Pytlak
Cybersecurity and climate security may seem unrelated, but both pose escalating risks that demand innovative, cross-sector solutions. The Stimson Center’s Cyber and Environmental Security Programs…