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South Sudan: South Sudan Will Launch Petroleum Licensing Round, Environmental Audit
Jul 25, 2019
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Africa Oil & Power
South Sudan’s Minister of Petroleum Hon. Awow Daniel Chuang will announce South Sudan’s 2020 oil and gas licensing round at two strategic conferences this October:…
DRC: $3.7m Fund to Help End Illegal Mining in Congo
Jul 25, 2019
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Kennedy Senelwa, East African
Armed actors in the Democratic Republic of Congo’s artisanal mining have been dealt a blow with the release of $3.7 million funding by the United…
South Africa: Sweeping the Bush, Protecting the Land - The Women Quashing Poaching
Jul 25, 2019
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UNEP
The black mamba is the most venomous snake in sub-Saharan Africa. One bite can kill a person in just a few hours. It is also…
Myanmar: EITI Applied in Forestry Sector for the First Time
Jul 24, 2019
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Myat Moe Aung, Myanmar Times
Myanmar’s forestry sector was included in the Myanmar Extractive Industries Transparency Initiative (MEITI) report for the first time this year. Myanmar is the second country…
South Sudan: South Sudan’s MoU with Ethiopia, Uganda for Power Transmission to Border Areas
Jul 24, 2019
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Devdiscourse
South Sudan is planning to implement bilateral agreements with Ethiopia and Uganda on the transmission of power to its border areas. The aim of agreement…
Zimbabwe: War Vets Confront Minister over Land Grab
Jul 24, 2019
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New Zimbabwe
War veterans here have called to order Provincial Affairs Minister Ezra Chadzamira for allegedly trying to remove the former freedom fighters from farms they forcibly…
Renewable Electrification in Geopolitical Contested Settings: Theoretical Insights and Practical Implications (Call for Papers for a Conference and a Special Issue)
Jul 23, 2019
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Geopolitics and Energy Research Group
The Geopolitics and Energy Research Group (GERG) will be holding an international conference on renewable electrification in geopolitical conflict settings from December 18 to 20,…
Bangladesh/Myanmar: Rohingya Refugees Regreen Deforested Land on Myanmar's Border
Jul 23, 2019
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Kaamil Ahmed, New Arab
Living off the land is natural for the Rohingya, who lived a predominantly agricultural life in Myanmar. Today, the UN estimates only around 400,000 Rohingya remain in…
Liberia: EPA, UNDP Seek to Reconcile Weaknesses in Environmental Policies, Legal Instruments
Jul 23, 2019
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FrontPage Africa
With funding from the Global Environment Facility (GEF), Liberia Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) and the United Nations Development Program (UNDP) on Tuesday, 23 July 2019…
United Nations Compensation Panel Pays out $270M for Kuwait Oil Company
Jul 23, 2019
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New Indian Express
A United Nations panel that oversees compensation claims stemming from Iraq's 1990-1991 invasion of Kuwait says it has paid out $270 million to Kuwait's national…
What's in the New China-Vietnam South China Sea Tensions?
Jul 22, 2019
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Prashanth Parameswaran
Over the past few weeks, another round of tensions has been simmering between China and Vietnam over energy resources in the South China Sea. The…
Iraq: Water Crisis in Basra
Jul 22, 2019
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Human Rights Watch
Iraqi authorities have failed to ensure for almost 30 years that Basra residents have sufficient safe drinking water, resulting in on-going health concerns, Human Rights…
Myanmar: More Than 45,000 People Affected by First Monsoon Flood
Jul 22, 2019
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Myat Moe Aung, Myanmar Times
Flooding caused by the first monsoon of the season displaced more than 45,000 people, according to a statement issued by the United Nations Office for the…
Afghanistan: Three Land Grabbers Arrested in Logar
Jul 22, 2019
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Afghanistan Times
Afghan National Police in southern Logar province have arrested three land grabbers—a lucrative but black business where many powerful individuals have been involved in this…
Iraq: Revenue from Oil Price Rise Will Fund Reconstruction in Iraq, Oil Officials Say
Jul 22, 2019
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Hiwa Shilani, Kurdistan 24
As oil prices in Iraq become more stable, the cost of crude has gradually risen to nearly $70 per barrel for the first time in…
Iraq: Iraq Races to Save Last of Middle East's Forests from Burning
Jul 22, 2019
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Peter Schwartzstein, National Geographic
Iraq is on fire, and Aram Ismail has no idea how to stanch the flames. As a 12-year veteran of the Iraqi Kurdish forest police,…
Inclusive Peace in Afghanistan Means ‘Women at the Centre’ Urges UN Deputy Chief in Kabul
Jul 21, 2019
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UN
The UN deputy chief issued an impassioned plea on Sunday for Afghans to reconcile with the past and put “women at the centre” of all efforts…
Myanmar: Over 10,000 Tons of Illegal Timber Seized in Four Months
Jul 21, 2019
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Eleven
Ministry of Natural Resources and Environmental Conservation seized over 10,000 tons of illegal timber during four months of this fiscal year, with Sagaing Region topping…
Colombia: Impact of Climate Change on Colombia’s Coffee Farmers
Jul 21, 2019
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Emily Sims, Speaker
The livelihoods of many small independent coffee farmers in Colombia are being threatened by climate change. These impacts are intensifying at a rate never seen…
Timor-Leste: Oil and Gas Is Timor-Leste's Ticket to Prosperity. Is This Impoverished Nation Blowing Its One Chance?
Jul 21, 2019
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Anne Barker and Michael Barnett, ABC News
East Timor is almost wholly reliant on oil and gas for its revenue. But rather than pocket the royalties from offshore processing without spending a…
Oil Probably Won't Cause a War with Iran, but It Certainly Adds Fuel to the Blaze
Jul 20, 2019
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Jeff Colgan
Iran, Britain and the United States are engaged in a struggle for control over the flow of oil through the Persian Gulf. A fifth of the…
The US’s Toxic Agent Orange Legacy
Jul 20, 2019
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Charles Dunst, Atlantic
Paris Dauk, 24, is among several people in border villages in southeast Cambodia who, despite being born to families with no history of deformities, came…
Sudan: The Ruthless Mercenaries Who Run the Country for Gold
Jul 20, 2019
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BBC News
The Rapid Support Forces (RSF) have been accused of widespread abuses in Sudan, including the 3 June massacre in which more than 120 people were…
Iraq: Iraq Kills Daesh Oil Minister
Jul 20, 2019
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Middle East Monitor
Iraq’s intelligence services have killed the oil minister of Daesh in Syria, according to Iraqi security expert Fadel Abu-Ragheef. Abu-Ragheef wrote on Twitter: “The Iraqi…
Colombia Can't Beat Coca Production from the Air. It Needs Rural Investment and Reform
Jul 19, 2019
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Christopher Sabatini and Victoria Gaytan
Four years after Colombia suspended the controversial policy of aerial fumigation to kill coca plants, President Iván Duque is hoping to restart it. His government…
Climate Change: House Passes Intelligence Legislation with Climate Rider
Jul 19, 2019
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Nick Sobczyk, E&E News
The House this week passed a measure as part of its annual intelligence authorization bill to create a Climate Security Advisory Council under the director…
Women Key in Peace Negotiations- UN Women
Jul 19, 2019
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Sarah Mazirwe, New Vision
The UN Women has urged the government to increase the engagement of women in peace negotiations in conflicts. Anna Mutavati, the deputy representative UN Women…
DRC: USAID Awards $3.7 Million for Artisanal Mine Sites in DRC
Jul 19, 2019
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Mining Review
The US government, through its Agency for International Development (USAID)has awarded a new funded mine site validation project in North and South Kivu. The $3.7…
China/Vietnam/South China Sea: China and Vietnam Face off in South China Sea over Resource Rich Vanguard Reef
Jul 19, 2019
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Duncan DeAeth, Taiwan News
Tensions are rising in the South China Sea, with a potential flashpoint developing between China and Vietnam, who are engaged in a weeks-long “stand-off” over…
Israel/Palestine/Gaza: Israeli Spraying of Herbicide Near Gaza Harming Palestinian Crops
Jul 19, 2019
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Miriam Berger, Guardian
Israeli aircraft spraying herbicide beside the buffer zone along the Gaza strip is directly affecting the livelihoods of Palestiniansin violation of international standards, a new…