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Nigeria: Violent Conflicts Are Reshaping What Nigerian Farmers Grow: What This Means for Food Security

Mar 30, 2026 | Abeeb Babatunde Omotoso and Abiodun Olusola Omotayo

Agriculture is the backbone of Africa’s economy. It provides livelihoods for over 70% of the rural population and contributes to national food security and economic…

Liberia Cannot Afford to Look Away from Its $2.7 Billion Unaccounted Mining Fund

Mar 30, 2026 | FrontPage Africa

Liberia is once again confronted with a painful truth: a nation rich in resources, yet poor in results. The latest report by Forest Trends, drawing…

Afghanistan: Kabul and Rainwater: An Opportunity Still Going to Waste

Mar 30, 2026
Hasht-e-Subh Daily

Some environmental experts, as drought and water crises intensify in Kabul, warn that the rainy season provides a valuable opportunity to store water and reduce…

European Union: EU Fisheries ‘under Strain’ as Conflict and Costs Bite, warns Commissioner Kadis

Mar 30, 2026 | Méabh Mc Mahon
Euronews

Europe’s fisheries and aquaculture sectors are facing growing strain from geopolitical tensions and rising costs, EU fisheries chief Costas Kadis has warned. Speaking on Europe…

Toxic Fallout from Gulf War ‘Could Last Decades’

Mar 30, 2026 | Mohammed El-Said

Environmental experts are warning that the ongoing war in the Gulf region is likely to leave a legacy of severe and long-lasting environmental damage, extending…

Liberia: Latest Report Shows Liberia Losing Billions in Mining Revenue as Forests Degrade, Communities Shortchanged

Mar 30, 2026 | Gerald C. Koinyeneh
FrontPage Africa

A new assessment has uncovered major financial leakages, environmental damage, and governance failures in Liberia’s mining sector, raising fresh concerns about the country’s ability to…

South Sudan: Gunmen Kill More Than 70 in South Sudan after a Dispute at a Gold Mine

Mar 30, 2026
Associated Press

The gold mining site at Jebel Iraq in Central Equatoria State has in the past been the site of violent clashes involving illegal miners. Gold…

Liberia: EU-Funded SCALES Project Launched to Bolster Land and Economic Security in Rural Liberia

Mar 30, 2026 | Christopher C. Walker
FrontPage Africa

The European Union-funded “Strengthening Community Actions for Land and Economic Security” (SCALES) project was officially launched in Monrovia on Thursday, March 26, 2026. The initiative…

Liberia: Illegal Mining Fueling Maryland–River Gee Land Conflicts; Sen. Brown Says Remedies Underway

Mar 30, 2026 | Peter P. Toe, Jr
FrontPage Africa

The disputes are most pronounced in Maryland’s District 3, where communities such as Gedebo, Barrobo, and Tu-ou, are contesting ownership of key parcels of land.…

EnPAx Launches New Member Directory

Mar 30, 2026 | Environmental Peacebuilding Association

The Environmental Peacebuilding Association (EnPAx) is pleased to announce that it has launched a new online Member Directory. The directory is streamlined and searchable. It…

CALL FOR ARTICLES on Post-War Forest Landscape Restoration (Special Feature in Sustainability Science)

Mar 30, 2026 | Sustainability Science

Please consider submitting a manuscript to an upcoming Special Feature in Sustainability Science focusing on post-war forest landscape restoration. The Special Feature seeks to advance…

The Iran War's Hidden Casualty

Mar 29, 2026 | Binoy Kampmark

Truth may well be the first casualty of war, but death, injury and environmental degradation are bound to be keeping up in the hit lists.…

Afghanistan Pursues Energy Independence through Water, Solar Investments

Mar 29, 2026 | Bakhtar News Agency

The Insecurity Triad (II): Banditry — The Rural Siege and the Weaponisation of the Harvest

Mar 29, 2026 | Max Amuchie

There is a different kind of silence in the countryside. It is not the anxious quiet of a ringing phone, but the heavy stillness of…

Myanmar: Peace, Money, Markets and Minerals in Myanmar

Mar 27, 2026 | Wesley Alexander Hill
Forbes

The race for critical minerals is usually framed as an industrial rivalry between the United States and China. But in some conflicts, these resources serve…

Iran: Iran Was Already Running out of Water. Then Came the ‘War on Infrastructure.’

Mar 26, 2026 | Frida Garza
Grist Magazine

Last week, following escalating attacks on critical energy and water facilities, the Israeli-US war in Iran entered a new stage. “Now the war on infrastructure…

Oil Wars: Speeding the Transition to Renewable Energy

Mar 26, 2026 | John K. White

One simple observation since the US-Israel attack on Iran on February 28 is that solar panel prices have not risen, staying at around $300 for…

Iran: Iran War’s Environmental Toll May Cause Decades of Damage, Health Risks: Experts

Mar 26, 2026
Associated Press

The Iran war has unleashed a toxic mix of chemicals, heavy metals and other pollutants that threaten everything from agriculture to drinking water to people’s…

Blood Diamonds: Conflict Gems Continue to Fund Violence Despite Global Regulations

Mar 26, 2026 | Saniya Patel
CSR Journal

The term “blood diamonds” designates gems mined in war-torn regions and sold to finance armed conflicts. These stones are often extracted in areas dominated by…

Guinea/Liberia: Beyond Diplomacy: Resolving the Liberia–Guinea Border Question

Mar 26, 2026 | Monie R. Captan
FrontPage Africa

Border disputes are fundamentally legal—not political—matters. While diplomacy can ease tensions, it cannot substitute for legal resolution. Liberia and Guinea must seek clarity through international…

DRC: How Mines in War-Torn DRC Lie at the Heart of Trump’s Fortune-Hunting in Africa

Mar 25, 2026 | Sam Kiley
Independent

The east of DRC is rich in tin, gold, timber and other resources that have attracted opportunists and multinational corporations in equal measure since the…

Multinational: African Development Bank’s Sustainable Energy Fund for Africa Approves $5.65 Million to Pioneer New Climate Finance Instrument for Off-Grid Renewable Energy projects in Africa’s Fragile States

Mar 25, 2026
African Development Bank

The African Development Bank Group’s Board of Directors has approved a $5.65 million reimbursable grant from the Sustainable Energy Fund for Africa (SEFA) to pilot…