International
DRC: Congo’s Mineral Curse Fuels US-China Rivalry
Aug 25, 2025
Lowy Institute
The Democratic Republic of Congo is again at the centre of one of the world’s most severe humanitarian and security crises. Despite the public headlines…
Ukraine/Russia: Ukraine War Briefing: Water Crisis in Russian-Held Donetsk as Canal Eludes Capture
Aug 25, 2025
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Warren Murray
Guardian
The illegally appointed head of the partly Russian-held Donetsk region in eastern Ukraine has said a water crisis that is forcing people to queue at…
The Woman Holding Chinese Mining Giants Accountable
Aug 24, 2025
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Katie Surma
Inside Climate News
When Jingjing Zhang saw a string of urgent texts light up her phone, she knew something had gone wrong.
Photo and video messages showed a tidal…
Afghanistan: Afghanistan Builds 120 Onion Cold Storage Facilities to Strengthen Food Security in Rural Areas
Aug 24, 2025
Xinhua
A total of 120 onion cold storage facilities are under construction across provinces with the financial support of the World Bank in Afghanistan. According to…
Afghanistan: Farmers in Herat Turn to Drip Irrigation amid Ongoing Drought
Aug 23, 2025
TOLOnews
Over the past year, the drip irrigation system has expanded in several districts of Herat. Drought and water shortages have forced farmers to adopt this…
Afghanistan/Iran: Iran Steps up Pressure on Taliban over Helmand River Water Rights
Aug 23, 2025
Afghanistan International
Iran has accused the Taliban of failing to honour a key water treaty and vowed to intensify pressure on the group to secure its share…
Ukraine/Russia: Parts of Russia Face Gasoline Shortages after Ukraine Struck Refineries
Aug 21, 2025
Reuters
Several regions in Russia and parts of Ukraine it controls are reporting gasoline shortages after Ukraine stepped up attacks on Russian oil refineries this month,…
Afghanistan: Water Extremes Drive People from Homes in Afghanistan
Aug 21, 2025
Agence France-Presse
Successive wars displaced Afghans over 40 years, but peace has not brought reprieve, as climate change-fuelled shocks drive people from their homes and strain livelihoods.
Afghanistan: Afghanistan's Water Predicament Goes Regional
Aug 21, 2025
Middle East NorthAfrica Financial Network
After decades of war that left it with little authority over its five major river basins, Afghanistan is now asserting greater control of its water…
Liberia: Journalists Condemn Proposal to Degazette Sapo National Park, Warn of International Fallout
Aug 21, 2025
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Francis G. Boayue
FrontPage Africa
The Journalists for the Protection of Nature (JPN-Liberia) has strongly condemned a proposal by Sinoe County Representative, Romeo Quiah, to degazette the Sapo National Park,…
Afghanistan: Afghanistan Holds Two-Day Environmental Conference in Nangarhar
Aug 18, 2025
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Sadaqat Ghorzang
TOLOnews
Environmental experts emphasized the need to develop a comprehensive strategy for environmental protection.
Liberia: Land Authority Charges Towns Nearly US$12K to Resolve Boundary Dispute
Aug 18, 2025
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Carlucci Cooper
The Daylight
The Liberia Land Authority has charged two communities in Grand Gedeh County US$11,900 to cut their boundary, dragging a dispute over Burkinabe cocoa farmers.
Afghanistan: From Drought to Floods, Water Extremes Drive Displacement in Afghanistan
Aug 16, 2025
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Susannah Walden and Qubad Wali
Agence France-Presse
The water cycle has been sharply impacted, with Afghanistan again in the grip of drought for the fourth time in five years and flash floods…
From Scrap Collector to Climate Warrior: How a Vietnamese App Is Empowering Women
Aug 15, 2025
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Thao Hoang
UN Women Asia and the Pacific
Every morning, before the city awakens, 38-year-old Ngô Thị Thu pushes her handcart through the alleys of Mễ Trì Thượng, a ward in the Vietnamese…
DRC: What Stands between the DRC and Lasting Peace? [Video]
Aug 15, 2025
TRT World
For decades, the Democratic Republic of the Congo has witnessed one of the deadliest conflicts since World War II — yet the world remains largely…
Food Security: Starvation Is a War Crime, but Will Justice Ever Be Done?
Aug 15, 2025
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Cathrin Schaer
Deutsche Welle
Experts say that food is increasingly being used as a weapon in conflicts in places like Sudan, Syria and Gaza. But there's never been a…
India/Pakistan: India Faces Diplomatic Challenge after Rejecting Jurisdiction of International Court on Water Treaty
Aug 15, 2025
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Kazim Alam
TRT Global
India may find itself in a diplomatic quagmire after rejecting an international court’s ruling that New Delhi must allow the unimpeded flow of western rivers…
Liberia: Liberia Land Authority Targets Double Land Sales in Bong County
Aug 15, 2025
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Princess Flomo
Libierian Investigator
In communities across Liberia, from crowded urban margins to remote rural districts, land disputes rooted in overlapping claims, customary ambiguities, and corrupt practices continue to…
Liberia: Burkinabés Clash over Land in Grand Gedeh
Aug 15, 2025
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Ishmael F. Menkor
Observer
Tension is said to be mounting in Grand Gedeh County between two groups of Burkinabé over farmlands, causing fear among the locals. Reports reaching the…
Nigeria: Plateau State Trains Officials in Peacebuilding through Land Dispute Mediation
Aug 14, 2025
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Roger A. Agana
News Ghana
Government workers from four key Plateau State agencies transformed into certified peace mediators this week after intensive training in alternative dispute resolution (ADR) techniques.
Climate Change: Why Women, Peace and Security Plans in the Mediterranean Must Confront Climate Risks
Aug 14, 2025
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Ibukun Taiwo
CGIAR
Women, Peace, and Security (WPS) National Action Plans are a powerful but underused tool for tackling the interconnected challenges of gender, climate, and conflict. Across…
Afghanistan: Kabul Is Running Dry and Solutions Might Come Too Late
Aug 13, 2025
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Elian Peltier
New York Times
The six million people living in the Afghan capital could be out of water by 2030. The government is scrambling for solutions, but financial reserves…
DRC: Inside the Mine that Feeds the Tech World – and Funds Congo’s Rebels
Aug 13, 2025
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Giulia Paravicini and David Lewis
Reuters
Rubaya produces around 15% of the world’s coltan, all dug manually by impoverished locals who earn a few dollars per day. Control of this mine…
Iraq: ‘It’s Destruction Disguised as Progress’: How the Oil Industry Is Sucking Iraq’s Ancient Wetlands Dry
Aug 13, 2025
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Azhar Al-Rubaie, Sara Manisera, and Daniela Sala
Guardian
Hawizeh’s wetlands once had abundant fishing and wildlife. In a land threatened by drought and desertification, oil drilling is draining the last of the water.
Iraq/Kurdistan: KRG, Baghdad Agree Deal to Resume Kurdish Oil Exports
Aug 13, 2025
Rudaw
The Kurdistan Region’s natural resources ministry said on Wednesday that Erbil and Baghdad have reached an agreement on the mechanism of resuming the Region’s long-delayed…
DRC: US Imposes Sanctions over DR Congo Minerals Sales
Aug 13, 2025
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Yinka Adegoke
Semafor
The Trump administration sanctioned four entities over their role in the critical minerals trade in eastern DR Congo as it seeks to implement a peace…
China: Is China Moving into Position to Take over Iraq’s Key Oil Project from the West?
Aug 12, 2025
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Simon Watkins
Oilprice.com
The Common Seawater Supply Project (CSSP) is the key to unlock massive gains in oil output from Iraq. Consequently, control over the project is pivotal…
DRC: US Announces Sanctions against Armed Group and Companies Profiting from Conflict Minerals in Congo
Aug 12, 2025
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Marck Banchereau, Jean-Yves Kamale, and Justin Kabumba
Associated Press
The US government on Tuesday sanctioned an armed group accused of illicit trading in minerals in eastern Congo as Washington tries to spearhead peace efforts there…
Iraq/Syria: Syria and Iraq to Discuss Revival of Decades-Old Cross-Border Oil Pipeline
Aug 12, 2025
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Daniel Onyango
Pipeline Technology Journal
Syria’s energy minister, Mohammed Al-Bashir, has hinted at plans to visit Iraq to discuss reviving a defunct oil pipeline that previously transported crude from northern…
Egypt/Ethiopia/Somalia: Somalia Caught in Crossfire of Ethiopia-Egypt Nile Dispute
Aug 11, 2025
The Weekly Vision
Egyptian Foreign Minister Badr Abdelatty has accused Ethiopia of violating international law by filling the GERD with Nile waters, warning that Egypt reserves the right…