International
Food Security: FAO Launches the Risk Monitor: A New Early Warning System to Tackle Food Security Risks
Aug 11, 2025
Food and Agriculture Organization of the UN
On the sidelines of the 44th Session of the FAO Conference, the Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO) officially launched the first Food…
Liberia: House Speaker Koon Pledges Action on Rural Women’s Land Rights
Aug 11, 2025
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Francis G. Boayue
Front Page Africa
MONROVIA – House Speaker Richard Nagbe Koon has vowed to champion legislative reforms aimed at empowering rural women and strengthening land rights across Liberia. His…
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.
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
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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
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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…
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…
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
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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…
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
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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…
Kyrgyzstan/Tajikistan/Uzbekistan: Supporting Peace through Local Solutions in the Fergana Valley
Aug 4, 2025
Saferworld
The Fergana Valley is home to diverse communities living across the borders of Uzbekistan, Kyrgyzstan and Tajikistan. While the region has made progress on cooperation…
Ethiopia: Effects of Armed Conflict on Natural Resources and Conservation Measures in Northern Ethiopia
Aug 3, 2025
Horn Observer
According to a recent study in the International Journal of Soil and Water Conservation Research, the conflict, which lasted until 2022, not only caused a…
Colombia: New Film Highlights Efforts toward Environmental Restoration
Aug 3, 2025
Bahá'í World News Service
Sowing Life, a new documentary produced by FUNDAEC, offers a compelling glimpse into how local communities can apply scientific knowledge alongside spiritual insights to address…
Kenya: Project to Anchor Women in Coast Peace and Security Efforts
Aug 2, 2025
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Douglas Namunane
Kenya News
A non-governmental organisation has unveiled a programme that aims to strengthen women leadership in peace and security in the coastal region.
Dubbed Mwanamke Imara, the two-year…
Ukraine: Kherson Farmers Battle Drones and Flames to Revive Iconic Watermelon Harvest
Aug 2, 2025
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Andriy Kuzakov
Radio Free Europe/Radio Liberty
Even in the green farmlands of Ukraine's Kherson region, the threat of war is constantly hovering nearby. The Kherson region, just north of Crimea, was…
South Sudan/Uganda: Uganda-South Sudan Border Clashes: Causes, Impact, and Path to Peace
Aug 2, 2025
ImpACT International
Deadly clashes erupted in late July 2025 on the border between Uganda and South Sudan, two long-standing allies in East Africa. The violence occurred near…
Myanmar: Dangerous Mekong River Pollution Blamed on Lawless Mining in Myanmar
Aug 1, 2025
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Fabio Polese
Al Jazeera
Laos’s northwestern Bokeo province has long been infamous for drug production and trafficking. Now it is caught up in the global scramble for gold and…
Colombia: Colombia Deforestation Surges 43%, Amazon Region Worst Hit
Aug 1, 2025
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Srinivas Mazumdaru
Associated Press
Colombia recorded a sharp uptick in deforestation in the country's Amazon rainforest for last year. The expansion of livestock farming and illegal construction were among…
Afghanistan: Afghanistan Launches $36mn Solar Power Project in Logar
Aug 1, 2025
Daryo
Afghanistan has begun construction of a 40-megawatt solar power project in Logar Province, a $36mn initiative aimed at addressing chronic electricity shortages and boosting local…
Afghanistan: Mes Aynak Copper Project Nears Launch after Years of Delays
Jul 31, 2025
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Liluma Qadiry
TOLOnews
The contracting company for the Mes Aynak copper project in Logar province has announced efforts to begin practical operations on the project this year. According…
Afghanistan: Taliban Forcibly Evict Villagers in Bamiyan Following Land Dispute with Nomads
Jul 29, 2025
Afghanistan International
The Taliban have forcibly evicted residents of a village in Bamiyan province following a legal ruling in favour of Kuchi nomads, according to local sources.…
Colombia: After Taking back Land in Colombia, Indigenous Prepare Their Youth to Safeguard It
Jul 28, 2025
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Steven Grattan
Associated Press
The children’s “semillero” — a weekend school where Indigenous youth are nurtured like seeds — prepares the next generation to protect their ancestral land. More…
Afghanistan: Water Supply Project Launched to Address Kabul’s Growing Water Crisis
Jul 28, 2025
TOLOnews
As part of efforts to improve access to drinking water in Kabul, the Afghanistan Urban Water Supply and Sewerage Company has inaugurated a project to…
South Sudan: South Sudan, Partners Call for Global Support to Protect Wildlife
Jul 28, 2025
Radio Tamazuj
South Sudan’s government and conservation groups on Monday urged international solidarity to protect the country’s wildlife and natural habitats, warning that decades of conflict and…
DRC: How Trump Wants the US to Cash in on Mineral-Rich DR Congo's Peace Deal
Jul 27, 2025
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Farouk Chothia
BBC News
The Trump administration is spearheading an ambitious, but controversial, peace initiative aimed at ending the long-running conflict in eastern Democratic Republic of Congo that has…
Iraq: Iraq to Launch First Solar Power Plant by Year-End, Says Oil Minister
Jul 27, 2025
PUKmedia
Iraq will inaugurate its first solar-powered electricity generation plant by the end of 2025, Iraq's Minister of Oil Hayyan Abdul Ghani announced.