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Sierra Leone: Sierra Leone War Criminal to Go Free after Ending Jail Term
May 28, 2018
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Channel News Asia
An ex-Sierra Leone militia leader was to walk free on Monday (May 28) after serving a 15-year sentence, the first to complete a term imposed for…
South Sudan: Oil-Mudslides Flooding South Sudan
May 28, 2018
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Terry Swartzberg, ViaNews
Triggerd by an oil spill and subsequent heavy rainfall, waves of oil and contaminants-soaked mud are rolling over South Sudanese villages and farmlands, reports the…
Afghanistan: Drought Adds to Woes of Afghanistan, in Grips of a Raging War
May 27, 2018
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Mujib Mashal, New York Times
Afghanistan, already torn by decades of intensifying violence, is grappling with a drought in two-thirds of the country that could lead to severe food shortages…
Myanmar: Kachin State Government, China Chasing Chinese Timber Smugglers
May 25, 2018
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Chan Thar, Myanmar Times
The Kachin State government is cooperating with Chinese authorities to arrest Chinese timber smugglers who stole some 2000 tonnes of seized timber in Hsawlaw township,…
Myanmar: US House Backs Measures to Sanction Myanmar's Military, Nudge Gem Sector Reform
May 25, 2018
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Zsombor Peter, Irrawaddy
The US House of Representatives has approved measures that call for targeted sanctions against more of Myanmar’s military leaders over human rights abuses in Rakhine…
Sierra Leone: Sierra Leone President to Push Review of Mining Law, Contracts
May 25, 2018
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Cooper Inveen, Reuters
Sierra Leone’s new president will follow through with campaign promises to review mining contracts and consider changes to the law that would ensure the West…
Myanmar: The Journey of the Blood Jade
May 25, 2018
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Lae Phyu Pya Myo Myint, Myanmar Times
“Journey of The Blood Jade”, a photo exhibition held on 16 to 18 May at The Yangon Gallery aimed to show just how bloody the…
A Watershed Moment for Iraqi Kurdistan: Subnational Hydropolitics and Regional Stability
May 24, 2018
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Marcus King
Iraqi Kurdistan is blessed with abundant water resources, but these resources are under increasing stress. Changing demographics, dam building in neighboring countries, and drought have…
Myanmar: License Renewals for Gem Blocks Suspended until New Law Stipulated, but Small-Scale Work Permitted
May 24, 2018
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Chan Mya Htwe and Khin Su Wai , Myanmar Times
More than 8,000 acres of jade and gem blocks backed by the State are expected to remain active until 2021, said U Aung Nyunt Thein,…
Afghanistan: Illegal Coal Mining on the Rise, Says Watchdog
May 24, 2018
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Mir Haidarshah Omid, TOLOnews
Integrity Watch Afghanistan has said the practice of illegal coal mining is steadily increasing, despite government’s decision to close mines because of the problem. Meanwhile,…
Colombia: Colombian Rural Peace 3: Indigenous Communities Influence Territorial Development Plans
May 24, 2018
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ICCO Cooperation
In January, ICCO was assigned a new project in Colombia called ‘Rural Peace’ by the European Union. Last month, Dutch minister of Foreign Affairs Stef…
Liberia: ‘Mandingos’ Sue Liberian Government for US$500 Million at ECOWAS Court
May 24, 2018
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Lennart Dodoo, FrontPage Africa
Before the Community Court of Justice of the Community of West African States (ECOWAS Court) is a lawsuit filed on behalf of the Mandingos in…
Editorial: Air Pollution a Major Health Risk
May 23, 2018
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Afghanistan Times
Air pollution in Kabul, the capital city maybe hastening to death of hundreds of people each year that have been required an urgent step to…
Ertharin Cousin Talks Food Insecurity, Conflict and Climate Change
May 23, 2018
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Holden Foreman, Stanford Daily
After a year as the Payne Distinguished Lecturer at the Freeman Spogli Institute for International Studies (FSI), food security trailblazer Ertharin Cousin gave one last…
Myanmar: IFC’s Draft Hydropower SEA Report Released
May 23, 2018
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Myanmar Times
The draft strategic environmental assessment report which aims to improve the sustainability of the hydropower sector was released by the International Finance Corporation and the…
Myanmar: Military Officers Transferred over Jade Mine Bribes, Killings in Rakhine
May 23, 2018
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Htet Naing Zaw, Irrawaddy
Two high-ranking military officers have been transferred to the military’s auxiliary force for taking bribes from jade mines operating without a license in Kachin State’s…
Sierra Leone: How the Wealth from Sierra Leone’s Diamonds Fails to Enrich Local Communities
May 23, 2018
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Conversation
Ever since diamonds were discovered in Sierra Leone in the 1930s, they have had a significant impact on the country – socially, politically and economically.…
Sudan/South Sudan: AU Sets Date for Meeting between Sudan, S. Sudan on Disputed Abyei Area
May 23, 2018
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Xinhua
The African Union (AU) will hold a meeting for Sudan and South Sudan on the disputed Abyei area on May 30, the Sudanese Media Center…
Liberia: Liberia’s Second Largest Referral Hospital Turns to Agriculture for Sustenance
May 23, 2018
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FrontPage Africa
In order to generate revenue to sustain itself, Liberia’s second largest referral hospital, Jackson Fiah Doe Memorial Regional Referral Hospital in Nimba County, is now…
Kenya: Shalom (SCCRR) Adopts a Community Based Approach to the Management of Natural Resource Based Conflicts in Kenya
May 23, 2018
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Shalom Center
Conflict associated with natural environmental resources have in the recent past been a characteristic of life in most arid and semi-arid regions of Kenya. In…
Environmental Peacebuilding Association Launches Member Directory
May 22, 2018
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Environmental Peacebuilding Association
The Environmental Peacebuilding Association recently launched a Membership Directory to connect members through shared interests. These profiles can be used to network, search for mentoring…
Afghanistan: Baby Powder Helping Fund Islamic State in Afghanistan: Report
May 22, 2018
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Reuters
Islamic State fighters in Afghanistan are making hundreds of thousands of dollars a year from illegal mining of talc, much of which ends up in…
Colombia: 25,000 Evacuated as Hidroituango Dam Crisis Continues
May 22, 2018
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teleSUR
At least 25,000 people in Colombia have been evacuated after fresh floods caused by the Ituango hydroelectric dam on Monday followed the flooding of the Cauca river…
Myanmar: Illicit Drug Production Rages on in Conflict-Torn Areas of Myanmar
May 22, 2018
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Htet Naing Zaw, Irrawaddy
Illicit drug production rages on in conflict-torn regions in Myanmar, with supplies being smuggled into nearby countries but also reaching as far as Australia, said…
Afghanistan: Taliban, Islamic State Make Millions from Mining Afghan Minerals
May 22, 2018
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Eltaf Najafizada, Bloomberg
Rising global demand for cosmetics, marble and stainless steel is helping Taliban and Islamic State militants in Afghanistan fund their increasingly violent insurgencies, according to…
Afghanistan: Taliban, Islamic State Make Millions from Mining Afghan Minerals
May 22, 2018
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Eltaf Najafizada, Bloomberg
Rising global demand for cosmetics, marble and stainless steel is helping Taliban and Islamic State militants in Afghanistan fund their increasingly violent insurgencies, according to…
Carl Bruch
Director, International Programs
Environmental Law Institute
May 22, 2018
Carl Bruch is the Director of International Programs at the Environmental Law Institute (ELI) and founding president of the Environmental Peacebuilding Association. After studying physics,…
Myanmar: Resources Ministry Plans to Reforest 600,000 Acres over Next Decade
May 21, 2018
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Htoo Thant, Myanmar Times
The Ministry of Natural Resources and Environmental Conservation targets to reforest 600,000 acres of denuded forest land in the next 10 years to mitigate the…
Egypt/Ethiopia: Solutions from Science Can Quell War over Nile Waters
May 21, 2018
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Otula Owuor, Nation
Hardly a week passes without a story about the impending Nile water wars between Egypt and Ethiopia. At the centre of the conflict is Africa’s…
Myanmar: Project Officer - Monitoring and Results Measurement, Mawlamyine
May 20, 2018
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Care
The Project Officer – Monitoring and Results Measurement (PO– MRM) is part of the Monitoring and Result Measurement (MRM) team of Generating Rubber Opportunities (GRO).…