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Ghana: Ghana to Import Timber from Liberia as Local Forests Deplete
Aug 30, 2017
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Joseph Opoku Gakpo, Joy News
Ghana will from next month begin importing timber from Liberia to help deal with what woodworkers say is the shortage of logs in the country.…
DRC: The Power Plants That May Save a Park, and Aid a Country
Aug 30, 2017
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Amy Yee, New York Times
Low electrification rates "hamper Africa's development", USAID said in a report last year. In short, power plants are crucial to an ambitious attempt not only…
Afghanistan: Jerry Garry, PNG Geologist Who Helped Shape Afghanistan’s Mining Laws
Aug 29, 2017
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Scott Waide, EMTV
Not many Papua New Guineans outside mining circles know about a geologist named, Jerry Garry,from Simbu. His contributions have helped resurrect the economies of countries…
Afghanistan: Did Afghan Minerals Change Trump's Mind about Afghanistan?
Aug 29, 2017
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Waslat Hasrat-Nazimi, Deutsche Welle
While presenting his much-awaited Afghanistan policy last week, US President Donald Trump said he decided against a complete withdrawal of US forces from the war-torn…
Colombia: Only 16% of Colombia’s Displaced Were Uprooted by Combat
Aug 29, 2017
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Adriaan Alsema, Colombia Reports
Colombia’s armed conflict has displaced more than 7 million Colombians in what increasingly appears to have been a major land theft operation as only 16%…
Myanmar: China Pipeline Firms Must Share Profits, Says Shan State MP
Aug 29, 2017
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Shan Herald Agency for News
Namsan Township MP Aung Tun has called in parliament for the Burmese and Chinese oil and gas firms who operate pipelines through Kyaukme District in…
Myanmar: Dam Project in Northern Myanmar Will Destroy Remote River Valley, Environmentalist Group Warns
Aug 29, 2017
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Seamus Martov, Irrawaddy
A series of four dams set to be built in a remote corner of eastern Kachin State, on the upper waters of the Irrawaddy River,…
Afghanistan: Country Director
Aug 28, 2017
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Mission East
Mission East is a Danish international non-governmental relief and development organization founded in Denmark in 1991, and working in Asia and the Middle East. Mission…
Afghanistan: Disaster Risk Reduction (DRR) – Climate Change Adaptation (CCA) Advisor
Aug 28, 2017
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Concern Worldwide
Concern Worldwide is an international humanitarian organisation dedicated to tackling poverty and suffering in the world’s poorest countries. Concern works in partnership with the very…
Somalia: Emergency Programme Officer
Aug 28, 2017
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Concern Worldwide
Concern Worldwide is an international humanitarian organisation dedicated to tackling poverty and suffering in the world’s poorest countries. Concern works in partnership with the very…
Ethiopia: Program Director
Aug 28, 2017
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Millennium Water Alliance
The Millennium Water Alliance is a consortium of leading development organizations helping to bring safe drinking water, sanitation, and hygiene education to the world’s poorest…
Nigeria: Food Security Project Manager
Aug 28, 2017
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INTERSOS
INTERSOS is an independent humanitarian organization that assists the victims of natural disasters, armed conflicts and exclusion. Its activities are based on the principles of…
South Sudan: Field Coordinator
Aug 28, 2017
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Solidarités International
Solidarités International is committed to working to implement a clear mandate by helping men, women and children who are hit by war, epidemics and natural disasters,…
Iraq: Monitoring, Evaluation and Learning Coordinator
Aug 28, 2017
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Danish Refugee Council
Danish Refugee Council is a leading protection agency pursuing our mandate to protect and promote durable solutions to displacement-affected populations on the basis of humanitarian…
Afghanistan: How Climate Change is a 'Death Sentence' in Afghanistan's Highlands
Aug 28, 2017
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Sune Engel Rasmussen, Guardian
The central highlands of Afghanistan are a world away from the congested chaos of the country’s cities. Hills roll across colossal, uninhabited spaces fringed by…
Myanmar: Floods Destroy 90,000 Acres of Paddy Field
Aug 28, 2017
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Su Phyo Win, Myanmar Times
SOME 90,000 acres of riceland have been destroyed due to flooding as of August 18, a huge decline compared to 300,000 acres of paddy washed…
Technology, Blockchain and the Natural Resource Curse
Aug 28, 2017
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Michael Kern, Crypto Insider
The “paradox of plenty,” natural resources are both a gift and a curse to emerging economies. Rather than providing a flourishing economy, often the result…
Liberia: Senate Fails to Agree with House of Representatives on Passage of Land Rights Act
Aug 26, 2017
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Gbatemah Senah, Bush Chicken
The draft law addresses sticky issues surrounding land rights in the country. In addition to calls for the Legislature to act on the bill, the…
How Not to Create a State: Lessons from South Sudan to Kurdistan
Aug 25, 2017
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Diliman Abdulkader
As the Kurdistan Region of Iraq (KRI) prepares to hold a long awaited independence referendum on September 25 of this year, it's wise to look…
Khartoum Negotiating Teams Say Abyei is Sudanese Territory
Aug 25, 2017
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Sudan Tribune
Sudanese delegation for the talks on the Abyei area Monday said they will focus on the need for a peaceful coexistence between the communities there,…
Tatmadaw to Continue Clearing out Illegal Mines in Tanai and Hpakant
Aug 25, 2017
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Htoo Thant
Lieutenant Colonel Soe Myint Aung pointed out that without peace, stabillity and rule of law at those mines, they cannot become legal businesses. “There are questions…
Afghanistan- Improved Irrigation Canal to Benefit over 7,500 People in Taloqan
Aug 25, 2017
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MENAFN - Wadsam
Afghan authorities and the Afghan-German Cooperation signed a contract for the reparation and rehabilitation of the Gurg irrigation canal in Taloqan, Takhar's provincial capital on…
USAID Hosts Women’s Agricultural Credit Shura in Mazar-E-Sharif to Improve Livelihoods for Afghan Women [EN/Dari/PS]
Aug 25, 2017
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US Agency for International Development
When it comes to accessing credit for women farmers and women-owned agriculture-related businesses, challenges have often forced these operations to close because of a lack…
Tackling Ozone Depleting Substances as Casualties Mount in Afghanistan
Aug 25, 2017
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UN Environment
Kabul – On a recent Monday morning on 24 July, the Director General of National Environmental Protection Agency (NEPA), H.E.Mostafa Zaher and his environment team along with…
Serenity Amid Conflict at Myanmar’s Indawgyi Lake
Aug 25, 2017
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Hugh Scobie
Hugh Scobie takes a journey to a serenely remote lake in northern Myanmar that is largely inaccessible due to surrounding military conflicts. Indawgyi Lake, located in…
Indian Company Wins Tender to Construct CASA-1000 Power Project
Aug 25, 2017
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Energy World
Kabul: An Indian company has won the tender for construction of 1000 Electricity Transmission and Trade Project for Central Asia and South Asia (CASA). As per Tolo News,…
Sales at Myanmar’s jade expo lower than last year
Aug 25, 2017
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Valentina Ruiz Leotaud
The overall numbers are big: 6,561 pieces of jade exhibited5,092 sold326 gems, among them rubies and sapphires, showcased105 gems sold$612.4 million in total salesNearly 2,000 local…
USAID Hosts Women's Agricultural Credit Sura in Mazar-E-Sharif to Improve Livelihoods for Afghan Women
Aug 25, 2017
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USAID
When it comes to accessing credit for women farmers and women-owned agriculture-related businesses, challenges have often forced these operations to close because of a lack…
India: When Manimajra & Patiala Fought Water Wars
Aug 25, 2017
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Amit Arora, Times News Network
Books published in 19th century and even gazettes and census documents, both from before and after Independence, talk of these battles. Most people believe that…
Colombia: Former Rebels, Colombia Prosecutor Spar over FARC War Chest
Aug 25, 2017
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Christina Amario, Associated Press
A battle is brewing between Colombia's chief prosecutor and what was recently the nation's largest rebel group over just how much money and property it…