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Afghanistan: About 3,000 Acres of Land Allocated to Returning Refugees in Balkh

Jan 2, 2026
Ariana News

The Department of Refugees and Repatriates of Balkh province has allocated around 3,000 acres of land to returning Afghan refugees, officials said, as the distribution…

Afghanistan: Afghanistan Launches New Phase of Riverbank Protection Project in Takhar Province

Jan 2, 2026
Xinhua

Afghanistan's Ministry of Energy and Water has launched a new phase of the riverbank protection project worth 81.5 million afghanis (over 1.2 million US dollars),…

Liberia: Liberia Plans $39 Million Mining Investment to Target $3 Billion a Year in Revenue

Jan 2, 2026 | Emiliano Tossou
Ecofin Agency

Liberia plans to make mining and energy a key source of public revenue, seeking to generate more than $3 billion a year from natural resources under…

Afghanistan: Taliban Ministry Reports $137 Million Income from Amu Darya Oil Field in 2025

Jan 2, 2026 | Yasin Shayan
Amu TV

The Taliban-run Ministry of Mines and Petroleum said on Thursday that it has earned about $137 million in 2025 from crude oil extracted from the…

Israel/Palestine: UN Chief Condemns Israeli Law Blocking Electricity, Water for UNRWA Facilities

Jan 1, 2026
New Arab

United Nations Secretary General Antonio Guterres condemned on Wednesday a move by Israel to ban electricity or water to facilities owned by the UN Palestinian…

Registration for the Fourth International Conference on Environmental Peacebuilding Is Now Open

Dec 23, 2025 | Environmental Peacebuilding Association and University of Ottawa

The Environmental Peacebuilding Association® (EnPAx®) and the University of Ottawa are delighted to announce that registration for the Fourth International Conference on Environmental Peacebuilding is…

Commentary: Pakistan-Afghanistan Border Clash Could Turn into a Wider Water Crisis

Dec 22, 2025 | Amit Ranjan and Genevieve Donnellon-May

With India suspending the Indus Waters Treaty and Afghanistan planning to build a dam on the Kunar River, Pakistan has reason to be anxious.

India: Environment Minister on Aravalli Illegal Mining: 'What Was Happening There Was Anomaly’

Dec 22, 2025
Asian News International

Union Environment Minister Bhupinder Yadav has rejected criticism of the government’s stance on the Aravalli hills, insisting that the Supreme Court’s recent definition of the…

Environment and Peace – International Call for Proposals (Deadline: February 16, 2026)

Dec 22, 2025
PeaceNexus

Environmental organisations play a critical role in the fight against biodiversity loss and climate change. In doing so, they navigate complex social dynamics and tensions.…

Afghanistan: UNICEF Installs Solar Water System at Nangarhar School

Dec 21, 2025
Hasht-e-Subh Daily

The United Nations Children’s Fund (UNICEF) has announced that with Japan’s support, it has installed a solar-powered water supply system at a school in Kunar…

Escalating Tension: The Farmer Herder Clash in Nigeria

Dec 20, 2025 | Longbakwa Kevin Maiyaki

The farmer-herder conflict in Nigeria results in high fatality rates and the displacement of millions, with over 1.3 million people forced into IDP camps as…

South Sudan: Oil-Rich Unity State Drowns as Wealth Flows Elsewhere

Dec 19, 2025
Radio Tamazuj

For the sixth straight year, floodwaters have swallowed huge swaths of South Sudan, submerging villages and pastures and forcing tens of thousands of people onto…

Liberia: LLA Targets Nationwide Land Reforms with County Engagements

Dec 19, 2025 | Jacob Kermue
Observer

Major reforms to Liberia’s land administration system are set to take effect nationwide, as the Liberia Land Authority (LLA) intensifies efforts to streamline the management…

Iraq: Iraq at “Critical Turning Point” as Oil Dependence Deepens, Research Center Says

Dec 18, 2025
Shafaq News

Iraq needs a “realistic diagnosis” of its economic imbalances to implement effective reform policies, a step that cannot succeed without a strong private sector instead…

Egypt/Ethiopia/Sudan: Hydropolitics in a Warming World: The GERD & the Future of Nile Basin Governance

Dec 18, 2025 | Abigail Stofer
Human Rights Research Center

As climate change accelerates, many political scientists and other thought leaders are increasingly asking whether resource scarcity will emerge as a primary driver of global…

Afghanistan: New Canal Inaugurated in Afghanistan to Boost Irrigation, Livelihood

Dec 18, 2025
Xinhua

A new canal has been inaugurated in eastern Afghanistan's Laghman province, with the capacity to irrigate over 5,000 hectares of land, the official media Bakhtar…

Sudan: Drone Strike on Electricity Substation in Sudan's Nile River Sparks Widespread Power Outages [Video]

Dec 18, 2025
Al Jazeera

Authorities say at least two people were killed in the attack and members of the civil defense forces are fighting to extinguish the blaze.

Ukraine/Russia: Ukraine Tracks 1100+ Tankers in Russia’s Shadow Fleet — Most Already Sanctioned, Intelligence Reveals

Dec 18, 2025 | Yuri Zoria
Euromaidan Press

In the latest assessment of Russia’s oil exports, Ukraine’s Foreign Intelligence Service revealed that over 1100 tankers are part of the Kremlin’s shadow fleet as…

Underwater Cities: Climate Change Meets Governance Crisis in Iraqi Kurdistan

Dec 17, 2025 | Farhad Mamshai

When floods struck the Kurdistan region of Iraq earlier this month, it was a deluge that demonstrated how fragmented governance and weak state capacity can…

How Climate Change Could Help Foster Peace in Yemen

Dec 17, 2025 | Tareq Hassan

Yemen’s tragedy is traditionally depicted through the limited perspective of humanitarian need and political divisiveness, but there is a greater existential crisis that is not…

Sudan/South Sudan: Sudan, South Sudan Agree to Ease Oil Trade via Free Zone

Dec 17, 2025
BERNAMA and Anadolu Agency

Sudan and South Sudan agreed on Tuesday to establish a free zone at Port Sudan on the Red Sea coast to facilitate oil imports and…

Chad: UNSC Informal Expert Group Visits Chad to Address Climate, Peace and Security Challenges in Lake Chad Basin and Eastern Chad

Dec 17, 2025
UN Regional Office for Central Africa

The Informal Expert Group of members of the UN Security Council on Climate, Peace and Security (IEG CPS) conducted a six-day informal field mission to…