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Liberia: Liberian President Says ExxonMobil Return Sign of Investor’s Confidence
Nov 13, 2015
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Global News Network
President Ellen Johnson has hailed oil giant ExxonMobil for its renewed commitment to oil exploration and development of the sector in spite of plummeting prices…
Liberia: US Lifts Sanctions on Liberia after More Than a Decade
Nov 13, 2015
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Deutsche Presse-Agentur
US President Barack Obama signed an executive order lifting the sanctions, pointing to progress made in the West African nation and Taylor's sentencing to 50…
Water Wars: Is a Drying World Stoking the Migration Crisis?
Nov 12, 2015
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Hannah Lawrence
In a heated debate on Wednesday 11 November at the Frontline Club, a panel of writers and scientists discussed the extent to which a drying world…
Iraq: Iraq's Killer Weather
Nov 12, 2015
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Chloe Cornish, IRIN
Iraq is the world’s second most dangerous country, according to the Global Peace Index. Only Syria ranks higher. The UN counts 559 civilians killed by…
Somalia: Report: Kenyan Military ‘in Business’ with Al-Shabab
Nov 12, 2015
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Ty McCormick, Foreign Policy
A new report says Kenya’s military has done a brisk business in sugar and charcoal in Kismayo, Somalia, since pushing al-Shabab from the southern port…
Vietnam/Philippines/South China Sea: Vietnam, Philippines to Sign Strategic Accord
Nov 12, 2015
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Trung Nguyen, Voice of America
The Philippines plans to sign a strategic partnership agreement with Vietnam, paving the way for the two countries to boost maritime security cooperation in the…
Fisheries Resource Management and Peacebuilding in Uganda and DRC
Nov 11, 2015
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Jo Robinson
Climate change and population increases are adding pressure to fisheries resources in a lake shared by Uganda and DRC, thereby intensifying intra-and inter-community conflicts in…
Farmers of the Future: Why Mentoring Youth and Girls Is Key to Strengthening India's Food Security
Nov 11, 2015
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Rucha Chitnis
Researchers predict that in a decade or so, India’s population will surpass that of China. Meanwhile, according to this report, India is also losing 2,000…
Sierra Leone: Was Billionaire Steinmetz Betrayed by CEO over Diamond Mine?
Nov 11, 2015
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Thomas Biesheuvel and Jesse Riseborough, Bloomberg
The prize is a chunk of African earth that yields some of the most valuable diamonds on the planet for premium jeweler Tiffany & Co.…
Sudan/South Sudan/Abyei: South Sudan Abyei Leader Urges Khartoum to Release 2% of Oil Money
Nov 11, 2015
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Radio Tamazuj
The head of the Abyei Administrative Area Chol Deng Alak has called on the Khartoum government to release to the local governemnt a 2% share…
2015 Wrap up for Responsible Sourcing and Conflict Minerals
Nov 10, 2015
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Harrison Mitchell
We recently started a series of gossip calls with one of our clients – swapping stories from responsible sourcing before getting down to business. It’s…
DRC: DRC's Gold Mining in Troubled Times
Nov 10, 2015
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Gregory Mthembu-Salter, The Africa Report
Mineral commodity prices have all fallen this year, and gold is no exception. But because gold, unlike other minerals, is perceived as a safe haven…
Climate Security: Kerry Flags Security Threat from Climate Change
Nov 10, 2015
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Keith Johnson, Foreign Policy
Just weeks ahead of a major U.N. climate change conference in Paris, U.S. Secretary of State John Kerry made an impassioned call for the United…
Liberia: Payment Scheme Might Influence Kosmos Oil Deal Ratification
Nov 10, 2015
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Henry Karmo, FrontPageAfrica
From 2005 to now, Liberia has signed several agreement totalling over US$1.6 billion with nothing to show from the ratification in terms of jobs creation,…
Iraq: Iraq Oil Partners Seek Contract Changes to Boost Output
Nov 10, 2015
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Anthony Dipaola, Bloomberg
International oil companies could boost production in Iraq beyond current targets if production contracts were changed to give more incentives for investment, according to BP…
How to Keep the Peace in an Age of Water Wars
Nov 9, 2015
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John Converse Townsend
Water is life, but it’s increasingly scarce on planet Earth. The issue isn’t so much one of availability, but of poor management. One billion people…
Iraq/Turkey/Islamic State: Water Shortages Unite Iraq, Islamic State against Turkey
Nov 9, 2015
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California Turkish Times
There’s a single factor Islamic State militants and the Iraqi government they’re besieging agree on: Turkey is utilizing extra than its fair share of water.…
Iraq: Iraq Oil Projects Paralysed by Budget Problems
Nov 9, 2015
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Wil Crisp, MEED
Since the Islamic State in Iraq and Syria (Isis) gained control of Iraq’s second-biggest city in June 2014 the value of active large capital projects…
Liberia: Oil Blocks Sale - Liberia to Complete Controversial Kosmos Deal
Nov 9, 2015
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Rodney D. Sieh, FrontPageAfrica
Liberia appears to be nearing closer to sealing the lease of two controversial oil blocks as the Ellen Johnson-Sirleaf's government nears the finish line. Negotiations…
Crimes Against the Environment: The Silent Victim of Warfare
Nov 8, 2015
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Steven Freeland
Acts perpetrated during the course of warfare have, through the ages, led to significant environmental destruction. These have included situations in which the natural environment…
Congo-Kinshasa: Why Dependence On Natural Resources Is Bad for the DRC
Nov 8, 2015
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Yvan Yenda Ilunga
Many African countries have in recent years shown phenomenal economic growth. But recent developments on global markets - including the drop in prices of commodities such…
Myanmar: Controversial Dam in Kachin Dents Aung San Suu Kyi's Popularity
Nov 8, 2015
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Pichayada Promchertchoo, Channel NewsAsia
Controversy surrounding the Myitsone dam in Kachin State has bred resentment among the ethnic locals against Myanmar's opposition leader Aung San Suu Kyi, whose party…
China's Xi Jinping Talks Peace, Not War, Heading Off Conflicts In Summits With Historic Old Foes
Nov 7, 2015
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Donald Kirk
President Xi Jinping is shaking the hands of so many leaders of neighboring powers with which China has been on unpleasant terms, he gives the impression he’s…
International Day for Preventing the Exploitation of the Environment in War and Armed Conflict: UNEP Marks International Day for Preventing the Exploitation of the Environment in War and Armed Conflict
Nov 7, 2015
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News Hour
On the International Day for Preventing the Exploitation of the Environment in War and Armed Conflict, the United Nations Environment Programme (UNEP) underlined the continuing…
Available for Download: Livelihoods, Natural Resources, and Post-Conflict Peacebuilding
Nov 6, 2015
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ELI & UNEP
Livelihoods, Natural Resources, and Post-Conflict Peacebuilding is now available for download free of charge. This is the fifth book to be published in a series of…
Growing the Conflict-Free Movement at Illinois College
Nov 6, 2015
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Allie McNamara
If someone had asked me exactly a year ago what I thought of conflict minerals, I would have had no idea what to say. Today, I…
UNEP Marks International Day for Preventing the Exploitation of the Environment in War and Armed Conflict
Nov 6, 2015
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UNEP
On the International Day for Preventing the Exploitation of the Environment in War and Armed Conflict, the United Nations Environment Programme (UNEP) underlined the continuing…
Statement by UNEP Executive Director, Achim Steiner on the International Day for Preventing the Exploitation of the Environment during War and Armed Conflict
Nov 6, 2015
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UNEP
Every year, for the last 14 years, the world has designated 6 November to acknowledge the International Day for Preventing the Exploitation of the Environment…
Myanmar: Distribution of Natural Resources a Key Election Issue in Myanmar Polls
Nov 6, 2015
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Panu Wongcha-um, Channel NewsAsia
Myanmar's historic elections are just days away and one of the biggest issues concerning voters is economic development and the distribution of natural resources, particularly…
Yemen: Second Freak Storm Heads for Yemen, WMO Says
Nov 6, 2015
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Reuters
A new tropical cyclone is heading for Yemen three days after a storm dumped several years' worth of rain on the port city of Mukalla,…