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Ethiopia: Five Dead in Ethiopia Protests Sparked by Land Grab Fears

Dec 15, 2015 | Agence France-Presse

Ethiopia's government said Tuesday five people had died in weeks of protests sparked by land grab fears in the country's Oromia region, dismissing opposition reports…

Liberia: 6th EITI Report Shows Gains in Extractive Sector

Dec 15, 2015 | Omari Jackson, Liberian Observer

The Liberian government received more revenues than payments declared by eight reporting companies because of the net difference of U$5,361,233 or 2.9% of the total…

South Sudan: South Sudan, Rocked by Conflict and Economy Reeling from Falling Oil Prices, Devalues Currency by 84%

Dec 15, 2015 | Okech Francis and Neo Khanyile, Mail & Guardian Africa

South Sudan devalued its currency by 84% as the government abandoned efforts to fix the exchange rate and allowed the pound to trade freely, surrendering to…

South Sudan: New Report Exposes South Sudan’s War Machine, Offers Steps to Target Financial Interests and Counter Potential Spoilers

Dec 15, 2015 | South Sudan News Agency

Today, on the two-year anniversary of the start of South Sudan’s civil war, a new report by the Enough Project exposes the political and financial…

Climate Security: Climate Change Will Create More Violent Extremism, If We Let It

Dec 15, 2015 | Jessica Leber, Co.Exist

The protests and violent conflict in Syria that began in 2011 originally took U.S. security analysts by surprise. Early in the Arab Spring, the State…

Liberia: LEITI Report Reveals More Revenue, Less Payment

Dec 15, 2015 | Willie N. Tokpah, FrontPageAfrica

The Liberia Extractive Industries Transparency Initiative has released its sixth report with major reveling discrepancy of net differences of more revenues than payments declared by…

Iraq: Iraqi State Oil Firm Official Shot Dead in Kirkuk city: Police

Dec 14, 2015 | Reuters

Gunmen shot dead a senior employee of Iraq's state-run North Oil Company (NOC) on Monday, the third company official to be killed in the past…

Iraq’s Economic Reform for 2016

Dec 13, 2015 | Luay Al-Khatteeb

In August 2015, Prime Minister Haider Al Abadi introduced reforms to shrink the size of the government and tackle corruption. Luay Al Khatteeb Founding Director…

Iraq: There is No Respite for Iraq’s Oil Industry

Dec 13, 2015 | Saadallah Al Fathi, Gulf News

Iraq’s oil revenues are now projected at $50 billion this year compared to about $84 billion in 2014 even though exports increased by about 0.5…

SEC Takes Long-Awaited Step to Combat Rampant Corruption in the Oil, Gas and Mining Industry

Dec 11, 2015 | Zorka Milin and Corinna Gilfillan

Today the US Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) announced a strong proposed rule to implement a landmark transparency law which requires US-listed oil, gas and mining companies…

South Sudan: Camera Traps Snap First Photos of Endangered Elephants (and Other Rare Species) in South Sudan

Dec 11, 2015 | Earth Touch

Despite years of civil conflict in South Sudan, the nation’s wildlife seems to be persevering. A new camera trap survey has revealed that the country’s…

United States: SEC Proposes Rules for Resource Extraction Issuers under Dodd-Frank Act

Dec 11, 2015 | US Securities and Exchange Commission

The Securities and Exchange Commission today voted to propose rules that would require resource extraction issuers to disclose payments made to the U.S. federal government…

Moving Beyond The Jurisdiction Victory In West Philippine Sea

Dec 10, 2015 | Lucio Blanco Pitlo III

The October 29 decision of the Permanent Court of Arbitration stating that it has jurisdiction over the case initiated by the Philippines against China was…

Deepening Australia’s Regional Relationships through Climate Security

Dec 10, 2015 | Robert Sturrock

Climate change undermines regional human security, with inaction breeding greater insecurity. Conventional wisdom about Australia’s geography is that we are uniquely located to capitalise on…

The EITI and Commodities Trading Transparency: Where Are We Headed?

Dec 10, 2015 | Nicholas Garrett

For the past 2 years RCS Global has been advising Trafigura on its journey to become the commodities trading industry leader on transparency. With developments…

Iraq/Kurdistan: War with Islamic State, Low Oil Prices Cripple Once-Vibrant Economy in Iraq's Kurdish Region

Dec 10, 2015 | Balint Szlanko, Associated Press

Less than two years ago, Iraq's northern Kurdish region was booming, as oil revenues poured in and foreign investors flocked to a rare island of…

Iraq/Syria/Islamic State: Leaked Budget Document Provides Glimpse into How ISIS Makes Money [Audio]

Dec 10, 2015 | Stacey Vanek Smith, NPR

NPR explores how ISIS gets its money and why that makes it so hard to turn off the money spigot. It examines how ISIS makes…

The “Water Wars” Trap

Dec 9, 2015 | Josh Newton

As negotiations at the Paris climate conference head into the final, critical stage, a piece of pop wisdom is coming to a boil: “They say…

Oil Fuels War and Terrorists Like ISIS: The Climate Movement Can Bring Peace

Dec 9, 2015 | Rebecca Solnit

Greed for petroleum has produced plenty of war. War can be defined narrowly, as conflict between nations, or broadly, as large-scale violence in pursuit of…

DRC: Program Analyst

Dec 8, 2015 | UNDP

La République démocratique du Congo (RDC) est aujourd’hui sollicitée par l’impératif de renforcer sa résilience dans le but d’agir comme un acteur actif de développement.…

DRC: Expert in Gender and Socio-economic Development

Dec 8, 2015 | UNDP

Dans sa mission d’appui au Gouvernement Congolais, le PNUD-RDC a, avec le concours de ses partenaires, mis au point un programme multi-sectoriel de lutte contre…

The U.S. Asia-Pacific Rebalance, National Security, and Climate Change

Dec 8, 2015 | Schuyler Null and Deepshri Mathur

In the hierarchy of global and national security challenges, climate change comes out near the top, said a panel of distinguished defense, diplomacy, and intelligence…

Afghanistan’s Elusive Mineral Wealth

Dec 7, 2015 | Elizabeth B. Hessami

Afghanistan is blessed with a veritable horde of mineral wealth. In copper alone, Afghanistan may possess up to 60 million tons buried in its arid…

Prof. Marc Levy Answers Public's Questions on Climate Change, Security

Dec 7, 2015 | School of Professional Studies

Prof. Marc Levy, Deputy Director of the Center for International Earth Science Information Network (CIESIN) and faculty member of the Certification of Professional Achievement in…

Uganda: Family Members Abet Land Grabbing - Justice Bamwine

Dec 7, 2015 | Ephraim Kasozi and Juliet Kigongo, The Monitor

Despite the existence of formal land disputes resolution mechanisms in the country, property grabbing remains most pervasive because people involved in most disputes are family…

Liberia: Burkinabes and Ghanaians Entering Liberia's Virgin Forest to Harvest Licorice Root – Says FDA Boss, Harrison Karnwea

Dec 7, 2015 | Global News Network

The Managing Director of Liberian Forestry Development Authority has disclosed that people were coming from as far as Burkina Faso and Ghana and entering Liberia's…