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South Sudan/Uganda/Rwanda: Kampala-Kigali Railway Project Derails

Jul 19, 2015 | Eric Kabeera, The Independent

The Kampala-Kigali leg of Standard Gauge Railway line, under the northern corridor infrastructure development initiative, may delay as Uganda shifts its priority to “a more…

Iraq: Is ISIL Running Out of Oil?

Jul 19, 2015 | Imran Khan, Al Jazeera

It has been alleged that the Islamic State of Iraq and the Levant (ISIL) has made millions in Iraq, smuggling oil from various sites that…

China/Taiwan/South China Sea: Taiwan Promotes Its Island Claim in South China Sea

Jul 18, 2015 | Ralph Jennings, Associated Press

As China builds artificial islands in a vast resource-rich South China Sea and neighbors in Southeast Asia brace for possible conflict, Taiwan is cutting carbon…

Do-Gooders, Do No Harm: What Are the Best–and Worst–Ways to Help Those Mired in International Conflicts?

Jul 17, 2015 | Laura Seay and Alex de Waal, Washington Post

In today’s hyper-connected world, it’s easier than ever for those who live thousands of miles away from a conflict area to learn about a crisis. When…

Sudan: A Golden New Era for Sudanese Mining

Jul 17, 2015 | The World Folio

Even though informal gold mining has long been an important element in the composition of the Sudanese economy, it is only since the secession of…

South Sudan: South Sudan Rebels Establish More Institutions, Appoint Officials

Jul 17, 2015 | Sudan Tribune

The armed opposition faction of the Sudan Peoples’ Liberation Movement (SPLM-IO) under the leadership of former vice president, Riek Machar, has established more institutions and…

Call for Abstracts: Colloquium on African Borders

Jul 16, 2015 | African Union Border Program

The African Union Border Program (AUBP) supported by the GIZ and the Institute for Peace and Security Studies (IPSS) of Addis Ababa University (AAU) invites…

Ukraine Conflict – 24 Months of Urgent Environmental Recovery Will Cost $30m

Jul 16, 2015 | Doug Weir

The environmental costs of the ongoing Ukraine conflict are still to be quantified but an EU-UN-World Bank needs assessment has called for US$30m to fund…

Myanmar: MoU for Salween Hydropower Project to be Signed between Thailand, Myanmar, China

Jul 15, 2015 | Watcharapong Thongrung, The Nation

Thailand, China and Myanmar are expected to sign a memorandum of understanding (MoU) for the development of the 7,000-megawatt Mong Ton hydropower-plant project on the…

Myanmar: Jade Sales Fall Flat amid Fighting in Kachin

Jul 15, 2015 | Democratic Voice of Burma

The annual gems emporium in Naypyidaw has ended on a low, with jade sales down 63 percent, a decrease blamed on ongoing armed conflict in…

Glaring Sea Erosion Danger in Liberia Needs Urgent Attention

Jul 14, 2015 | Front Page Africa

Monrovia is located near the Atlantic Ocean and also contains other smaller bodies of water including the Du River which is found in almost every…

Training Curriculum and Facilitators

Jul 14, 2015 | Ade Bodunde

The International Center for Community Peace in Nigeria is seeking assistance in developing a curriculum and training program with courses on Environmental Security and Peace,…

Myanmar: Three Years, Zero Landmines Cleared

Jul 14, 2015 | Guy Dinmore, Myanmar Times

Since the Scotland-based HALO Trust started work in Afghanistan in 1988 and Norwegian People’s Aid (NPA) cleared its first mine in Cambodia in 1992, the…

Iraq/Kurdistan: Iraq’s Kurds Bypass State for Oil Exports to Tighten Control

Jul 14, 2015 | Khalid Al Ansary, Bruce Stanley, and Anthony Dipaola, Bloomberg

Iraq’s self-ruled Kurds are bypassing the government in Baghdad and independently selling all the crude oil exported from their region for the first time as…

SouthSudan/Sudan/Abyei: Security Council Extends UN Peacekeeping Force in Abyei through December 2015

Jul 14, 2015 | United Nations

The United Nations Security Council has extended the mandate of the Organization's interim peacekeeping force in Abyei - a resource-rich area contested by Sudan and…

China/Philippines/South China Sea: How China Views the South China Sea Arbitration Case

Jul 14, 2015 | Xue Li, The Diplomat

On December 7, 2014, China’s Foreign Ministry was authorized to release the “Position Paper of the Government of the People’s Republic of China on the…

Director of Policy

Jul 13, 2015 | Enough Project

The Director of Policy will work closely with the Enough Project’s Founding Director to shape Enough’s policy and research agenda, as well as Enough’s strategies…

Democratic Republic of the Congo: Policy Analyst

Jul 13, 2015 | Enough Project

The Policy Analyst for the Democratic Republic of Congo and the Great Lakes region will be responsible for researching and writing about the drivers of…

Cambodia: Conservation Area Manager

Jul 13, 2015 | World Wildlife Foundation

The Conservation Area Manager works permanently at EPL office and acts as a project focal point to address land use delineation, law enforcement, and conservation…

Liberia: Director of Operations and Finance

Jul 13, 2015 | Conservation International

CI Liberia is seeking an experienced, dynamic, collaborative and detail-oriented individual to lead our operations program and provide direct financial management to our team in…

Jordan: Syria Response Director

Jul 13, 2015 | Norwegian Refugee Council

The Norwegian Refugee Council (NRC) is a non-governmental, humanitarian organization with 60 years of experience in helping to create a safer and more dignified life…

China/Vietnam/South China Sea: China Steps Up Harassment of Vietnamese Fishermen

Jul 13, 2015 | Ankit Panda, The Diplomat

As Nguyen Phu Trong, the general secretary of Vietnam’s ruling Communist Party, wrapped up an historic visit to the United States, reports emerged in the Vietnamese…

Myanmar: Farmers Displaced by Industrial Park Project

Jul 13, 2015 | Than Naing Soe, Myanmar Times

It’s groundnut planting season, but U Sein Paw won’t be sowing any seeds today, or any other day. His daughter was arrested for harrowing what…

South Sudan: Oxfam: Rising Water Price in South Sudan Compounds Cholera Outbreak

Jul 13, 2015 | Gabe Joselow, Voice of America

The aid agency Oxfam reports the rising price of water in South Sudan is putting more people at risk from a cholera outbreak. This is…

DRC: Congo State Miner Sells Copper Concession to Chinese Investors

Jul 13, 2015 | Reuters

Democratic Republic of Congo's state miner Gecamines said it has sold an exploitation permit for a copper and cobalt concession in southeast Katanga province to…

Cambodia: Forest Products Threatened by Land Grabbing and Logging

Jul 12, 2015 | Khmer Times

Farmers in Cambodia who depend on forest products for their livelihood face an uncertain future because of dwindling forests. Traditional harvesting areas for rattan, rattan…

Iraq/Kurdistan: Oil Hurdle Remains on Path to Kurdish Independence

Jul 12, 2015 | Robin Mills, The National

Three recent developments across the Kurdish territories move the Kurds closer to political independence and economic autonomy. But despite these victories, the financial viability required…

Reconnecting with Nature in the Shadow of War

Jul 11, 2015 | Rui Pinto

This is the second blog in Human Nature’s series on environmental peacebuilding, which chronicles CI’s growing role in this emerging field of research. Today’s post focuses on…

Kingston-Upon-Hull Becomes First UK City to Pass Conflict-Free Resolution

Jul 10, 2015 | Mike Riley

On Thursday 18th June 2015, I was sitting in the council chamber at the Guildhall in Kingston-Upon-Hull, fingers crossed, quite nervous and excited at the…

Landmark Report Promotes Human Rights in Transboundary Investments

Jul 10, 2015 | Maureen Harris

Almost 10 years ago, hundreds of villagers in Sre Ambel District in Koh Kong Province in south-western Cambodia were violently evicted from their homes to make…