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Nigeria: ‘Land Grabbing, Ethnic Tensions, Farmer-Herder Reprisals behind Recurring Violence in Plateau’ – Gen Nicholas
Oct 18, 2025
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Lekkyez Auta
Daily Post
Chairman of the Special Fact-Finding Committee set up to investigate the remote causes of persistent attacks, killings, and destruction in the state, General Rogers Ibe…
Russia Abandons a Treaty: Environmental Protection during Armed Conflict
Oct 17, 2025
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Kelvin S-H Peh
While it may be surprising to hear that wetland ecosystems have become a casualty of war, is it not inevitable when their care is politicised?…
How ‘Conflict-Free’ Minerals Are Used in the Waging of Modern Wars
Oct 17, 2025
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Mark Griffiths and Mohamed El-Shewy
Minerals such as cobalt, copper, lithium, tantalum, tin and tungsten, which are all abundant in central Africa, are essential to the comforts of everyday life.…
Conflict Minerals: First Supply Chain Due Diligence Scheme Recognised under Conflict Minerals Regulation to Facilitate Compliance
Oct 17, 2025
European Commission
On 16 October 2025, the European Commission adopted an Implementing Decision recognising a supply chain due diligence scheme under the Conflict Minerals Regulation for the…
South Sudan: The Hidden Cost of South Sudan’s Oil Boom [Video]
Oct 16, 2025
Bloomberg
South Sudan relies on oil for almost all of its revenue. But some communities living near the oil fields allege polluted water is causing birth…
Including Peace in Conservation – Conflict Sensitivity at The World Conservation Congress and Lessons from South Sudan
Oct 15, 2025
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Natalia Chan
The world’s top nature conservation experts, leaders, and decision makers have been gathering in Abu Dhabi for the World Conservation Congress, bringing together the membership…
Climate Change: NATO War-Games Climate Collapse
Oct 15, 2025
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Lital Khaikin
Truthdig
It’s the 11th hour for countries to respond to irreversible climate change, experts agreed at the fourth annual Montréal Climate Security Summit — mere days…
Colombia: Putumayo’s Women Guardians Defend Land and Culture Amid Colombia’s Deforestation
Oct 15, 2025
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Natalia Arbelaez
Mongabay
In Colombia southwest, Kamëntšá and Inga Indigenous women are at the forefront of the struggle to defend their territory, which provides water to the rest…
Afghanistan: Russian Firms Show Interest in Panjshir-to-Kabul Water Transfer Project
Oct 15, 2025
Ariana News
During the meeting, the Russian side reportedly conveyed readiness to engage not only in the water transfer project but also in a broader range of…
The First Fergana Peace Forum Kicks off in Fergana: The Region Transforms into a Space for Goodneighborliness and Cooperation
Oct 15, 2025
Uzbekistan National News Agency
Fergana hosts the First Fergana Peace Forum, intended to become a new regional platform for dialogue, trust-building, and cooperation among Central Asian countries.
Kenya: Turkana’s Trailblazers: The Women Redefining Leadership on Oil-Rich Land
Oct 14, 2025
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Moraa Obiria
Daily Nation
What you need to know: Two Turkana women, Veronica Natesiro and Jane Atabo, are breaking barriers by leading their community’s land governance in Lokichar.Through the Community…
CALL FOR ABSTRACTS: Fourth International Conference on Environmental Peacebuilding
Oct 14, 2025
Environmental Peacebuilding Association and the University of Ottawa
The Environmental Peacebuilding Association® (EnPAx®) and the University of Ottawa are pleased to announce the call for abstracts for the Fourth International Conference on Environmental Peacebuilding.…
Chad: Responsable de l’Environnement
Oct 14, 2025
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INTERSOS
INTERSOS est une Organisation Humanitaire Non Gouvernementale, à but non lucratif, qui a l’objectif d’assister les victimes de désastres naturels et de conflits armés. INTERSOS…
DRC: Local Government Officer (Fixed-Term)
Oct 14, 2025
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One Acre Fund
Founded in 2006, One Acre Fund equips 5.5 million smallholder farmers to make their farms more productive. Across nine countries that together are home to…
Rwanda: Research Station Supervisor (Fixed-Term)
Oct 14, 2025
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One Acre Fund
Founded in 2006, One Acre Fund equips 5.5 million smallholder farmers to make their farms more productive. Across nine countries that together are home to…
Rwanda: Research & Seed Production Senior Supervisor (Fixed-Term)
Oct 14, 2025
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One Acre Fund
Founded in 2006, One Acre Fund equips 5.5 million smallholder farmers to make their farms more productive. Across nine countries that together are home to…
Burundi: Business Operations Tech and Innovation Associate
Oct 14, 2025
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One Acre Fund
Founded in 2006, One Acre Fund equips 5.5 million smallholder farmers to make their farms more productive. Across nine countries that together are home to…
Burundi: Impact Lead
Oct 14, 2025
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One Acre Fund
Founded in 2006, One Acre Fund equips 5.5 million smallholder farmers to make their farms more productive. Across nine countries that together are home to…
Israel/Palestine: Programme Evaluation of Forum ZFD Palestine and Israel Regional Programme
Oct 14, 2025
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Pro Peace (Forum Ziviler Friedensdienst e.V.)
Forum Ziviler Friedensdienst eV (forumZFD) is a non-profit peacebuilding organization with its Head Office in Cologne, Germany, which supports people involved in violent conflicts on…
Will Rare Earths Cause the Next War (or What Is Common in China vs US, Afghanistan, Ukraine and Africa)?
Oct 13, 2025
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Vinod Janardhanan
The global race for rare earth minerals is igniting geopolitical tensions that could lead to real wars. The tussles and tariff wars between China and…
Farming for Peace: SDG 2 in Colombia
Oct 13, 2025
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Mia Keen
SDG 2 is a development goal set by the UN to create a “world free of hunger by 2030.” Global food insecurity has been increasing…
Resource Diplomacy: Africa’s Critical Mineral Crossroads
Oct 13, 2025
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James Boafo, Rochelle Spencer, and Senyo Dotsey
Critical minerals such as lithium, cobalt, nickel, copper, rare earth elements, and platinum group metals are essential for modern technologies. They underpin industries ranging from…
Afghanistan: Intra-Taliban Clashes over Gold Mine in Badakhshan Leave 10 Dead
Oct 13, 2025
Afghanistan International
At least 10 Taliban members were killed in heavy fighting between rival factions of the group in Badakhshan province over control of a gold mine,…
Afghanistan: Kabul Faces a Water Crisis: Warnings of Land Subsidence and Threats to People’s Livelihoods
Oct 13, 2025
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Avizha Khorshid
Hasht-e-Subh Daily
Residents in Kabul have voiced complaints about severe water shortages in the city. They say that the scarcity of clean water and its unpleasant taste…
Colombia: IOM and EU Launch Initiative to Strengthen Inclusive Disaster Preparedness in Latin America
Oct 13, 2025
International Organization for Migration
Bogotá, Colombia, 13 October 2025 – As climate-related disasters intensify across Latin America, the International Organization for Migration (IOM) and the European Union have launched Prepárate+,…
Explainer: Why Gender Matters in Disaster Risk Reduction
Oct 13, 2025
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UN Women Europe and Central Asia
UN Women
Disasters are happening more often, costing more, and affecting more lives than ever before. Disaster risk reduction (DRR) is not just reacting when a crisis…
Can Colombia Embrace Clean Energy without Damaging the Amazon?
Oct 13, 2025
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Christina Noriega
At the foot of the Andes, a Canadian firm has plans for one of the country’s biggest copper mines, but many say the carbon-rich forests…
Resource Curse: Why Capitalizing on the Resources Is Actually the Exception?
Oct 13, 2025
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Nadhem Mahmoudi
This phenomenon refers to the paradox of countries with vast natural or mineral resources who fail to translate those resources into economic prosperity. The resource…
Liberia: Community Seizes Loggers’ Equipment in Bassa
Oct 13, 2025
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Esau J. Farr
The Daylight
Local leaders in a Grand Bassa community forest have seized a logging company’s equipment for failing to pay their benefits.
Egypt/Ethiopia: Egypt's President Al-Sisi Issues Stern Warning to Ethiopia over Nile Dam Dispute, Vows to Protect Water Security
Oct 13, 2025
Radio Dalsan
Egyptian President Abdel Fattah al-Sisi has issued a stark warning to Ethiopia, accusing it of causing "significant harm" to downstream nations through its management of…