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Russia/Turkey: Mystery Fire: Two Russian Shadow Fleet Tankers Catch Fire in Black Sea Near Turkey

Nov 29, 2025
Mathrubhumi

Two oil tankers linked to Russia’s shadow fleet caught fire in the Black Sea near Turkey on 28 November 2025, triggering rescue operations and raising…


Liberia’s Recurring Land Disputes: Can the JNB’s Rescue Government Spare Us This Menace?

Nov 28, 2025 | Mohamed M. Komara

For years, Liberians have echoed the principle that “Liberia is a country of law, not of men.” It was a powerful slogan for those resisting…


Climate Change: Africa Confronts Climate–Security Crisis with Call for Peace-Resilient Action

Nov 28, 2025
Devdiscourse

Climate change is no longer just an environmental crisis in Africa—it is a driver of conflict, forced displacement, and growing insecurity across the continent.


Iraq: Weaponising Energy: Khor Mor Attacks Expose Iraq’s Power Struggles

Nov 28, 2025 | Amena Bakr
The National

This week, the Khor Mor gasfield in the Kurdistan Region of Iraq was struck once again in a rocket attack. The explosion triggered an immediate…


Sunk: Another Bid to Redefine Conflict Diamonds

Nov 27, 2025 | John Jeffay

At the end of the day it was the inclusion of state-armed actors that sank the latest Kimberly Process attempt to redefine conflict diamonds.


Post-Conflict Reforestation in Colombia

Nov 27, 2025 | Caroline Sheehan

Deep in the Colombian Amazon, where only recently thick tree canopies concealed guerrilla movements, a different kind of revolution is taking root.


Iraq: Drone Strike Hits Iraq Gas Complex, Cuts Supply

Nov 27, 2025
Agence France-Presse

A drone strike on Wednesday targeted a gas complex in Iraq's autonomous Kurdistan region, disrupting the gas supply to the region's power plants, local authorities…


Myanmar: From Forest to Farm: The Changing Landscape of Myanmar’s Rural Communities

Nov 27, 2025
Myanmar Digital News

As forests disappear, farm­land grows. In many rural are­as, people clear trees to plant crops like rice, corn, sesame, and rubber. Farming is important for…


Tajikistan: Drone Strike Kills 3 Chinese Engineers in Tajikistan: Mystery Deepens as Taliban Denies Role, Blames Pak-based Terror Group for Gold Miners’ Deaths

Nov 27, 2025
Bhaskar English

Three Chinese engineers were killed in a drone attack on a gold mine in Tajikistan's Khatlon Province on November 26. Tajikistan claimed the drone flew…


Iraq/Kurdistan: Baghdad Says Ready to Help Repair Kurdistan’s Key Gas Field Following Attack

Nov 27, 2025
Rudaw

The federal oil ministry is ready to help the Kurdistan Region’s authorities to repair damages at a key gas field following a drone attack, said…


Climate Change: CGIAR Climate Security Team Pilots a New Research Approach for the Development of Nature-Based Solutions in Fragile Settings

Nov 27, 2025 | Ibukun Taiwo
CGIAR

Responding to complex crises requires new systemic research approaches that help identify entry points for programmes that can simultaneously address risks of different nature while…


Climate Change: AfDB Scales Climate Investment to Address Security Threats

Nov 27, 2025
News Ghana

The African Development Bank (AfDB) is intensifying investments to tackle the intersection of climate change and security risks across Africa, where nine of the world’s…


How the Nile Water Dispute Threatens Counter-Terrorism Efforts

Nov 26, 2025 | Daniel Swift and Susan Soh

The Horn of Africa is a volatile geopolitical crossroads where water rights, energy ambitions, military operations, and port access converge—with direct implications for US national…


Afghanistan: Hope Flows: Clean Water Transforms Lives in Helmand Province

Nov 26, 2025
UN High Commissioner for Refugees

To address this critical need, UNHCR, the UN Refugee Agency, with the generous support of the Japan International Cooperation Agency (JICA), implemented the construction of…


Liberia: SDI Trains Customary Land and Forest Governance Bodies in Maryland, River Cess and River Gee

Nov 26, 2025
FrontPage Africa

The Sustainable Development Institute (SDI) through its Community Land Protection Program (CLPP) is conducting a two-week long capacity building training for 103 chairpersons, co-chairpersons, secretaries,…


Conflict Minerals: Kimberley Process Conflict Diamond Redefinition Fails to Reach Dubai Consensus

Nov 26, 2025 | Muflih Hidayat
Discovery Alert

Global commodity markets increasingly confront governance challenges that transcend traditional regulatory frameworks. The diamond industry exemplifies this tension, where certification systems developed decades ago struggle…


DRC: US Group Sues Apple over Congo Conflict Minerals

Nov 26, 2025 | Maxwell Akalaare Adombila and David Lewis
Reuters

A US-based advocacy group has filed a lawsuit in Washington accusing Apple of using minerals linked to conflict and human rights abuses in the Democratic…


Event Summary: Berlin Climate and Security Conference 2025 (BCSC 2025)

Nov 26, 2025
Climate Diplomacy

The seventh Berlin Climate and Security Conference (BCSC) 2025 explored how to navigate climate, conflict, and cooperation in a turbulent era, highlighting the urgency of…


Iraq: Drone Strike Shuts Down Iraq's Khor Mor Gasfield, Causing Widespread Blackouts

Nov 26, 2025 | Aveen Karim
The National

A drone strike hit the major Khor Mor gasfield in the Kurdistan region of Iraq on Wednesday night, halting all supplies to power stations and…


Sudan/South Sudan: UN Renews Peacekeeping Mandate in Abyei as Border Tensions Rise

Nov 26, 2025 | Jenna Stanco
Organization for World Peace

The United Nations Security Council voted on November 14 to renew the mandate of the U.N. Interim Security Force for Abyei (UNISFA) for another year,…


Liberia: Investigation Reveals Top Chocolate Brands Fueling Liberian Deforestation Crisis

Nov 25, 2025
Global Witness

Some of the world’s most famous chocolate bars, including Mars, KitKat and Cadbury Dairy Milk, are at high risk of containing cocoa grown on recently…


Ethiopia: Field Coordinator - Tigray

Nov 25, 2025 | Solidarités International

Solidarités International (SI) is an international humanitarian aid association which, since more than 40 years, has been providing assistance to populations affected by armed conflicts and…


Afghanistan: Nutrition and Health Expert

Nov 25, 2025 | Action contre la Faim France

Created in 1979, Action contre la Faim is a non-governmental organization that fights against hunger. Its charter of humanitarian principals- independence, neutrality, non-discrimination, free and…


DRC: Logistics Manager

Nov 25, 2025 | Action contre la Faim France

Créée en 1979, Action contre la Faim est une organisation non gouvernementale internationale qui lutte contre la faim dans le monde. Sa charte des principes…


Madagascar: Monitoring, Evaluation and Learning (MEL) Lead

Nov 25, 2025 | SEED Madagascar

SEED Madagascar is a British Charity working in partnership with communities in southeast Madagascar. SEED integrates high quality community health, rural livelihoods, education infrastructure, water,…


South Sudan: Strengthening Resilience in Agriculture, Livelihoods and Markets Phase II (STREAM II)

Nov 25, 2025 | Mercy Corps

Mercy Corps has been operating in South Sudan since 2005. Since the country’s independence in 2011, Mercy Corps has remained committed to addressing urgent humanitarian…


Madagascar: Programme Officer - Sustainable Agriculture and Rural Development

Nov 25, 2025 | SEED Madagascar

This is a fantastic opportunity for a motivated development professional with 1-3 years’ experience to contribute to impactful agricultural and livelihoods work in one of…


USA: Kroc Institute Visiting Research Fellowship 2026-2027

Nov 25, 2025 | University of Notre Dame: Keough School of Global Affairs

Each year, the Kroc Institute's Visiting Research Fellows Program brings outstanding scholars focused on peace research to the University of Notre Dame for a semester…


Iraq: Iraq Bets on Tourism to Reduce Oil Dependence

Nov 25, 2025
Xinhua

Iraq aims to raise cultural tourism revenue to 30 percent of its state budget to diversify an economy that currently relies on oil for 95…


DRC: Chinese-Owned Mining Firm Reports M23 Gold Looting, Forced Expulsions and Infrastructure Destruction in South Kivu

Nov 24, 2025
Business & Human Rights Resource Centre

Twangiza Mining said Monday that M23 rebels occupying its gold concession in the Democratic Republic of Congo have looted at least 500 kilogrammes of bullion…