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Liberia: Southeast Women’s Land Rights Group Formed

Dec 27, 2019 | Observer

A group whose goal is to protect and promote the rights of women in Southeastern Liberia was formed recently at a regional women’s conference held…

South Sudan: South Sudan Oil Spill Causes Environmental Damage, Health Problems

Dec 27, 2019 | Dimo Silva Aurelio, Voice of America

Two months after a pipeline ruptured and spilled crude oil over a wide swath of South Sudan's former Unity State, residents and government officials are…

Sudan/South Sudan: Sudan, South Sudan Extend Oil Agreement until March 2022

Dec 26, 2019 | Al-Bawaba

Sudan and South Sudan on Monday signed an agreement that will see the current oil deal and other related economic arrangements extended until March 2022.…

Nigeria: Elephant Herd Sighted in Nigeria’s Boko Haram Warzone

Dec 25, 2019 | Rosie Collyer, Radio France Internationale

A herd of some 250 elephants has been spotted in Nigeria’s far northeast, close to the borders with Cameroon and Chad. It is the first…

Afghanistan: 6 Mining Contracts Inked with Local Companies, 2 in Pipeline

Dec 25, 2019 | Daily Outlook Afghanistan

The Ministry of Mines and Petroleum has signed six contracts of sand and gravel excavation with local companies, an official said on Wednesday. Acting Mines…

Iraq/Islamic State: Islamic State Suspected of Oil field Attack Tuesday Near Kirkuk

Dec 25, 2019 | Rawaz Tahir, Mohammed Hussein, and Amir Ali, Iraq Oil Report

One oil facilities protection officer was shot to death late Tuesday in a suspected Islamic State (IS) group attack on a vulnerable well of the…

Afghanistan: Saffron Production Hits Record High in Afghanistan

Dec 25, 2019 | Xinhua

Saffron production in Afghanistan has soared to record levels in 2019, with a 22 percent increase compared to last year, Afghan Ministry of Agriculture, Irrigation…

Nigeria: Nigeria Plans to End Herder-Farmer Conflicts

Dec 24, 2019 | Oluwatosin Adeshokan, Africa Report

Nigeria is breathing new life into its Rural Grazing Area (RUGA) project by relaunching it with a new name. The government has rebranded RUGA as…

Conflict Minerals: Civil Society Exasperated at Inflexible Kimberley Process

Dec 24, 2019 | Africa Intelligence

The coalition of civil society members given the status of Kimberley Process (KP) observers came away disappointed from the international diamond certification institution's latest plenary…

Iraq/Islamic State: At Kirkuk Oil Plant, ISIS Targets Iraq Energy Police Second Time in 5 days

Dec 24, 2019 | Kurdistan 24

Members of the so-called Islamic State on Tuesday clashed with local security forces near an oil plant located in the western part of Iraq’s disputed…

Liberia: NaFAA Establishes Women in Maritime Liberia Chapter

Dec 24, 2019 | FrontPage Africa

Liberia has joined others countries in Africa in the establishment of a chapter of Women in Maritime in Africa (WIMAFRICA) in partnership with the International…

Iran/Iraq/Syria: Iran Militias Revive Islamic State Oil Trade into Syria from Iraq: Sources

Dec 24, 2019 | Herman Wang and Brian Scheid, S&P Global Platts

Iranian proxy militias are thought to be smuggling crude oil from western Iraq to Syria, picking up a lucrative business left behind by the Islamic…

Liberia: Two Communities Sign Logging Contracts, but Sector Woes Loom

Dec 23, 2019 | James Harding Giahyue, FrontPage Africa

There are huge expectations throughout Korninga after this remote chiefdom in Gbarpolu’s Bopolu District signed a logging contract with Coveiyalah Investment Enterprises. Like in all…

Afghanistan: For Women in Kabul, ‘It Is Just Me and the Water’

Dec 22, 2019 | Fatima Faizi and Thomas Gibbons-Neff, New York Times

Though the city has become markedly more politically progressive in the nearly two decades it has been governed by a Western-backed democracy, Kabul is still…

Brazil: ‘The Forest is Shedding Tears’: The Women Defending Their Amazon Homeland

Dec 21, 2019 | Jonathan Watts, The Guardian

It is midnight at an almost deserted bus station and one of the Amazon’s most courageous warriors is sitting on a plastic chair and breastfeeding…

Geoengineering's Gender Problem Could Put the Planet at Risk

Dec 21, 2019 | Sarah Sax

A group of British scientists had a plan for a groundbreaking geoengineering test. Working from a disused military airstrip in Norfolk, U.K., they would attach a 3,000-foot…

What If Nazi Germany Won by Seizing the Middle East (And Its Oil)?

Dec 21, 2019 | Warfare History Network

Key point: Nazi Germany didn't have enough oil, but that may not have single-handedly cost them the war. With Rommel driving on Egypt and the British…

Editorial: Strengthen Water Diplomacy!

Dec 20, 2019 | Afghanistan Times

Afghanistan has many natural resources, especially in terms of water and mines, but they haven't been tapped effectively so far. Afghanistan, Pakistan, and Iran have…

CFFP Volunteer Lea Börgerding Speaks with Dorothy Nalubega, a Ugandan Minority Rights Activist, Feminist and Environmentalist

Dec 19, 2019 | Lea Börgerding and Leonie Schmid

Lea Börgerding (LB): Dorothy, you are a minority rights activist and environmentalist. Can you tell us a little bit more about yourself and your work? 

Dorothy…

Women From the Xingu Territory Unite Against Threats from Bolsonaro Administration

Dec 18, 2019 | Maria Fernanda Ribeiro

“We don’t think about selling wood or any part of the Earth to get money. We have so many ways to support ourselves that we…

How Women Can Lift Malawi Out of Poverty

Dec 18, 2019 | Sarah Chabane

More than half of the agricultural labour force in Malawi are women. However, they rarely get their fair share for the hard work they do…

Gender Matters in Coastal Livelihood Programs in Indonesia

Dec 18, 2019 | Emily Gibson and Natasha Stacey

Significant investments have been made in improving the well-being of Indonesian coastal communities in recent decades. However, most of these programs have not tackled gender…

The Role of Women and Gender in the Fight Against Climate Change

Dec 18, 2019 | Chiara Soletti

It’s now an established fact that climate change is a risk factor for the life and fundamental rights of millions of people in ways that reflect social and…

Colombia: 2018 Delegation of Parliamentarians in Conversation with Rural Women in Villavicenco

Dec 18, 2019

Members of the British Parliament participating in the August 2018 Delegation were: Chris Bryant MP and Patrick Grady MP. MP’s Conversation in Villavicencio with rural women: Diana,…

Dominican Republic: Team Leader, Gender Based Violence Evaluation

Dec 18, 2019 | Panagora Group

Panagora Group, a woman-owned small business specializing in global health and international development, seeks a Team Leader for an upcoming evaluation of USAID programming in…

Kenya: Kenya Places Climate Disorder at Centre of UN Security Council Bid

Dec 18, 2019 | Leopold Obi, Climate Home News

Kenya has made climate change a core part of its bid to obtain a seat on the UN security council, making an effort to “seek…

Nigeria: GBV Manager

Dec 18, 2019 | Norwegian Church Aid

Norwegian Church Aid is one of the largest aid organisations in the Nordic region. We are there in disasters and emergencies to provide water and…

Liberia: Ethnic Tension Thwarts Court’s Ruling in Ganta Land Case

Dec 18, 2019 | Joaquin M. Sendolo, Observer

The Eighth Judicial Circuit in Sanniquellie, Nimba County passed its ruling in a land case in 2018, giving right of possession to Fred Suah of…

Gender Program Manager

Dec 18, 2019 | Oxfam

Oxfam GB is a member of the international confederation of 19 organisations working together with partners and local communities in the areas of humanitarian, development…

Benefits of Gender Equality in Sustainable Ecosystem Management

Dec 17, 2019

Over the last several decades, principles of gender equality and women’s empowerment have permeated into numerous internationally agreed-upon goals. Ranging from commitments on human rights, peace and security, climate…