再见 Hengfu (Goodbye, Hengfu)

Almost a decade since government of Cambodia granted 40,000 hectares land concession to five Chinese companies believed to be subsidiaries of a single Chinese owned firm, Hengfu. The whole project that affected indigenous Kuoy community has now fallen apart.
13 Feb 2020 GRAIN

Unravelling the Socfin Group

A new report by Profundo provides an overview of the ownership and holding structure of the SOCFIN group, a Luxembourg-based holding that has 400,000 hectares of plantation concessions in ten countries.
11 Feb 2020 Profundo

Massive Chinese sugarcane firm disappears from Preah Vihear

Chinese sugarcane concessionaire Rui Feng and four linked firms seemed to have shut down their operations in the combined 40,000-hectare sugarcane plantation in northern Cambodia, with little public notice of the closure. All firms have faced multiple land disputes, especially with indigenous minorities.
04 Feb 2020 VoA Cambodia

À Abidjan, l’épiscopat ouest-africain réfléchit sur l’exploitation des terres

« Paradoxalement, l’accaparement massif des terres qui se solde par l’expropriation des populations les plus démunies se fait au nom du développement économique et social », regrette Mgr Ignatius Kaigama

14 Feb 2020 La Croix Africa

New tools help communities affected by AIIB projects defend their rights and the environment

IDI releases new resource to equip communities and the activists who support them with information that can help them protect their rights when their lands are threatened by projects funded by the Asian Infrastructure Investment Bank.

10 Feb 2020 IDI

Sierra Leone: Pujehun chiefs prevent donors from monitoring projects

The project specifically targets families that have been displaced by the activities of the European agribusiness firm, Socfin Agricultural Company.

08 Feb 2020 Politico SL
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