Despite claims that a massive agricultural development deal in Mozambique will benefit the country’s citizens, there are indications that the project is designed to benefit a select few and could leave 100,000 Mozambicans displaced, write Khadija Sharife, Luis Nhachote
- #PanamaPapers
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27 July 2016
Actualmente, os investidores internacionais estão atentos a uma nova oportunidade: terras agrícolas, especialmente no Corredor de Nacala norte de Moçambique.
Le groupe mauricien poursuit ainsi son implantation dans l'est de l'Afrique après avoir fait l'acquisition d'une sucrerie en Tanzanie en 2000.
- Jeune Afrique
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18 August 2015
Stefano Liberti ha publicado “Los nuevos amos de la tierra. El acaparamiento de tierras, un negocio transnacional”
Senator urges residents to stop burning sugar cane of Kenyan-Mauritian company accused of taking lands away from locals.
A Mauritius sugarcane firm Omnicane is set to invest $250 million into sugarcane plantations in northern Ghana
- Africa Report
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27 May 2014
Le ministre délégué au Développement a publié fin mai une liste de 17 paradis fiscaux par lesquels l’Agence française de développement ne passera plus. Une avancée, certes, mais qui « oublie » l’Île Maurice.
The leading sugar miller in Mauritius, Omnicane, has a 25 per cent share in the company and recently said there were plans of raising the stake to 50 per cent when the factory is commissioned.
- Business Daily
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24 Mar 2013
The company, which is listed in Stock Exchange of Mauritius, would form a joint venture with local investors — giving it access 17, 000 acres of sugar cane.
- Business Daily
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05 September 2011
Mauritius firm, British American Investment, it is planning to develop 6,000 hectares of land in Mozambique in partnership with Sun Biofuels
The Zambia Development Agency has short-listed 10 local and foreign companies (such as Chayton Capital or Pro Alia Investment) which expressed interest in the development of Nansanga farm block (155 000 ha) in Serenje.
Mauritius has access to more than 120,000 hectares of farming land in Mozambique and an expression of interest from potential agricultural entrepreneurs was launched last year.
- News on Sunday
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25 Mar 2011