Ethiopia

Human Rights Watch says that foreign-owned commercial farms were looted and destroyed near Debre Zeit, 50 kilometers southeast of Addis Ababa, as protests against a mega development project continue in Ethiopia.

A petition denouncing the unjust imprisonment of three Ethiopian human rights defenders is being presented this week to the Ethiopian government as well as its financial backers.

Businessman claims 50% of Saudi investors in Ethiopia have left the country, some leaving behind their farms and others selling them. He says many do not want to return for fear of being framed for crimes they did not commit.

Free City Radio interviews Devlin Kuyek from GRAIN speaking on the jailing of three Ethiopian land rights advocates.

Oakland Institute founder Anuradha Mittal profiles the heroic, dangerous work of Global South land rights activists like Nasako Besingi and Pastor Omot Agwa, who face violence and terror charges from hostile governments.

Groups urge World Bank President to act swiftly to ensure the release and safety of Ethiopian land and environmental activist who worked for the Bank as a transaltor for its Inspection Panel in Ethiopia

The three activists, who face terrorism charges for attempting to attend a workshop on food security, face a court hearing in Addis Ababa on October 22.

Human rights advocates criticize the bank for failing to speak up about the jailing of a former employee in Ethiopia and two other environmental defenders

The charges brought against the human rights defenders relate to a food security workshop that the they were due to attend in Nairobi, Kenya, in March 2015.

Ethiopian authorities should drop charges and release three local activists charged under repressive anti-terrorism law after trying to attend a workshop on food security, say six international organisations.

Land Inc. is a journey across Brazil, Dubai, Ethiopia, Indonesia, Madagascar the Philippines and Ukraine to document what some define as a form of neocolonialism, and others as a chance for development: land grabbing

Mohammed Hussein Al Amoudi plans to invest an additional $5 billion in Ethiopia's agriculture and agro-processing sectors over the 2016-2021 period.