Kenya

South Sudan threatened by land grab
- NPA
- 23 Mar 2011
Four months before South Sudan becomes an independant nation nine percent of the country has been targeted by investors, a Norwegian People's Aid report reveals.
Les terres convoitées de l’Afrique
- Politis
- 17 February 2011
De plus en plus d’investisseurs accaparent des surfaces cultivables pour la production d’aliments destinés à l’étranger ou la spéculation. Présents au FSM, paysans et ONG organisent la résistance.
Le mani (italiane) sulla terra
- Lettera 43
- 09 February 2011
L’Italia non è estranea al fenomeno del land grabbing, anche se gli investimenti in terreni riguardano soprattutto aziende cinesi, indiane o saudite.E i gruppi italiani hanno messo le mani su oltre 1,5 milioni di ettari
Des paysans privés de leur terre en Afrique
- Politis
- 08 February 2011
« Il faudrait créer une commission au niveau de l’ONU qui permettrait à toute victime de l’accaparement des terres de pouvoir porter plainte » selon Ana Maria Suarez de FIAN
Communautés pastorales : le défi de l’accès aux terres
- Univers Nature
- 03 February 2011
Au Kenya, dans certaines régions pastorales, l’acquisition de terres communales par le gouvernement, au profit d’une agriculture intensive irriguée, a entraîné des changements dans le mode de vie des communautés pastorales.
How China pushed Qatar out of Sh400bn Lamu port deal
- Daily Nation
- 10 December 2010
A wikileaks cable discusses the transfer of the Lamu port deal from Qatar to China. Little word about the fate of the 40,0000 ha of farmland promised to Qatar, however.
Indian firms find Africa fertile ground for contract farming
- Livemint
- 19 October 2010
MMTC, Iffco and Bharti are the latest to find the continent’s land and labour attractive for their agribusiness.
Egypt: Seeking to grow cereals on African farmland
- IRIN
- 11 October 2010
East Africa given red card for unjust land, agricultural policies
- The Standard
- 06 September 2010
A conference organised by the East Africa Legislative Assembly and the Friedrich-Ebert Foundation has chided East African governments for leasing land to foreigners without the explicit consent of existing users
« Des agricultures familiales disparaîtront »
- Politis
- 02 September 2010
Antoine Bouhey explique les méfaits de l’accaparement des terres par de grands investisseurs sur les populations locales. Un phénomène qui prend de l’ampleur, notamment en Afrique et en Amérique du Sud.
African farms lure overseas investment
- Business Report
- 01 September 2010
45 new private equity funds are planning to invest US$2 billion in African agriculture in the next 3-5 years, according to participants at the Africainvestor Agribusiness Project Summit taking place in Durban
African agricultural finance under the spotlight
- Reuters
- 24 August 2010
African governments need to raise their level of accountability and ensure that they improve and protect their own food security through quid pro quo side-agreements negotiated when they lease or sell their arable land to foreign interests, says Keith Mullin of Thompson Reuters