Liberia

Film: The Jogbahn Clan
- FOEi
- 06 May 2014
In Liberia, the Jogbahn Clan have been fighting against a palm oil company grabbing their land.
Resistance to Liberia landgrabs a warning to Africa investment conference
- FOEi
- 06 May 2014
The recent overturning of UK company Equatorial Palm Oil’s access to customary land in Liberia is a warning to all governments and investors that they must respect communities’ rights and ownership of land.
Palm oil industry struggles to build trust in rights pledges
- Reuters
- 23 April 2014
In Indonesia alone, there are some 4,000 land conflicts between palm oil companies and local people, which can take years to be resolved in court.
Willful blindness at the World Bank
- Oakland Institute
- 10 April 2014
As the spring meetings of the World Bank get under way, 180 organizations demand that the World Bank end its Doing Business rankings and its support of the rampant theft of land and resources from some of the world’s poorest people.
L'aveuglement volontaire de la Banque Mondiale
- Oakland Institute
- 10 April 2014
Alors que les réunions de printemps de la Banque Mondiale vont s’ouvrir, 180 groupes demandent que la Banque mette fin à ses classements Doing Business et à ses activités soutenant l’accaparement des terres et des ressources naturelles.
L’expansion des plantations d’huile de palme stoppée au Liberia
- Basta!
- 27 Mar 2014
Des villageois ont fait reculer de puissantes multinationales, et cela se passe au Liberia.
Is Liberia's president going cold on the palm oil industry?
- Reuters
- 21 Mar 2014
Does a recent decision by Sirleaf signal a change of heart for a leader who has signed 30% of Liberia’s land over to foreign investors - with 1.5 million acres for palm oil companies?
Fire destroys 200 hectares of Sime Darby's Liberia plantation
- Reuters
- 19 Mar 2014
Workers at the Bomi plantation, who requested anonymity, said the blaze was started by suspected arsonists and had blazed for about two weeks before being brought under control.
NGOs welcome Liberian President's commitment to stop British palm oil company "taking" community land
- Global Witness
- 10 Mar 2014
Global Witness and SAMFU welcome the commitment by President Ellen Johnson Sirleaf to make any expansion by Equatorial Palm Oil onto Jogbahn Clan land dependent on the approval of the communities affected.
Grand Bassa County celebrate halting of EPO expansion drive
- FrontPageAfrica
- 07 Mar 2014
The long fight between the people of Joghban and other surrounding clans and the Equatorial Palm Oil Company seems to be over.
Liberia: Sinoe complains GVL to Roundtable On Sustainable Palm Oil
- 21 February 2014
Citizens of Sinoe County have filed a complaint to the RSPO, an overall body of Palm Oil Worldwide, to stop Golden Veroleum Liberia's (GVL) ongoing operations of land clearing in their towns and villages.
Les actualités foncières ouest-africaines. Bulletin n°98
- Commission de l'UEMOA / Hub Rural
- 12 February 2014
Le dernier bulletin d'information de la Commission de l'UEMOA et du Hub Rural sur les actualités foncières ouest-africaines vient de paraître.