Sierra Leone

WRM a créé cet épisode avec des témoignages de femmes qui souffrent des impacts des plantations industrielles.

President Bio called on the leadership of Socfin Agricultural Company and the stakeholders of Sahn Malen Chiefdom to foster dialogue, collaboration, and mutual respect

The CSSF has put an end to a year-long dispute between small shareholders and Socfin's main shareholders, the Fabri family and French billionaire Vincent Bolloré: the 689,337 shares they not control between them will be bought back at €32.50 per share. This will take Socfin off the stock market at a time when it is the target of fierce criticism from a major Norwegian pension fund. It was also the end of an era for the Luxembourg Stock Exchange.

La CSSF a mis fin à un an de «différends» entre de petits actionnaires et les principaux actionnaires de la Socfin, les Fabri et le milliardaire français Vincent Bolloré: les 689.337 actions qui leur manquent seront rachetées à 32,5 euros l’action. De quoi retirer la Socfin de la cotation au moment où elle est la cible de critiques virulentes du fonds de pension norvégien. La fin d’une époque, aussi, pour la Bourse de Luxembourg.

In a major move towards resolving long-standing tensions in Malen Chiefdom, Sierra Leone’s Chief Minister, Dr. Moinina David Sengeh, convened a dialogue on 4 August 2024 where he assured the community of the Government’s commitment to renegotiate the contract with Socfin Agricultural Company.

Une vingtaine d'organisations et alliés des communautés affectées par les plantations de palmiers à huile et d'hévéas du groupe Socfin expriment leur mécontentement face à la décision du Norges Bank Investment Management de ne pas se retirer de l’actionnariat de Bolloré SE et de la Compagnie de l'Odet SE

Twenty organisations and allies of communities affected by the Socfin group’s oil palm and rubber plantations express their dissatisfaction with the Norges Bank Investment Management's decision not to divest from Bolloré SE and Compagnie de l’Odet SE

Earthworm investigators told Mongabay they were shocked by some of their findings of sexual harassment and gender-based violence on Socfin's plantations. "If they don’t make progress on these issues, we would stop working with them, as that’s our mission as a foundation.”

Carbon Done Right plans a stock market flotation and says it has secured access to 57,000 hectares in Sierra Leoone—but no leases have been registered with local authorities

Dans un rapport publié jeudi, l’ONG EPER critique un projet d’accaparement de terres en Sierra Leone. Il aurait été cautionné par une entreprise genevoise et se ferait au détriment des populations locales

An investigation into a large-scale tree plantation project by Swiss Church Aid HEKS/EPER and four Sierra Leone NGOs reveals that numerous farming families who own the land have apparently not agreed to the project in the manner prescribed by law.

Nouveau rapport explosif sur un cas d'accaparement de terres, impliquant des entreprises suisse et canadienne, pour des credits carbones en Sierra Leone