Sierra Leone

Sierra Leone ruling against palm oil company will empower communities - campaigners
- Reuters
- 13 November 2018
The decision marks the first time in Sierra Leone's history that a community has been able to win back land leased to a foreign company
ING vs ONG: Des investissements bancaires nuisibles aux droits humains
- RTBF
- 27 October 2018
« Ce qui est sûr, c’est que pour nous, l’autorégulation ne fonctionne pas. »
Sierra Leone: Investors and landowners reach consensus on land governance
- Awoko
- 23 October 2018
The peace agreement signed between Makpele chiefdom and Natural Habitat was as a result of concern over land grabbing where large tracts of land in the chiefdom are leased to the commercial investor by a small fraction of community stakeholders.
Environmentalists accuse ING of 'greenwashing' at Brussels demo
- Euronews
- 23 October 2018
One of the more specific projects targeted by the activists involves the palm oil company SocFin, which is active in Sierra Leone.
ING finances controversial palm oil companies in spite of sustainability policy
- FIAN et al
- 23 October 2018
As ING launches its sustainable investment campaign, a civil society coalition from Belgium and the Netherlands calls upon ING to clean up their act. ING’s financing of controversial palm oil companies such as SOCFIN is far from sustainable.
Action de dénonciation : la banque ING continue de financer des plantations d’huile de palme controversées
- FIAN et al
- 23 October 2018
Alors qu’ING lance une campagne sur l’investissement durable, un groupe d’ONG dénonce publiquement aujourd’hui ces financements à des entreprises d’huile de palme, telles que SOCFIN
Traité "Entreprises et droits humains" : l'appel de la société civile ne peut rester sans réponse de la part de l'Europe
- Le Vif
- 22 October 2018
Fassia et Joseph sont venus de Sierra Leone pour témoigner d'abus impliquant l'entreprise agroindustrielle belgo-luxembourgeoise SOCFIN.
Sierra Leone: China Hunan to cultivate 35,000 hectares of rice
- Awoko
- 26 September 2018
At a meeting between Hainan International Group and Sierra Leone's Minister of Agriculture, Joseph Ndanema, Hainan International agreed to plant 35,000 hectares of rice out of which the Group will start planting 5,000 hectares for the first phase.
Declaration: No to abuse against women in industrial oil palm plantations
- WRM, GRAIN et al
- 21 September 2018
We said it in Mundemba, Cameroon, we reiterated it in Port Loko, Sierra Leone, we re-affirm this in Abidjan, Cote d’Ivoire: the abuse against women in and around industrial oil palm plantations must STOP!
Adquisiciones de tierra agrícola fallidas: un creciente legado de desastre y dolor
- GRAIN
- 11 June 2018
El año 2017 terminó como uno de los más fatídicos para los defensores de la tierra. También fue un año muy malo para muchos acaparadores de tierras.
L’échec des transactions foncières dans l'agriculture laisse des séquelles de plus en plus désastreuses et pénibles
- GRAIN
- 11 June 2018
L’année 2017 s’est avérée l’une des années les plus mortelles pour les défenseurs des terres. L’année a été assez mauvaise aussi pour plusieurs accapareurs de terres.
Failed farmland deals: a growing legacy of disaster and pain
- GRAIN
- 06 June 2018
2017 went down as one of the deadliest years ever for land defenders. It was also a pretty bad year for several land grabbers.