Sierra Leone

AAF ESG Annual Report 2017
- Phatisa
- 31 Mar 2018
African Agriculture Fund Environmental, Social and Governance Annual Report 2017
Vote de protestation contre l’accaparement des terres de SOCFIN en Sierra Leone
- FIAN Belgium
- 30 Mar 2018
Un candidat indépendant, défendant les droits des communautés locales affectées par les activités du groupe agroindustriel SOCFIN dans la chefferie de Malen, a été élu au Parlement national.
Port Loko Declaration（油ヤシ・プランテーションの拡張に対する女性の宣言）
- Port Loko Declaration: Women say “We want our lands back!”
- 08 January 2018
私たち、工業的なモノカルチャー・プランテーション、とりわけ油ヤシ・プランテーションの拡張によって影響を受ける女性グループのリーダーは、西・中央アフリカの異なる国々、そしてシエラレオネ各地からここに集った。
Swedfund, FMO failed to respect human rights when exiting bioenergy project
- Swedwatch
- 08 November 2017
Swedwatch report shows how local communities were affected when the Addax Bioenergy project in Sierra Leone stalled and when development banks exited from the project without taking steps to protect that the rights of local communities.
‘Malen Chiefdom is under siege to SOCFIN
- Concord Times
- 27 October 2017
Malen Affected Land Owners and Users Association leader says the entire chiefdom is under siege to SOCFIN, a Belgian company that has invested in oil palm plantations in southern Sierra Leone.
Police block peaceful action by women affected by SOCFIN oil palm plantation in Sierra Leone
- MALOA et al
- 25 September 2017
A caravan of 200 women was stopped by police on their way to Pujehun to urge local authorities to take action against the Luxembourg-based oil palm plantation company SOCFIN for grabbing their lands and committing other related human rights abuses.
Sierra Leone : La police empêche une manifestation pacifique des femmes victimes de la palmeraie de SOCFIN
- MALOA et al.
- 25 September 2017
Le 21 septembre 2017, la police a empêché 150 à 200 femmes de se rendre à Pujehun, en Sierra Leone, en vue d’exhorter les autorités locales à prendre des mesures contre la société SOCFIN.
SOCFIN’s plantations in Africa: Many places of violence and destruction
- WRM
- 24 September 2017
There is a large gap between SOCFIN's “responsible management” policy and the reality of violence and destruction around its plantations, where, with the complicity of national governments, the company attempts to suppress people’s resistance.
European Development Finance Institutions and land grabs: The need for further independent scrutiny
- FERN
- 16 September 2017
This study highlights the role of European Development Finance Institutions (DFIs) in possible land grabs and questionable forestry projects in Africa.
Port Loko declaration: Women say “We want our lands back!”
- CSOs
- 05 September 2017
Women gathering in Sierra Leone from African communities affected by oil palm plantations say they want their lands and forests back so that they can have an agriculture that feeds their communities.
Sierra Leone: UN expert warns of lack of transparency and pollution
- Africa News
- 31 August 2017
In a press conference, UN expert Baskut Tuncak spoke of “numerous claims of land appropriation by Socfin”, a Luxembourg company that produces palm oil in Sierra Leone and is part owned by the French group Bolloré.
Sierra Leone : l’Onu souhaite un renforcement de la protection des droits fonciers des populations
- Agence Ecofin
- 28 August 2017
Suite à une visite sur le terrain, un expert de l’Onu dénonce la faible protection des droits fonciers des communautés locales face aux multinationales comme la société luxembourgeoise Socfin.