Sierra Leone

Sierra Leone: Six land rights activists released through citizen solidarity
- FIAN Belgium
- 16 June 2016
Civil society organizations demand to stop land grabbing by the agro-industrial company Socfin and to protect the human rights of the communities.
Sierra Leone : Six défenseurs du droit à la terre libérés grâce à la solidarité citoyenne
- FIAN Belgique
- 16 June 2016
Des organisations de la société civile demandent de mettre fin à l’accaparement des terres par la société agroindustrielle Socfin et de protéger les droits des communautés
Communities affected by oil palm plantations block Bolloré group’s shareholder meeting
- Basta!
- 04 June 2016
For nearly three hours on the morning of 3 June, around a hundred protesters peacefully blockaded the entrances to the headquarters of Bolloré, one of France's most powerful companies.
Bollore criticized at anti-land grabbing protests in Africa, Europe
- Africa News
- 03 June 2016
More dissenting voices are being raised in West and Central African countries, as local communities and NGOs condemn land grabbing by industrial oil palm and rubber plantations company Socfin
“SOCFIN shareholders: stop land grabbing!” Citizens demand that SOCFIN respect the rights of local communities
- FIAN Belgium et al
- 01 June 2016
On June 1, citizens and representatives of Belgian, French and Luxembourgish organisations are calling out to the shareholders of SOCFIN, a Belgian-Luxembourgish group, during their annual meeting.
Lutte des riverains des plantations Socfin Bolloré
- Projet React
- 19 May 2016
Pour revendiquer leurs droits, les riverains des plantations Socfin-Bolloré s'organisent.
Companies run by ex-cricketer Phil Edmonds 'paid bribes to officials'
- Guardian
- 12 May 2016
Companies co-founded and run by Phil Edmonds, founder of leading African farmland investor Agriterra, paid “bribes” to African officials and have bought assets owned by secretive offshore structures, a campaign group has claimed.
"L'agriculture traditionnelle africaine ne nourrit pas les villes"
- L'Écho
- 08 May 2016
A la tête de 200.000 hectares de plantations, Luc Boedt, CEO de Socfin, défend sa politique agricole en Afrique, souvent critiquée par des ONG.
Agriterra chairman Phil Edmonds steps down
- Post
- 25 April 2016
Agriterra, an Africa focussed agricultural company, announces that Phil Edmonds has stepped down as chairman of the company.
AAF ESG Annual Report 2015
- Phatisa
- 31 Mar 2016
African Agriculture Fund Environmental, Social and Governance Annual Report 2015
Another Socfin convict to be released today
- Awoko
- 16 Mar 2016
Sima Mattia's release was sought through the collective efforts of Coalition of Civil Society Organizations who had chipped in with the whopping sum of Le30 million to meet his fine imposed by the presiding Judge.
MALOA's position on the court judgement and the Malen land issue
- Green Scenery
- 10 Mar 2016
"We believe this was a tactic to get us into prison so that we cannot raise our voice on the unacceptable land deals in Malen Chiefdom."