Sierra Leone

Ruée sur l’or vert africain
- Le Temps
- 24 February 2010
«Ces plantations ne servent pas à remplir les estomacs des Sierra-Léonais, mais à exporter vers l’Europe. Elles ne sont d’aucun bénéfice pour notre pays,» dit Theophilus Gbenda
Bringing jobs, energy to Sierra Leone or another African land grab?
- WSR
- 16 February 2010
In the last four years, an area the size of Germany has been bought or rented to produce food and fuel in Africa. But not by Africans, nor for Africans, say critics.
MOU and Agreement between Sierra Leone and Addax
- -
- 09 February 2010
Includes a copy of the land lease agreement and a legal and human rights audit of the land lease agreement.
The great African land grab
- CBC
- 14 January 2010
Agribusiness sees a global market for arable land, but the developing world might be selling off its future food security. CBC Radio programme, focusing on Sierra Leone.
Un mouvement spéculatif mondial : Ruée sur les terres africaines
- Le Monde Diplomatique
- 08 January 2010
L’achat massif de ces terres aux seules fins de spéculation financière porte en lui le germe du conflit, du désastre environnemental, du chaos politique et de la faim à un degré jamais connu dans le passé, écrit Joan Baxter.
After Hajj…Foreign Minister meets top Saudi investors
- Sierra Express Media
- 08 December 2009
Sierra Leone signed a Memorandum of Understanding with Saudi Arabia for Saudi investment in the production of rice for home consumption and export.
Koya Chiefdom signs 50 yr agric. land lease with Quifel
- Awoko Newspaper
- 16 September 2009
Land owners at Koya Chiefdom together with chiefdom elders and officials of Quifel have signed a 50 years land lease agreement for agricultural purposes.
Strategic food security?
- International Supermarket News
- 25 June 2009
Carl Atkin, Head of Research at Bidwells Agribusiness looks at the recent interest in 'strategic food security' and the associated 'land grab' by Middle Eastern Corporations and Governments in countries as diverse of Sudan, Senegal and Sierra Leone.

Sign the petition to stop the deployment of police/military and criminalisation of peasants struggling for their land against oil palm plantation company in Buol Regency, Sulawesi, Indonesia