The Swiss association of the largest public pension funds, has decided to exclude shares in the French group Bolloré SE. The exclusion is justified by “potential human rights violations in Liberia, Cambodia and Sierra Leone”.
- Gotham City
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12 September 2023
L'association suisse des plus grandes caisses publiques de retraite a décidé d'exclure les actions du groupe français Bolloré SE "à la suite de violations potentielles des droits humains en Libéria, Cambodge et Sierra Leone".
- Gotham City
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12 September 2023
Pour l’implémentation de ce projet, le groupe suisse sollicite 42 000 hectares de terres agricoles dans le département du Niari
- Génies d'Afrique
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06 August 2023
Ausländische Investoren haben Sierra Leones Kleinbauern mit Pachtverträgen über Jahrzehnte Land abgeluchst. Neue Gesetze sollen das nun verhindern.
Foreign investors have been grabbing land from Sierra Leone's small farmers for decades. New laws are now aimed at preventing this.
C'est désormais chose faite : l'appropriation illégitime de terres indigènes par le groupe agricole Socfin au Cambodge est terminée - blanchie en apparence par un processus de médiation plus que douteux
- FIAN Suisse
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29 November 2022
For more than a decade, some Bunong villagers have been trying to reclaim and gain legal recognition for their customary land that have been acquired by Luxembourg-based Socfin Group’s subsidiaries since 2007. Some details of the settlement were released this September, in a joint statement issued by the firms and community representatives who negotiated on behalf of 210 families in five villages.
- CamboJa News
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04 November 2022
In April 2022, Socfin’s Swiss subsidiary Socfinco FR announced it will stop providing managerial assistance to the state-owned Guinean rubber and oil palm company Soguipah by the end of 2022. A commentary.
- ReAct Transnational
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18 May 2022
Sérieusement touchée par une crise chronique ces dernières années, la SOGUIPAH (Société guinéenne de palmiers à huile et hévéas) vient d’être lâchée par Socfinco FR qui met fin à l’assistance technique qu’elle lui a toujours fournie.
SOCFIN's subsidiary Okomu Oil Plc has announced changes to the board of directors following the resignation of Dr. Luc Boedt and Mr. Philippe De Traux De Wardin.
- Naira Metrics
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25 Mar 2022
Les Fermes de la Teranga (anciennement Senhuile), qui occupe 20 000 hectares dans le nord du Sénégal, produit de la lucerne pour les pays du Golfe et le renforcement de l’élevage intensif local
- investactu.com
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22 Mar 2022
Women in the districts of Bombali and Pujehun, affected by the large-scale land acquisition by multilateral companies have called on the government to ensure inclusiveness in decision- making and good governance of their lands.
- Politico SL
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14 December 2021