Cameroon

Des malfaçons de SOCAPALM sur le terrain, au delà des beaux discours de façade
- Synaparcam
- 31 August 2023
Contre-rapport de la SYNAPARCAM en réponse à une evaluation faite par Earthworm Foundation pour le compte de SOCFIN au Cameroun
Whispers of injustice: Socfin’s decade of legal battle echoing in communities across Cameroon
- Pulitzer Center
- 23 August 2023
For villagers whose ancestral lands have been lost to the expansive reach of Socapalm’s plantations, the passage of time has failed to bring about the restitution they so desperately seek.
Belgisch-Luxemburgse palmoliegroep in nauwe schoentjes na besteld onderzoek
- IPS
- 14 August 2023
Na verschillende terreinbezoeken aan plantages in Liberia en Kameroen, hebben onderzoekers aantijgingen bevestigd van seksuele intimidatie, oneigenlijk grondgebruik en oneerlijke wervingspraktijken aan het adres van het Belgisch-Luxemburgs palmoliebedrijf Socfin.
Investigation confirms most allegations against plantation operator Socfin
- Mongabay
- 11 August 2023
Earthworm Foundation visited the plantations run by Socfin’s subsidiaries, one in Liberia and the other in Cameroon, where communities and local and international organizations had raised serious allegations of sexual harassment, land grabs, pollution and unfair labor practices.
Socfin publishes action plans following Earthworm Foundation’s investigation of allegations against SRC (Liberia) and Socapalm Dibombari (Cameroon)
- Socfin
- 11 August 2023
Socfin agrees that more needs to be done to further "reduce" communities' "concerns" and that some serious issues need immediate action
What can solve growing conflicts between agricultural giants and communities in Cameroon?
- Mongabay
- 17 July 2023
Tensions between local communities and large-scale agriculture companies are running high in Cameroon and disputes over land and environmental impacts have increased over the years.
When the ‘strangers’ came – Chinese rubber giant ‘destroys’ rainforests, indigenous lives in Cameroon
- Dailly Maverick
- 11 July 2023
In southern Cameroon, about 150km from the border with the Democratic Republic of Congo, a bitter story from the colonial era is playing out. Rubber companies are once again destroying rainforests and communities.
Communities accuse Socfin and Earthworm Foundation of greenwash in West Africa
- Mongabay
- 21 June 2023
A grievance assessment mission commissioned by Belgian oil palm and rubber company Socfin has been rejected by communities affected by the company’s operations in several African and Asian countries.
Letter from the women neighbouring Socapalm Edéa to President Paul Biya
- AFRISE
- 26 May 2023
The Association of Women Living Alongside Socapalm Edéa (AFRISE), whose rights have been violated by Socapalm in Edéa, take their demands to the President of Cameroon
Lettre des femmes riveraines de la SOCAPALM d'Edéa au Président de la République, S.E.M. Paul BIYA
- AFRISE
- 26 May 2023
L'Association des Femmes Riveraines de la SOCAPALM Edéa (AFRISE) énumère leurs revendications, dans une lettre au Président de la République du Cameroun, suite à la violation de leurs droits par la SOCAPALM d’Edéa
Carta de mujeres vecinas de Socapalm en Edéa al Presidente de la República de Camerún, Paul Biya
- AFRISE
- 26 May 2023
Carta de la Asociación de mujeres de la zona vecina de Socapalm d’Edéa (AFRISE) al Presidente de la República de Camerún con sus reivindicaciones tras la violación de sus derechos por Socapalm en Edéa
Palm oil is not sustainable: defending the rights of communities in Cameroon
- shado mag
- 10 May 2023
In conversation with Emmanuel Elong on how agro-industrial plantations are affecting local communities’ life and reinforcing violent colonial domination