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Police have arrested numerous villagers from communities involved in an international mediation process regarding the occupation of their land by the Canadian palm oil company Feronia Inc

Entre le 12 et le 16 septembre 2019, la police congolaise a arrêté de nombreux villageois des communautés impliquées dans un processus de médiation internationale concernant l'occupation de leurs terres par la société canadienne de huile de palme Feronia Inc (PHC-Feronia à Lokutu).

Plusieurs investisseurs internationaux présents au Brésil contribuent à une gestion des terres non durable et bafouent les droits de la personne, notamment La Caisse de dépôt et placement du Québec (CDPQ).

CDC, the UK’s development finance institution, has appointed an independent team to investigate the death of Mr Joël Imbangola Lunea, that took place on 21 July 2019 in Bempumba, Democratic Republic of the Congo.

Vingt-quatre jours se sont écoulés depuis que le défenseur des droits foncier Joël Imbangola Lunea a été brutalement tué par le chef de la sécurité de la compagnie canadienne d'huile de palme Feronia Inc. à Bempumba en RD Congo

Twenty-four days have passed since land defender Joël Imbangola Lunea was brutally killed by Canadian palm oil company Feronia Inc.'s chief of security at Bempumba, in the Province of Equateur of the Democratic Republic of the Congo

Killing of Joël Imbangola Lunea allegedly linked to ongoing unrest between local communities and Canadian palm oil giant Feronia-PHC.

A member of the Congolese organisation RIAO-RDC was brutally killed by a security guard of the Canadian palm oil company Feronia Inc near the company’s Boteka plantations.

Un membre de l'organisation congolaise RIAO-RDC a été brutalement tué par un agent de sécurité de la société canadienne Feronia Inc, près des plantations à Boteka

According to asset managers, a window is emerging for institutional money to flow into agriculture due to change of ownership, notably in markets such as Australia and the US.

OpenLandContracts has published a set of 223 documents covering Feronia Inc's land lease agreements for its oil palm plantations in the DR Congo.

Canadian company operating oil palm plantations in the DR Congo announces new round of share sales to its existing shareholders, including the UK's CDC Group and the African Agricultural Fund.