Africa sits on a treasure trove of natural gas, yet much of this “liquid gold” remains locked beneath the ground. While the world often sees Africa’s liquefied natural gas (LNG) as just another export commodity, visionary thinkers like Alan Kessler argue that its true value lies in what it can do for the continent’s people, especially when it comes to food security and economic resilience.
Depuis des décennies, les communautés riveraines des plantations du groupe Socfin dénoncent les pratiques abusives de l'entreprise, qui vont de l'accaparement des terres à la violence sexuelle. Aujourd'hui, leurs plaintes ont été validées par une source surprenante : les propres consultants rémunérés de Socfin, qui ont conclu que la plupart des plaintes sont au moins partiellement fondées et que la grande majorité des abus sont de la responsabilité de l'entreprise.
For decades, communities around the Socfin rubber and oil palm plantations have railed against the company's abusive practices, which range from land grabs to sexual violence. Now their complaints have been vindicated by a surprising source: Socfin's own paid consultants, who have concluded that most of the complaints are at least partially founded, and that the vast majority of the abuses are the responsibility of the corporation.
The Nigeria Cassava Growers Association (NCGA) has raised an alarm over the alleged illegal occupation of 6,000 hectares of farmland in Ipao-Ekiti by the Agbeyewa Group of Companies, accusing the Ekiti State Government of fraudulently reallocating land that the association legally acquired.
According to the United Nations, over 36 million people are struggling to meet their basic food needs, a number projected to rise to over 52 million during the June–August 2025 lean season, including almost three million in emergency conditions (IPC4) and 2,600 people in Mali at risk of facing catastrophic hunger (IPC5).
The Nasarawa State High Court sitting in Obi has ordered all parties in a land dispute involving 21 Tiv communities, the Nasarawa State government, and the Nigerian Army to maintain the status quo and preserve the disputed 10,000 hectares of ancestral farmlands pending the determination of the suit.
Le groupe Dangote va construire une nouvelle rizerie au Nigeria où il cherche à occuper tout l’écosystème, du champ à la transformation.
The Lagos Aquaculture Centre for Excellence initiative – a joint venture between the Lagos State government and Dula Agro-Services Limited, located on 35 hectares of land in Igbonla, Epe, is designed to serve as production facility for fish fingerlings, processing, and as an off-take facility for all fish farmers in Lagos
The government described the reports of protests by some cocoa farmers over farm settlements in the state as "misleading" and "emotionally distorted."
Le projet comprend un domaine agricole de 25 000 hectares irrigués, déjà sécurisés
Aggrieved farmers in Ondo State protested over the alleged forceful takeover and destruction of their farmlands by SAO Agro-Allied Services Limited, a company owned by the Managing Director of the Bank of Agriculture, in collaboration with the state government.
Governor Alex Otti assures a delegation of an Israeli based agricultural investor that his government can provide land, adding that the provision of land could be the government’s own equity to the investment.
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