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Devlin Kuyek, GRAIN and Geoffrey Wokulira Ssebaggala, Witness Radio Uganda
- Blended Finance Project
- 26 May 2022
Interview with Devlin Kuyek, GRAIN and Geoffrey Wokulira Ssebaggala, Witness Radio Uganda
Socfin/Bolloré plantations: rising profits, ongoing repression
- ReAct et al.
- 25 May 2022
From Sierra Leone to Nigeria, through Cameroon, Guinea and Ivory Coast, communities living near the industrial palm oil and rubber plantations of Socfin/Bolloré are fighting for their rights and against repression.
Plantations de Socfin/Bolloré : les profits explosent, la répression continue
- ReAct et al.
- 25 May 2022
De la Sierra Leone au Nigeria, en passant par le Cameroun, la Guinée et la Côte d'Ivoire, les communautés vivant à proximité des plantations industrielles d'huile de palme et de caoutchouc de Socfin/Bolloré se battent pour leurs droits et contre la répression.
MALOA’s petition objecting to the RSPO certification of SOCFIN is not unfounded
- Green Scenery
- 24 May 2022
The dismissal of a petition signed by 1,475 community members objecting to the certification of Socfin Agricultural Company by the Roundtable for Sustainable Palm Oil is an attempt to silence and criminalize opposition to the operation of SOCFIN in Sierra Leone
CSO calls on govt. to intervene in Malen, Socfin land dispute
- Concord Times
- 24 May 2022
Land for Life Initiative, a civil society organization that advocates land rights, has issued a press statement calling on government to intervene and settle the land dispute between members of the Malen Affected Land Owners Association (MALOA) and Socfin Agricultural Company (SAC).
Huile de palme : les entreprises du secteur privent les tribus autochtones de millions de dollars
- BBC
- 23 May 2022
Les entreprises à l'origine du boom de l'huile de palme dans le pays ont vu leurs bénéfices s'envoler cette année, les prix mondiaux ayant atteint des niveaux record. Mais pour les Orang Rimba, l'attente de leur part de la fortune se poursuit.
Algérie : l’État octroie 85 000 hectares aux investisseurs
- Algérie Focus
- 23 May 2022
Quelque 85 000 hectares de terres seront mis à la disposition d’investisseurs dans le domaine de l’agriculture structurelle stratégique, selon la radio algérienne
Phatisa and DFIs co-invest in Lona Group
- Africa Global Funds
- 23 May 2022
Phatisa, together with a consortium of development finance institutions, has acquired a significant minority stake in South African-based fruit producer and exporter, Lona Group.
Palm oil firms depriving tribes of millions of dollars
- BBC
- 23 May 2022
The companies that sell oil palm to major firms like Johnson & Johnson, Kellogg's and Mondelēz are depriving indigenous communities of potentially millions of dollars of income, a joint BBC investigation has found.
DDL eyeing location in Moblissa for dairy farm operations
- Guyana Chronicle
- 22 May 2022
The multi-million dollar project would require approximately 600 acres of land, create dozens of jobs and see the importation of 500 pregnant heifers to supply the milk production.
Un énième accident de transport d’ouvriers d’Olam Gabon fait 27 blessés dont 7 graves
- Info241
- 21 May 2022
Olam Palm Gabon continue de transporter ses employés tels du bétail malgré le grave accident de la route survenu en 2021 qui avait couté la vie à 6 de ses employés dans des conditions similaires.
Oil palm companies are clearing forests in Sorong Regency
- Yayasan Pusaka
- 21 May 2022
A satellite image shows that 300 hectares of forest have been cleared by two oil palm companies in Sorong Regency, Papua. The two companies are owned by the CEO of First Resources.