Cameroonian villagers protesting on March 25 against plantation company Socapalm's replanting of oil palm trees on disputed land were dispersed with tear gas by local law enforcement.
Le Préfet de la Sanaga-Maritime accuse M. Ditope Mercure, chef de 3e degré du village Apouh, d’être à l’origine de la contestation et de bloquer volontairement le dialogue. Sa Majesté Ditope rejète ces accusations.
Advocates for 22 communities affected by the problems told ICIJ the sale allowed Socfin and the IFC to minimize their responsibility for addressing harm done to workers and plantation residents, adding to longstanding criticisms of the World Bank's handling of damages caused by projects it finances.
More than 2,000 farmers from Obi and Awe Local Government Areas in Nasarawa State, Nigeria, have staged a peaceful protest against the alleged seizure of their farmlands by a traditional ruler for a government-backed rice project.
Témoignage d'un petit agriculteur sur le conflit qui oppose des villageois d'Apouh À Ngog, qui réclament un espace vital, à la Socapalm
On March 25, 2025, the people living in Apouh A Ngog village in the Litoral Region of Cameroon witnessed a brutal and traumatising act of intimidation : heavily armed government forces, including heavily armed soldiers and gendarmes arriving to supervise the replanting of oil palms by staff of SOCAPALM, part of the multinational corporation Socfin Bolloré.
Le 25 mars 2025, les habitants du village Apouh À Ngog, dans la région du Littoral au Cameroun, ont été témoin d'un acte brutal et traumatisant: des forces gouvernementales composées de militaires, de gendarmes lourdement armées ont investi le village pour encadrer le replanting du palmier à huile par le personnel de la SOCAPALM, partie de la multinational Socfin Bolloré.
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Japan will bar foreigners from acquiring farmland if their visas are set to expire soon, in a bid to prevent misuse of such land amid high prices for rice and other food items, the farm ministry said.
In Mbome Ngwandang, Cameroon, a decade-long struggle unfolds as a rural community fight to reclaim their ancestral land from agro-industrial grip.
The conflict between the European agro-industrial giant SOCAPALM and the community of Apouh à Ngog, in Cameroon, has taken a dark turn as 30 armed security forces fire tear gas against villagers determined to protect their land. Report from News Upfront.
Le programme de relance du replanting par la Socapalm, filiale camerounaise du groupe Socfin, a provoqué l’ire des villageois qui dénoncent une occupation illégitime de leurs terres. Entre mémoire coloniale, inertie administrative et luttes sociales, Apouh cristallise les tensions d’un héritage foncier jamais résolu.
The Ondo State Government has secured 10,000 hectares of land in the Southern Senatorial District for a $200 million agricultural project.
