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L’Etat Ivoirien spolie 11.000 ha de terre à Famienkro
- Eburnie
- 31 August 2016
Des communautés villageoises réclament la propriété de 11 000 ha à Famienkro que l’Etat Ivoirien a octroyé à la Compagnie hévéicole de Prikro, filiale du groupe belge SIAT
Cables reveal US gov’t role in Herakles Farms land grab in Cameroon
- Mongabay
- 30 August 2016
Cables obtained by the non-profit Oakland Institute through a Freedom of Information Act request reveal that U.S. government officials pushed Cameroon to approve a deeply controversial oil palm development owned by Herakles Farms.
WA cattle on Chinese menu for Gina RInehart
- West Australian
- 30 August 2016
The Chinese company joining forces with Gina Rinehart to buy the Kidman cattle empire has one hurdle to clear in a separate deal to secure a cluster of stations in the Goldfields.
Responsible land governance in Ethiopia: Rising to the challenge
- Reuters
- 30 August 2016
EU Ambassador to Ethiopia responds to criticism of EU's joint project with Ethiopia to facilitate large-scale farmland investments.
Village land purchases banned
- Daily News
- 29 August 2016
The Tanzanian government has issued an order prohibiting customary lands from being sold on long lease to individuals or institutions, as a large portion of land belonging to villages had turned targets of various local and foreign investors.
Liberia must learn to honor the rights of rural residents to manage their own land
- Los Angeles Times
- 29 August 2016
The current economic model of transferring land to foreign investors on a massive scale fails to acknowledge the rights of rural communities to collectively own and manage their territories.
AFJN Executive Director’s opening remarks at the National Forum on Land Grabbing in Accra, Ghana
- AFJN
- 29 August 2016
There is an epidemic that grips Africa, says Father Aniedi Okure
The church in Ghana speaks out on the issue of land grabbing
- Vatican Radio
- 29 August 2016
The report titled, Unmasking land grabbing in Ghana: restoring livelihoods; paving way for the Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs), narrates how land grabbing is affecting rural livelihoods and threatening food security the country in the long run.
Enquête : le dernier sursaut de Jean-Claude Mimran ?
- Jeune Afrique
- 29 August 2016
Le groupe agroalimentaire, toujours piloté d’une main ferme par Jean-Claude Mimran, se lance dans les mines africaines. Enquête et entretien exclusif de Jeune Afrique.
Bidco fends off protestors over palm oil
- EABW
- 28 August 2016
Bidco is not pleased by the protestors who turned up last week in London to highlight the company’s palm oil operations, specifically in neighbouring Uganda.
Le conflit social gronde dans les plantations de Vincent Bolloré
- Les Inrocks
- 27 August 2016
Syndicalistes et ONG luttent pour améliorer les conditions de travail très difficiles des ouvriers et faire comprendre au magnat breton qu’il ne peut “continuer à agir sur le modèle des années 1930”
Déclaration conjointe et questions ouvertes sur ProSAVANA par la société civile du Mozambique, du Brésil et du Japon
- Non à ProSavana
- 27 August 2016
ProSAVANA continue à favoriser les investissements dans le Corridor de Nacala sans aborder le problème de l’accaparement des terres.
Barclays and Standard Chartered picketed in London over Bidco business
- APO
- 27 August 2016
East African protesters have taken to the streets of London to demonstrate against banks that do business with Bidco Africa, highlighting the connection between global financial institutions, The Prince of Wales and widespread deforestation in Africa.
Comunicado conjunto e questionamentos da sociedade civil de Moçambique, Brasil e Japão sobre o ProSAVANA com relação aos documentos do governo recentemente vazados
- Não ao ProSavana
- 27 August 2016
Condenamos fortemente esta intervenção e manipulação da sociedade civil feita pelo governo como parte de um programa de cooperação internacional.
Joint statement and open questions on ProSAVANA by the civil society of Mozambique, Brazil and Japan in response to newly leaked government documents
- No to ProSavana
- 27 August 2016
The ProSAVANA program intentionally weakens and creates division among peasants while there is an increased risk of even more peasants losing their land.