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Socfin/Bolloré : une enquête internationale confirme les accusations des communautés dans les plantations en Afrique et en Asie
- Collectif
- 01 July 2025
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.
Investigation shows Socfin/Bolloré plantations harm communities in Africa and Asia
- 01 July 2025
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.
Cameroon: Community leaders decry persistent threats of land grabbing by SOCAPALM
- The Guardian Post
- 27 June 2025
During a field trip to the site on June 5, 2025, led by SYNAPARCAM, villagers expressed fear of not being able to feed their families or having a small place to build a house as all remaining lands are being occupied with palm trees.
UN calls out Indonesia’s Merauke food estate for displacing Indigenous communities
- Mongabay
- 24 June 2025
U.N. special rapporteurs have raised concerns that Indonesia’s food estate project in Merauke district is displacing Indigenous communities, clearing forests without consent, and using military forces to suppress dissent, threatening more than 50,000 Indigenous people.
Crypto et corruption : la facette cachée du plan d’achat de terrains en $CAR 
- Afrique IT News
- 23 June 2025
Les 1 700 ha mis en vente par le gouvernement centrafricain étaient des plantations agricoles
CAR offers land ownership using cryptocurrency
- IT Web
- 23 June 2025
According to the government, this program, enabled by a presidential decree, makes 1,700 hectares — once agricultural plantations — available for concession via a blockchain platform.
PBB soal PSN Merauke, koalisi sebut respon pemerintah tak jujur
- Mongabay
- 22 June 2025
Koalisi masyarakat sipil dan masyarakat adat yang terdampak Proyek Strategis Nasional (PSN) Merauke, Papua Selatan, menyanggah tanggapan pemerintah Indonesia terhadap sembilan Pelapor Khusus Perserikatan Bangsa-bangsa (UN Special Procedure Mechanism) ihwal pelanggaran Hak Asasi Manusia (HAM) dan dampak lingkungan proyek tersebut.
Saudi prince to launch $5bn funds for GCC food security
- MSN
- 20 June 2025
A Riyadh private equity firm established by a Saudi royal is joining forces with Canadian asset manager Cordiant Group to set up two funds worth $5 billion for agricultural investments across the GCC and globally.

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