African Union

A l’heure actuelle, la question du juste partage des terres reste une bombe à fragmentations et à retardement, menaçant la stabilité sociale des Etats du continent.

The second Afro-Arab Ministerial Meeting on Agricultural Development and Food Security opened in Riyadh with participants agreeing to strengthen Afro-Arab cooperation towards promoting ''sustainable and sensible investment in agriculture and food security''.

The Land Policy Initiative will host a workshop on 30 September to evaluate recommendations arising from a study by Dalberg Global Development Advisors, which has developed a high level strategy and business plan; as well as an M&E framework to guide the implementation of the African Union declaration on land.

Today, Fahamu Networks for Social Justice is hosting a national conference of social movements and other actors in Kenya to review the implementation process of the National Land Policy.

L’Union africaine est favorable à l’achat des terres agricoles fertiles du continent par des investisseurs étrangers, a déclaré, lundi, Rhoda Peace Tumusine.

African lawmakers have resolved to strengthen existing laws at the national and regional level to prevent fraudulent land deals on the continent

Former Nigerian president Obasanjo calls on African Union to develop a framework for managing foreign investment in agriculture, and says governments should consider a moratorium on large-scale land deals pending legislation to protect smallholder farmers.

Lessons need to be learned to transform Africa's ‘resource curse’ into a ‘resource blessing’ and to mitigate against the negative impacts of large land-based investments.

ROPPA, Actionaid, Oxfam and EAFF have urged Nigerian and other African leaders to guarantee transparency in the management of large-scale land transactions and freeze acquisitions which do not conform to rules, regulations and the framework of the land declaration of the African Heads of States and Government of 2009.

Une soixantaine de députés du Parlement panafricain ont entamé jeudi à Cotonou un atelier régional sur "Tirer profit des investissements: la réponse parlementaire à la ruée vers les terres", en vue de prendre des mesures nécessaires pour lutter contre le phénomène de l'accaparement des terres sur le continent africain.

Un projet de 'code de conduite international' pour encadrer les Investissements directs étrangers dans les terres agricoles en Afrique est en circulation auprès des parties prenantes et d’institutions panafricaines, a indiqué jeudi à la PANA à Paris une source proche du dossier.

The Kingdom of Bahrain is seeking to conclude an agreement with the African Union Commission paving the way for the GCC bloc to ensure the food security by utilising the natural resources rich African continent.