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12 Mar 2013Aegis Advisory
Agribusiness in Africa – land tenure risk
As ratings agencies and risk insurers increasingly factor in land tenure risk to their premiums, investors need to be aware of the potential costs that might be incurred through disruption, sabotage or loss of assets and the further possibility that the strong-arm tactics used by some African states to resolve disputes could invalidate or seriously impact on the level of insurance cover.
28 Aug 2012HRW
Ethiopia: Army commits torture, rape
The Ethiopian military responded to an attack on a farm in Gambella region owned by Saudi Star Agricultural Development Plc with arbitrary arrests, rape, and other abuses against scores of local villagers, says Human Rights Watch.
06 Jun 2012African Agriculture
Has Saudi Star learned right lessons from deadly anti-'land grab' attacks on its Ethiopian farm?
Major agricultural investor in Ethiopia, Saudi Star, has bigger problems there than it might have expected.
03 May 2012ASO
Human rights violations and deteriorating security threaten indigenous peoples in Ethiopia
The attack on the Saudi Star Company has served as a pretext for a hunting down of innocent civilians and a campaign of murder, torture, harassment and intimidation in the remote corners of the country, warns Anywaa Survival.
30 Apr 2012SMNE
Saudi Star Pakistani foreign workers and Ethiopians killed in raid on Saudi farm compound—believed related to land grabs
Indigenous people fear collective retaliation by government security forces.
29 Apr 2012Associated Press
Official: Gunmen kill 5 farmworkers in Ethiopia
Gunmen attacked the camp of an agricultural company owned by a Saudi billionaire in southwest Ethiopia, Federal Affairs Minister Shiferaw Teklemariam said.
28 Feb 2012PBS
Ethiopia: A battle for land and water
A controversial resettlement program in Ethiopia is the latest battleground in the global race to secure prized farmland and water. Correspondent Cassandra Herrman reports as part of the Food for 9 Billion series, a NewsHour partnership with the Center for Investigative Reporting, Homelands Productions and Marketplace.
27 Feb 2012Addis Fortune
MIDROC thrives at privatisation tender
Two MIDROC-affiliated companies, largely owned by the Saudi tycoon Mohammed Hussein Ali Al-Amoudi, are Saudi Star Agricultural Plc and Horizon Plantations Plc. Both offered tens of millions of Birr to acquire state-owned plantations last week.
27 Feb 2012Bloomberg
Saudi billionaire to invest $3.4 billion in Ethiopia over next five years
Al-Amoudi’s Saudi Star Agricultural Development Plc, which is primarily growing rice to export to Saudi Arabia, has leased 10,000 hectares in Gambella region and is in the “process of leasing an additional 290,000 hectares”.
22 Feb 2012ASO
Ethiopia: Land grabs are fueling violence in Gambela
The growing insecurity and violence in Gambela, seen in the recent loss of human lives and attacks on government institutions, should be seen as a clear warning to investors about the dangers involved in large scale agricultural investments, says the Anywaa Survival Organisation.
24 Jan 2012Green Prophet
Saudi Star among firms behind thousands of forced relocations in Ethiopia
Saudi Star has begun rice cultivation on 10,000ha of land in Gambella and a 10,000ha irrigation project along the already-compromised Alwero River. Only grain that does not meet export requirements will be sold locally.
05 Jan 2012Le Monde
Choc de cultures en Ethiopie
Gilles van Kote, envoyé spécial du Monde, et Jiro Ose, photographe japonais basé à Addis-Abeba, se sont rendus dans la région de Gambela, à la pointe occidentale de l'Ethiopie, pour enquêter sur le phénomène de location de terres.
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From land grabbing to land reform: ECVC conference on land issues in Europe


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