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26 Mar 2013SSNA
More cases of land grabs in South Sudan
The land grabs are not an Equatorian issue. It is a national problem that should not be looked at from a regional or tribal perspective.
24 Feb 2013Sudan Tribune
Government adopts land policy in South Sudan
Land grabbing, which is the acquisition of land without regard for the interests of existing land rights holders, and disagreements regarding boundaries between counties and payams (districts) will also be addressed by the policy.
26 Nov 2012USAID
Proceedings of the 2012 Agricultural Conference of South Sudan
Includes presentations on large-scale farmland investment in Sudan by public and private sector representatives.
09 Aug 2012Leadership
The scramble for African land (1)
"Today, all patriotic Africans are weeping when they see how African governments are giving out African lands, dispossessing the African people of their ancestral land, for practically next to nothing, in the name of attracting foreign investors!", writes Abba Mahmood
11 Jun 2012GRAIN
Squeezing Africa dry: behind every land grab is a water grab
GRAIN looks behind the current scramble for land in Africa to reveal a global struggle for what is increasingly seen as a commodity more precious than gold or oil - water.
06 Jun 2012NPA
Striving to secure rights for 89,000 land users
In South Sudan, between 2007 and 2010, about 9% of the total land surface was leased or in the process of being leased for large-scale land investment.
23 Mar 2012Africa Assets
Citadel touts African infrastructure projects, defends agribusiness investment
Egypt’s Citadel Capital has been busy defending its work in Africa, such as in South Sudan where it has taken a number of measures to ensure its agribusiness project benefits the local community and doesn’t step on small farmer toes.
21 Mar 2012Nairobi Star
South Sudan: Concord doing good for country
To date, Citadel Capital has invested US$ 25 million in the Concord farm project, which makes us by far one of the largest investors in South Sudan outside the oil industry.
16 Mar 2012The Star
Governments should protect citizens’ interests
The bottom line is that it is the responsibility of the host governments to set policies and a legal framework that protect their citizens’ interests – by encouraging investment, and protecting the rights of affected individuals.
06 Feb 2012WBEZ
Behind African ‘land grabs’ by US institutions and universities
Entities such as USAID, the World Bank, and major U.S. universities are often the architects behind these land deals, which promise benefits for Africans but can often deliver food insecurity and displacement.
27 Jan 2012Chatham House
Peace, bread and land: Agricultural investments in Ethiopia and the Sudans
Large-scale land investment should be seen as an extension of the historical processes of state formation, says this paper from Chatham House
25 Jan 2012ICCR
David Deng offers his views on land grabs
"In South Sudan, responsible investment may not be enough."
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