Sierra Leone

Sierra Leone: Parliament legalize Sierra Tropical operations
- Awoko
- 08 May 2019
Sierra Tropical Investment Company, a subsidiary of Dole Asia Holdings, has been given the green light to operate a 4,335 ha pineapple farm by the House of Parliament.
Socfin in Sierra Leone: Anger and broken hopes in Sahn Malen
- Standard Times
- 09 April 2019
In 2011, the plantation management company, Socfin opened a new palm oil plantation in Malen, in south east Sierra Leone. The subsequent eight years have seen a grave property conflict emerge between a number of local residents and the company.
Socfin’s response to FIAN’s report on land grabbing for palm oil in Sierra Leone
- BHRRC
- 01 April 2019
Socfin denies allegation and argues amongst other things that they went through a lengthy process of consultation with the communities, resulting in an overall acceptance and support to the project
Sierra Leone bioenergy project poses new challenges to communities
- Swedwatch
- 28 Mar 2019
The Addax Bioenergy project continues to pose challenges to communities in Sierra Leone nine years after its start. In a new turn of events, the whole community of Tonka community has been informed it will be relocated.
As Govt kicks-off investigations into Land disputes in Malen Chiefdom, Green Scenery raises concerns
- Standard Times
- 27 Mar 2019
The Government of Sierra Leone has kicked-off investigations into the continuous and mounting disputes among landowners on how thousands of hectares of lands were taken away from them in Malen Chiefdom, Southern Sierra Leone
Resisting human rights violations in West Africa
- ESCR-Net
- 20 Mar 2019
ESCR-Net members have been engaged in several actions in opposition to Luxembourg registered agri-business Socfin Group and its operations in several Western African countries.
Socfin writes to 'Le Quotidien'
- Le Quotidien
- 08 Mar 2019
The Luxembourgish daily publishes a letter from Socfin, a plantation company registered in Luxembourg, together with its own rectifications.
Socfin écrit au 'Quotidien'
- Le Quotidien
- 08 Mar 2019
Le journal luxembourgeois publie un courrier de la société Socfin, ainsi que des précisions de leur part.
Briser le silence : violences à l’encontre des femmes à l’intérieur et autour des plantations industrielles de palmiers à huile et d’hévéas
- GRAIN
- 08 Mar 2019
Le 8 mars nous nous associons aux femmes impactées par l’expansion violente des plantations industrielles de palmiers à huile et d’hévéas qui appellent à l’action pour L’ARRÊT IMMÉDIAT du harcèlement, des violences sexuelles et des abus à leur encontre.
Accaparement de terres et huile de palme en Sierra Leone
- FIAN Belgium
- 07 Mar 2019
FIAN Belgium publie un nouveau rapport "Accaparement de terres et huile de palme en Sierra Leone : analyse du cas SOCFIN à la lumière des droits humains".
Socfin, palme d’or
- Médor
- 06 Mar 2019
Enquête de Médor sur le groupe Socfin (seulement disponible en librairie)
Enquête sur Hubert Fabri
- RTBF
- 06 Mar 2019
Entretien avec Quentin Noirfalisse sur Soir Première