Peasant farmers deprived of their lands launch a series of occupations on Socfin’s plantations in Cameroon, Liberia, Cambodia and Côte d’Ivoire from now until the annual shareholder meetings of the Socfin group (27 May) and the Bolloré group (4 June).
Les paysans privés de leurs terres lancent une série d’occupations sur les plantations Socfin au Cameroun, au Liberia, au Cambodge et en Côte d’Ivoire qui va durer jusqu’aux Assemblées Générales des groupes Socfin (27 mai) et Bolloré (4 juin).
African Agriculture Fund Environmental, Social and Governance Annual Report 2014
An Oxford University boxing blue, a former Shell chairman, and an ex-SAS commanding officer are looking to raise $26.6m to build the biggest food company in Ebola-scarred Sierra Leone.
Observatory for the Protection of Human Rights Defenders calls upon the authorities of Sierra Leone to put an end to all acts of harassment against several members of the Malen Land Owners and Users Association.
In wake of shooting and arrests, ALLAT calls for a moratorium on large scale land acquisitions in Sierra Leone.
Tensions keep mounting between the all-powerful SOCFIN Agricultural Company and people of the Sahn-Malen chiefdom in the Pujehun District.
- New Citizen
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20 January 2015
A Belgian and a Zimbabwean working for international agribusiness company Socfin Group have been shot during a protest over land rights in Sierra Leone.
Des paysans au Cambodge, en Sierra Leone, au Cameroun ont manifesté pour demander à Bolloré de mettre fin aux arrestations arbitraires des paysans qui réclament leurs droits face à l’entreprise.
- Projet ReAct
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16 January 2015
Palm oil company, Goldtree, has recently committed $18.3 million to expanding its existing operations in the Kailahun district of Sierra Leone.
Entre las multinacionales y los campesinos de Sierra Leona se libra una batalla por las tierras, teleSUR te muestra cómo ese país azotado por el ébola tiene luchas paralelas.
- Telesur TV
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07 November 2014
The Bolloré company and the Transnational Alliance of Local Communities of the plantations controlled by the group held a negotiation session during which several commitments were made to resolve local land conflicts.
