Vendredi 24 octobre, les représentants des communautés issues de 5 pays (Cameroun, Cambodge, Libéria, Côte d’Ivoire et Sierra Leone) touchées par les accaparements de terre ont rendez-vous à Paris avec le groupe Bolloré pour entamer les négociations.
L'irruption dans l'agrobusiness d'un milliardaire indien de l'informatique donne une image inquiétante du rôle actuel de la finance dans l'agriculture
An IT billionaire's foray into agribusiness paints a disturbing picture of today's farmland financiers.
"Nous avons appris en Afrique que ce n'est pas parce que le gouvernement vous accorde une concession que vous allez pouvoir travailler comme vous l'entendez. Il faut d'abord obtenir l'autorisation des populations locales."
- Jeune Afrique
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02 October 2014
A new 800 ha banana plantation is planned in Dehaene in the South region by a subsidiary of France's Compagnie Fruitière.
- blackseagrain.net
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04 September 2014
German airline Lufthansa in talks with several investment firms about taking on management of a private equity fund that will invest into farmland in Cameroon and Eastern Europe to grow oil crops.
Les populations riveraines des plantations de la Société des Palmeraies du Cameroun mènent une bataille tous azimuts pour faire respecter leurs droits violés impunément.
- Info Afrique
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28 August 2014
The Observatory for the Protection of Human Rights Defenders calls upon the authorities of Cameroon to put an end to all acts of harassment against Besingi and all other human rights defenders in Cameroon.
A New York tycoon won a sweetheart deal to build a massive "sustainable" palm oil plantation in Cameroon. What followed were accusations of intimidation, corruption, bribery, and deceit.
- Foreign Policy
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11 July 2014
GRAIN, the Oakland Institute and the World Rainforest Movement call on Herakles and the Cameroonian government to drop all charges against Nasako Besingi and his fellow activists and instead engage in good faith with local communities seeking to defend their lands.
Greenpeace report reveals how US-based Herakles Farms colluded with government officials in Cameroon to illegally export timber that itself was illegally felled in order to establish a palm oil plantation.
Foreign powers are not just engaged in African land. They are also engaged in African food systems, often in damaging ways.
- Think Africa Press
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24 April 2014
