World Bank

Africa's land and seed laws under attack
- AFSA/GRAIN
- 22 January 2015
The lobby to industrialise food production in Africa is changing seed and land laws across the continent to serve agribusiness corporations.
O ataque às leis fundiárias e das sementes da África
- AFSA/GRAIN
- 22 January 2015
O lóbi para industrializar a produção alimentar na África altera as leis fundiárias e das sementes de todo o continente para servir as empresas estrangeiras de agronegócio.
Leaked report says World Bank violated own rules in Ethiopia
- ICIJ
- 20 January 2015
Internal watchdog finds link between World Bank financing and Ethiopian government's mass resettlement of indigenous group
MIGA backs agribusiness investment in Zambia
- MIGA
- 13 January 2015
The Multilateral Investment Guarantee Agency— the political risk insurance and credit enhancement arm of the World Bank— announces additional support for Agrivision Africa (Chayton Africa) of Mauritius.
9.500 emplois attendus du PDIDAS, selon sa coordinatrice
- APS
- 17 December 2014
Le PDIDAS s’assurera que les droits d’utilisation des terres (10 000 ha) sont attribués aux opérateurs privés d’une manière inclusive et durable bénéficiant à l’ensemble de la communauté.
The vanishing lake
- GlobalPost
- 05 November 2014
Kenya's Lake Turkana is a vital source of life for humans and animals alike. But its lifeline is about to be cut by a push for the development of irrigated plantations.
CSOs walk out of World Bank "consultation" on Safeguards policy
- Safeguardcomments
- 24 October 2014
Civil society groups walk out of World Bank "consultation" on their Safeguards policy. The Safeguards are supposed to set best practice for the World Bank and protect people's rights, but the new draft allows the bank and companies to go ahead with projects that affect land rights without consent of affected communities.
La Société civile en campagne pour contrer l’accaparement des terres par les multinationales
- Digital Congo
- 13 October 2014
La société civile du monde entier se rassemble pour dénoncer les classements Doing Business et Benchmarking the Business of Agriculture de la Banque mondiale.
Farmers, indigenous peoples, and NGOs take to streets in ten cities demanding an end to World Bank’s morally bankrupt development
- Oakland Institue
- 06 October 2014
Groups will stage "creative resistance" outside of Bank’s Annual Meeting in Washington, D.C.—and around the World—on October 10th & 11th.
Manifestations aux quatre coins du monde contre la Banque mondiale le 10 octobre
- Belga
- 30 September 2014
Plusieurs ONG belges manifesteront le 10 octobre prochain à Bruxelles pour dire «stop aux stratégies destructrices de la Banque mondiale» qui encouragent l’accaparement des terres dans les pays les plus pauvres
Accaparement des terres africaines: nouvelle étape ?
- Ouestaf News
- 23 September 2014
Après des années de campagnes, il est temps de s’interroger sur les résultats acquis : la mobilisation des ONG a-t-elle réellement fait reculer les expropriations de terre ?
World Bank again criticised for investments in Honduras
- Reuters
- 12 August 2014
The IFC approved $70 million (Dh257.46 million) for Ficohsa in 2011 despite the bank’s risky operating environment and clients, including a palm oil company linked to multiple killings and drug trafficking.