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South Africa: Farmers fear loss of land to Motsepe Foundation citrus project
- GroundUp
- 22 July 2024
Several farmers in Phalaborwa, Limpopo, have lost land or grazing rights to a huge commercial citrus farming project
Violation des normes : La responsabilité ne s’arrête pas à la frontière du groupe
- SVVK-ASIR
- 21 July 2024
Le groupe français Bolloré est accusé depuis des années de ne pas exercer son devoir de surveillance en ce qui concerne les violations des droits humains autour des plantations de caoutchouc et de palmiers à huile en Afrique et en Asie. En raison d’un manque de volonté de dialogue à ce sujet, l’ASIR a décidé de recommander l’exclusion de l’entreprise.
Ils s’emparent des terres agricoles françaises
- Réseau international
- 20 July 2024
Cette vidéo explore le phénomène inquiétant de l’accaparement des terres agricoles en France.
Norms violation: Responsibility extends beyond corporate boundaries
- SVVK-ASIR
- 19 July 2024
For years, the French Bolloré Group has been accused of failing to fulfil its duty of care regarding human rights abuses in connection with rubber and palm oil plantations in Africa and Asia. Given the company's unwillingness to engage in dialogue on this issue, SVVK has decided to recommend the company's exclusion.
Save the date : Projection "Landgrabbed" à Bruxelles
- FIAN Belgium
- 17 July 2024
Ce documentaire de 69 minutes (sous-titres EN/FR) de Magdalena Krukowska relate les abus commis par la société belge SIAT en Afrique de l’Ouest (Ghana et Côte d’Ivoire)
Le Congo dément avoir vendu des terres agricoles au Rwanda
- Afriquinfos
- 16 July 2024
«Il y a simplement eu des accords de partenariats économiques dans lesquels des entreprises rwandaises sont venues explorer des possibilités d’investissement dans le domaine agricole», a précisé Jean-Patrick Nduhungirehe, ministre rwandais des Affaires étrangères et de la Coopération internationale.
Litige foncier : haute tension entre les villageois d’Apouh et la Socapalm
- La Voix du Koat
- 16 July 2024
Les riverains du village Apouh, au Cameroun, n’entendent pas reculer sur le replanting annoncé de la Socapalm, tant qu’ils ne seront pas rentrés dans leurs droits.
Nigeria: Edo host communities of palm oil companies allege injustice
- Vanguard
- 15 July 2024
The host communities of oil palm companies in Edo State are alleging injustice, violations of rights and devastation of their environment by the companies.
Egyptian Countryside Development explores Italian investment for 1.5 million feddan project
- MENAFN
- 14 July 2024
The Egyptian Countryside Development Company and the Italian Ambassador to Egypt discussed cooperation and strategies to attract Italian investments to the lands and sectors of the 630,000 ha agricultural project.
SNPC to develop carbon credit market, plants 1,000 hectares of trees
- ECP
- 12 July 2024
The Eco Zamba program – an SNPC-led reforestation initiative – will plant trees on up to 40,000 ha to combat greenhouse gas emissions while the remaining 10,000 ha will be used to develop the country’s agricultural sector.
Nigeria: Tiv farmers protest, accuse Nasarawa of land grabbing
- Punch
- 11 July 2024
Nine communities housing Tiv farmers in the Obi and Awe Local Government Areas of Nasarawa State have rejected a proposed large-scale farm project on 10,000 hectares of land in the area by the state government.
South Sudan reviews National Land Policy
- Radio Tamazuj
- 10 July 2024
The new policy will address post-war conflict over land rights, land grabbing, urban informal settlements as well as conflicts over access to land with pasture and water. Land grabbing, which is the acquisition without regard for the interests of the rights holders, and disagreements regarding county and payam boundaries, will be addressed by the policy.
Bolloré échappe à son exclusion du plus grand fonds souverain au monde
- Les Echos
- 09 July 2024
Le plus grand fonds souverain au monde (1.564 milliards d'euros), celui de la Norvège, va rester investi sur le groupe Bolloré en dépit de l'avis contraire de son conseil d'éthique en rapport avec les conditions de travail et les délits supposés dans des champs d'huile de palme au Cameroun.
Allegations widen against Indonesian palm oil giant Astra Agro Lestari
- Mongabay
- 09 July 2024
Allegations of illegal activity and land-grabbing against Indonesia’s second-largest palm oil company continue to mount as a new report reveals the firm’s violations appear to be more extensive than initially documented.
10,000 farmers face eviction over sale of 2,000 hectares of Ondo forest reserve
- Guardian
- 09 July 2024
Over 10,000 farmers cultivating farmlands in the Oluwa forest reserve in Odigbo Local Council Area of Ondo State have been thrown into confusion following the alleged sale of over 2,000 hectares of the reserve to the private company Acme Palms Limited by the state government.