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26 May 2022
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Socfin/Bolloré plantations: rising profits, ongoing repression ReAct et al. | 25 May 2022
From Sierra Leone to Nigeria, through Cameroon, Guinea and Ivory Coast, communities living near the industrial palm oil and rubber plantations of Socfin/Bolloré are fighting for their rights and against repression.
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MALOA’s petition objecting to the RSPO certification of SOCFIN is not unfounded Green Scenery | 24 May 2022
The dismissal of a petition signed by 1,475 community members objecting to the certification of Socfin Agricultural Company by the Roundtable for Sustainable Palm Oil is an attempt to silence and criminalize opposition to the operation of SOCFIN in Sierra Leone
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CSO calls on govt. to intervene in Malen, Socfin land dispute Concord Times | 24 May 2022
Land for Life Initiative, a civil society organization that advocates land rights, has issued a press statement calling on government to intervene and settle the land dispute between members of the Malen Affected Land Owners Association (MALOA) and Socfin Agricultural Company (SAC).
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Phatisa and DFIs co-invest in Lona Group Africa Global Funds | 23 May 2022
Phatisa, together with a consortium of development finance institutions, has acquired a significant minority stake in South African-based fruit producer and exporter, Lona Group.
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Palm oil firms depriving tribes of millions of dollars BBC | 23 May 2022
The companies that sell oil palm to major firms like Johnson & Johnson, Kellogg's and Mondelēz are depriving indigenous communities of potentially millions of dollars of income, a joint BBC investigation has found.
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Oil palm companies are clearing forests in Sorong Regency Yayasan Pusaka | 21 May 2022
A satellite image shows that 300 hectares of forest have been cleared by two oil palm companies in Sorong Regency, Papua. The two companies are owned by the CEO of First Resources.
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Yala community rejects Raila's calls for mediation in land dispute The Star | 28 Mar 2022
The community wants Raila to know that Yala Swamp belongs to the people and that court is the best legal means to settle the dispute.
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Plantations de Socfin/Bolloré : les profits explosent, la répression continue ReAct et al. | 25 mai 2022
De la Sierra Leone au Nigeria, en passant par le Cameroun, la Guinée et la Côte d'Ivoire, les communautés vivant à proximité des plantations industrielles d'huile de palme et de caoutchouc de Socfin/Bolloré se battent pour leurs droits et contre la répression.
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Algérie : l’État octroie 85 000 hectares aux investisseurs Algérie Focus | 23 mai 2022
Quelque 85 000 hectares de terres seront mis à la disposition d’investisseurs dans le domaine de l’agriculture structurelle stratégique, selon la radio algérienne
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Un énième accident de transport d’ouvriers d’Olam Gabon fait 27 blessés dont 7 graves Info241 | 21 mai 2022
Olam Palm Gabon continue de transporter ses employés tels du bétail malgré le grave accident de la route survenu en 2021 qui avait couté la vie à 6 de ses employés dans des conditions similaires.
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Les institutions financieres internationales visent-elles la diminution de la pauvrete des Malagasy ou le contraire ? Collectif TANY | 20 mai 2022
La Banque mondiale et le Fonds monétaire international font pression sur le gouvernement malgache pour que les investisseurs étrangers puissent devenir propriétaires de terres malgaches
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En Afrique, les grandes acquisitions de terres sont toujours aussi opaques Le Monde | 19 mai 2022
L’accaparement des terres se poursuit en Afrique, dix ans après que l’ONU a tenté d’introduire un cadre pour éviter l’achat anarchique de terres par de grands investisseurs, souvent étrangers, selon le Land Matrix Initiative
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