Includes overview;the problem: Development Finance Institutions (DFIs) finance a destructive model;current situation: DFIs write off loans;impacted communities face repression;human rights abuses;the role of European DFIs;recommendations. The negative outcomes experienced in the case of Feronia Inc. continue to be repeated across Africa;including allegations of severe human rights violations;dispossession of community land;environmental destruction;and pollution;inducing conflict within local communities;creating dependency on insecure and underpaid jobs;whilst undermining food sovereignty;self-determination;and community resilience.
Auteurs et éditeurs
Samuel Nguiffo and Amaelle Seigneret
Mission
Our mission is to build a fairer, more sustainable world, using evidence, action and influence in partnership with others.
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Fournisseur de données
Mokoro is pleased to host the ’Land Rights in Africa’ site as a contribution to the land rights dialogue and related debates. This website was created in January 2000 by Robin Palmer, and was originally housed by Oxfam GB, where Robin worked as a Land Rights Adviser. A library of resources on land rights in Africa – with a particular focus on women’s land rights and on the impact of land grabbing in Africa – the portal has been well received by practitioners, researchers and policy makers, and has grown considerably over the years.