INVESTIGATING LAND AND CORRUPTION IN AFRICA

Posted on May 17, 2018 by | Leave a comment

The TRAINING MANUAL FOR JOURNALISTS is now available.

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–> Investigating land and corruption in Africa training manual for journalists

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Women, Land, Corruption

Posted on March 8, 2018 by | Leave a comment

 

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Corruption exacerbates gender inequalities in society. Women experience and perceive corruption differently from men and are more vulnerable to specific types of corruption – particularly sexual extortion – due to their social, political and economic roles. Find the study here: Impact of land corruption on Women

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Residents say one dead, shacks razed as Lagos defies court ban on slum eviction

Posted on April 17, 2017 by | Leave a comment

Less than three months after Lagos High Court ruled evictions would be “inhuman”, police again forced thousands from homes

 

Photo: Justice & Empowerment Initiatives

Residents evacuate Otodo Gbame, a slum community on the edge of Lagos’ Lagoon, on April 9, 2017. State authorities forced more than 2,000 residents from their homes at first light and onto boats in the lake, before setting fires to homes. Photo: Justice & Empowerment Initiatives

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Widow’s Cry

Posted on December 12, 2016 by | Leave a comment

As women are refused land rights widows struggle for survival. Watch this documentary which  women in Upper East region of Ghana filmed themselves with the support of Insight Share.

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Call for Nigerian farmers to unite in battle to save lands

Posted on July 4, 2016 by | Leave a comment

Reverend Father Maurice Kwairanga works with farmers in northeast Nigeria to fight large scale land acquisitions, by Adaobi Tricia Nwaubani, Thomson Reuters Foundation http://bit.ly/2kouUUy

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98- year old, blind Elizabeth has to give way for Palm Oil Plantation

Posted on May 19, 2016 by | Leave a comment
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98 year old, blind Elisabeth: “I still have two years to go before I am hundred”.

Thousands of people disenfranchised, evicted and deprived of their livelihoods, this is not current affairs but a process over years. Near Kade, Eastern Region of Ghana, a Belgium Oil Palm Farmer promotes biodiversity and drives out residents. GOPDC owns two industrial plantations, in Kwae and Okumaning, with a total concession of 14,153 ha but only 7,700 ha being already developed. One of the evictees is 98-year old Elisabeth.

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Organized Theft of Land – Cameroon’s Centenary Infrastructure Project

Posted on April 19, 2016 by | Leave a comment

 

This beach will soon be turned into phase II of Kribi Airport

Kribi Port

Kribi is home to Cameroon’s best beaches: the sand is fine, the water crystal clear, fresh fish is guaranteed by local fishermen. Now Kribi has become part of a larger infrastructure project. Continue reading →

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Land Grab in the Rainforest

Posted on April 17, 2016 by | Leave a comment

Get the information in this video and join the Petition: Letter to the Governor

 

 

 

 

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How to defend communities against corporate HR abuses?

Posted on April 13, 2016 by | Leave a comment

Find the full article here http://atfp.co/20BT6yT

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How to protect rights of communities

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