Less than three months after Lagos High Court ruled evictions would be “inhuman”, police again forced thousands from homes
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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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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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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Women have less than 1 % of land titles in Nigeria, but form more than 60% of the agricultural workforce. This Referral Pathway explains how to acquire land, the rights of women to land and the obligations of land administrators, traditional authorities and investors. Download the Referral Pathway on Women’s Land Rights for your own work!
Small Scale Family Farming/Production Systems based on agro-ecological and indigenous approaches, that sustain food sovereignty and the livelihoods of communities can be the answer to climate change and land grabbing. Many farmers migrate to urban areas or foreign countries because they don’t know how to improve their farms. Listen here to the Radio Drama and download the full Radio Drama Scripts to translate and adapt the drama for your own radio show.
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Tagged africa, agroecology, l'accaparement de terres, Land grabbing, land justice, land laws, land rights, Nigeria, West Africa
A broad alliance from World Bank to G8, from governments to multi-national corporations promotes large scale agriculture to improve food security, to create jobs and to bring development to rural communities. Very often farmers give up their land rights to follow this dream. Liste here to the Radio Drama and download the Radio Drama Scripts to tranlate into your own language.
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Tagged africa, l'accaparement de terres, land and corruption, land grab, Land grabbing, Nigeria, Nollywood, West Africa
#Land Justice 4 West Africa is a social media platform meant to connect communities in the ECOWAS region who are affected by large land acquisitions to exchange strategies how to tackle land grabbing.
