By Ebun Sessou & Damilola Olabiyisi Date: September 16th 2016 Source: Vanguard Deputy Majority Leader, Lagos State House of Assembly, Mr. Olumuyiwa Jimoh, who is representing Apapa II, speaks on the newly enacted law criminalising land grabbing in the state. What is the significance of the

By: Shinovene Immanuel Date: November 14th 2016 Source: The Namibian FOREIGN nationals will no longer be allowed to own agricultural, commercial and communal land if a proposed law tabled last week by lands minister Utoni Nujoma is passed in parliament. Details on how government plans to ban

NEW YORK TIMES Palm Oil Company Is Accused of Exploiting Liberia's Ebola Crisis By CLAIR MacDOUGALL AUG. 1, 2015 Community land rights are only vaguely recognized in Liberia, with current laws granting the government powers to seize land for concessions. Read the full article at the NY

By: Umaru Fofana Date: February 5th 2016 Source: Reuters Africa BO, Sierra Leone (Reuters) - A Sierra Leone court has convicted six people opposed to a palm oil project in which French conglomerate Bollore owns a major stake of destroying trees and inciting the local population to protest over

Publicado a 09/02/2016 às 16:45 por Ana Teresa Vaz Este conjunto de seminários tem como objectivo apresentar as recentes reconfigurações da divisão internacional da produção alimentar e de comodities, as formas de penetração do capital nos países em desenvolvimento e os processos de resistência/

Date: August 1st 2016 Source: NTV Uganda Members of Parliament have condemned government’s move, saying it’s suspect and could fuel land grabbing. They are vowing to oppose the amendment.

By: Mong Palatino Date: September 23rd 2016 Source: Global Voices

By: Souha Touré Date: December 21st 2016 Source: Ecofin Agency (Ecofin Agency) - In order to curb land grabbing which is growing significantly, Tanzanian authorities have adopted a new land policy that brings to 33 years, from 99, the lease duration for foreigners, Eurasia Review reports.

Via Human Rights Watch AUGUST 15, 2015 Burma: Land Rights Activists Are Newest Political Prisoners Arrests in Karen State Target Those Assisting Farmers Fighting Land Grabs  

Date: February 13th 2016 Source: Human Rights Watch Halt Forced Eviction, Assess Claims to Chao Lay Ancestral Land

By: Bill Weinberg  Date: March 15th 2016 Source: World War 4 Report

By: Chris Arsenault Date: August 5th 2016 Source: Thomson Reuters Foundation RIO DE JANEIRO (Thomson Reuters Foundation) - Indigenous people living in Brazil's rainforest have welcomed a decision by the national environment agency to cancel a proposed mega-dam in the Amazon which they say would