Cupidité et cynisme nourrissent la guerre du Rwanda en RDC

February 4, 2025

La nouvelle offensive du M23 et des forces rwandaises dans l'est de la République démocratique du Congo coïncide avec le premier anniversaire du protocole d'accord(link is external) signé entre l'Union européenne et le Rwanda pour coopérer sur la fourniture de minerais critiques.

La chute d’un agro-business étatsunien accapareur de terres : faillite d’une nouvelle imposture pour exploiter l’Afrique
October 9, 2024 Andy Currier
Le matin du 7 décembre 2023, des confettis pleuvaient sur Alan Kessler, le PDG d’African Agriculture, alors qu’il sonnait la cloche d’ouverture de la bourse du NASDAQ et que la société fêtait son entrée à la bourse de New York. La mission revendiquée de l’entreprise étatsunienne était alors de « garantir l’approvisionnement en nourriture et protéine pour le siècle à venir » tout en offrant « une valeur significative à ses actionnaires ». Pour...

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Demise of a Land Grabbing US-Agribusiness: The Latest in Failed Scams to Dispossess Africa
October 9, 2024 Andy Currier
On the morning of December 7, 2023, confetti rained down on Alan Kessler, the CEO of African Agriculture, as he rang the opening bell at the NASDAQ stock exchange and the company started trading publicly. The US-based firm’s claimed mission : “secure food and protein for the coming century” while delivering “significant value for its shareholders.” Towards this goal, it touted lofty plans to produce animal feed for export and sell carbon credits...

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Nowhere to Go
September 4, 2024 Shaan Sood, with Anuradha Mittal
On May 18, 2024, the Kenyan government demolished and burned down the homes of over 200 Indigenous residents of Baringo County in Northern Kenya, with the intent to drive them out of their ancestral lands. The evictions carried out by the Kenya Wildlife Service (KWS) targeted families residing in and around the Lake Kamnarok National Reserve (LKNR), with the stated goal(link is external) of protecting its ecosystem.

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The Great Black Dispossession
May 20, 2024 Eric Heilmann
On December 8, 2020, US President-elect Joe Biden chose Tom Vilsack to head the United States Department of Agriculture (USDA). Vilsack had served as USDA Secretary under President Obama. Black farmers were outraged. One farmer, Michael Stovall, founder of Independent Black Farmers, said of Vilsack, “When it comes to civil rights, the rights of people, he’s not for that. It’s very disappointing they even want to consider him coming back after...

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When European Institutions Sacrifice Farmers for Corporate Profit
February 26, 2024 Frederic Mousseau, Maya Tsingos
Farmers protests in Brussels. Source: Confédération paysanne A wave of farmer protests has spread across Europe since January 2024. In several countries, including France, Belgium, Greece, Italy, Spain, Poland, Germany, and the Netherlands, farmers have mobilized through demonstrations and roadblocks to protest unfair competition, tax burdens, excessive regulation, and an overall lack of recognition and support. One example of the difficulties...

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Quand les institutions européennes sacrifient les paysans au profit de grands groupes agroindustriels
February 19, 2024 Frederic Mousseau, Maya Tsingos
Manifestations d'agriculteurs à Bruxelles. Source : Confédération paysanne Une vague de manifestations d'agriculteurs se répand à travers l'Europe depuis janvier 2024. Dans plusieurs pays, dont la France, la Belgique, la Grèce, l'Italie, l'Espagne, la Pologne, l'Allemagne et les Pays-Bas, les paysans protestent contre la concurrence déloyale, les charges fiscales, la réglementation excessive et un manque général de reconnaissance et de soutien...

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The Epic Tanzania Tour – Sportswashing Abuses Against the Maasai
November 8, 2023 Eve Devillers
Beneath John and Patrick McEnroe's Epic Tanzania Tour's veneer of luxury and a special, one-of-a-kind experience, lurks a grim reality.

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Bankrolling the Carbon Cowboys: The World Bank's Carbon Insurance Plans
July 28, 2023 Eve Devillers
If the plans move forward, MIGA would not only be insuring a false climate solution that has spectacularly failed to reduce emissions over the past 20 years, but it would also provide insurance against host countries attempting to regulate the carbon trade.

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Be Ready to Further Corporate Exploitation - World Bank Resuscitates Defunct Doing Business Project
July 13, 2023 Frederic Mousseau
World Bank's latest Business Ready or B-Ready project, announced on May 1, 2023, resuscitates the defunct Doing Business Report (DBR). Since its creation two decades ago, the DBR has been used to drive policy and regulatory changes that favor businesses and corporations at the expense of the people and the planet.

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The Black Sea Grain Initiative: When the United Nations Brokers Profits for Corporations, Bankers, and Oligarchs
May 19, 2023 Frederic Mousseau
The top destination for Ukraine's agricultural exports is the European Union, with China being second. Spain is the largest recipient in Europe. Instead of offering relief, Ukrainian exports are threatening the livelihoods of millions of European farmers.

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