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Land Deal Brief: SOCFIN Land Investment in Sierra Leone

In 2011, Socfin Agricultural Company Sierra Leone Ltd. (Socfin SL) secured 6,500 hectares of prime farmland for rubber and oil palm plantations in Malen chiefdom in Pujehun district in the south of Sierra Leone. The firm is now seeking an additional 5,000 ha in expansion plans in the Malen region or neighboring chiefdoms. The initial investment, estimated at $100 million, with promises of job creation, compensation for lost farms, and...

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Green Scenery Briefing: Land Investment Deals in Sierra Leone

In this series of press briefings, Green Scenery examines some key assumptions behind the acquisition of farmland in Sierra Leone, to promote informed public debate. This first briefing note looks into land “availability” in Sierra Leone.

Land Deal Brief: The Myth of Job Creation

The promise of job creation has been put forward by investors, governments, and international institutions to convince local communities of the benefits of foreign investment in agriculture. For instance, the Sierra Leonean president, claimed in March 2011, “Huge investments in the [agricultural] sector will definitely translate into hundreds of thousands of employment opportunities for our youths.” Several countries studied by the Oakland...

Understanding Land Investment Deals in Africa: Sierra Leone

Based on field research conducted between October 2010 and January 2011, this report provides new and important information on the social, political and economic implications of current land investments in Sierra Leone.

Quifel International Holdings in Sierra Leone

Land Deal Brief: Quifel International Holdings in Sierra Leone

Quifel International Holdings (QIH) is the Lisbon-based personal holding of businessman Eng. Miguel Pais do Amaral, a Portuguese aristocrat, businessman, and former majority owner of the Media Capital Group.

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Press Releases and Public Statements

In Sierra Leone, Land Rights Defenders Under Attack

Concern: Introduction letter and first recommendations for a constructive process to solve the land conflict in Malen Chiefdom

Press Release: We Harvest--You Profit: Investors and Locals Get a Raw Deal from African Land Ltd.

Press Release: Action for Large Scale Land Acquisition Transparency (ALLAT)

Press Release: SOCFIN Using Intimidation to Silence Local Opposition to African Land Grab

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Media

“FCA’s Investigation to Determine if Deals Such As African Land are a Collective Investment Scheme or Not, is Irrelevant. The Bigger Concern Is if it Might Be a Scam”

REDD Monitor

Une Tribu de Sierra Leone Lutte Contre l'Exploitation d’Huile de Palme

France 24

Sierra Leone: la Police tire sur des Manifestants Opposés à un Projet de Plantation du Groupe Bolloré

Agence Ecofin

Sierra Leone : des Opposants à Bolloré dans l'étau Judiciaire

MediaPart

Bolloré: BastaMag et Rue 89 mis en Examine pour Diffamation

Arret sur Images

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Documentation and Contracts

Sierra Leone Investment and Export Promotion Agency (SLIEPA)--Report from Stakeholders Meeting Hosted with Nestbuilders International

SLIEPA Brochure to Investors, March 2010

Green Scenery May 2011 Report on the Socfin Land Deal

Addax Bioenergy Sierra Leone Ltd. Agreement

Sierra Gold

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