Press Releases

Jun 15, 2022

Local Communities in Senegal Demand the Return of their Land Acquired by US Firm

US-based African Agriculture Inc (AAGR) filed an initial public offering to fund a large-scale agribusiness project in the Saint-Louis region of Senegal on March 31, 2022.
Jun 15, 2022

Des communautés locales du Sénégal exigent la restitution de leurs terres acquises par une société américaine

Le 31 mars 2022, la société américaine African Agriculture Inc. (AAGR) a déposé une demande d’introduction en bourse pour financer un projet agroalimentaire à grande échelle dans la région de Saint-Louis du Sénégal.
Jun 9, 2022

URGENT ALERT – Heavy Police Presence in Loliondo as Threats of Mass Evictions of the Maasai Intensify

Changing the status of the Loliondo Game Controlled Area to a Game Reserve would ban permanent settlement and trigger widespread evictions of Maasai living in the area.
Jun 8, 2022

The Oakland Institute’s Response to Sham “Due Diligence Report” Commissioned by The Nature Conservancy and Other Donors into Northern Rangelands Trust in Kenya

We are shocked by the sham investigation of Northern Rangelands Trust (NRT) in Kenya conducted by Paul Kanyinke Sena at the behest of the Nature Conservancy
May 24, 2022

Socfin/Bolloré Plantations: Rising Profits, Ongoing Repression

---FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE--- May 24, 2022 Media Contact:Anuradha Mittal, [email protected] +1 510-469-5228 From Sierra Leone to Nigeria, through Cameroon, Guinea and Ivory Coast, communities living near the industrial palm oil and rubber plantations of Socfin/Bolloré are fighting for their rights and against repression. On May 25th and 31th 2022, the Bolloré and Socfin groups will hold their annual meetings online amidst rising profits.
May 23, 2022

Critical Flaws with Tanzanian Government’s Relocation Plans for the Maasai from the Ngorongoro Conservation Area

---FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE--- May 23, 2022, 10:00 PM PT Media Contact:Anuradha Mittal, [email protected] +1 510-469-5228 New report examines relocation plans for the Maasai from the Ngorongoro Conservation Area (NCA) and identifies serious flaws with the resettlement process, feasibility of the selection sites, and major discrepancies between government promises and the actual situation on the ground. Relocation sites suffer from inadequate water and grazing resources while government promises of improved services remain doubtful.
Apr 12, 2022

Largest Carbon Capture and Storage Pipeline Proposed Project — A False Solution to the Climate Crisis

---FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE--- April 12, 2022, 7:00 AM PT Media Contact:Anuradha Mittal, [email protected] +1 510-469-5228 Midwest Carbon Express, a US$4.5 billion carbon capture and storage pipeline planned by Iowa-based Summit Carbon Solutions, would stretch approximately 2,000 miles — crossing large sections of Iowa before expanding to four other Midwestern states. Advocates for the pipeline fail to reckon with the evidence pointing to carbon capture and storage (CCS) as a false climate crisis solution.
Apr 11, 2022

Eight UN Special Rapporteurs Call on the Tanzanian Government, UNESCO WHC, and IUCN, to Respect Rights of the Maasai Threatened by Mass Eviction Plans

Echoing concerns raised by the Oakland Institute, communication from the UN Special Rapporteurs, increases pressure on the responsible parties to halt eviction plans and incorporate demands of Maasai communities.
Mar 23, 2022

Nicaraguan Government’s Closure of Organizations Defending Indigenous and Afro-descendant Peoples Is an Attempt to Silence Their Struggle for Lands and Lives

Since last week, the Nicaraguan government has stripped 29 NGOs of their legal status including two founded by Indigenous and Afrodescendant Nicaraguans to defend their peoples' autonomy and rights
Mar 15, 2022

Un nouveau rapport révèle la menace que font poser les grandes plantations agricoles sur l'accès à l'eau en Afrique

---POUR DIFFUSION IMMÉDIATE--- 15 mars 2022, 6:00 AM PT Contact médias :Anuradha Mittal, [email protected] +1 510-469-5228 Leonard Shang-Quartey, [email protected]; +233 242303423/+221 707634061 Un nouveau rapport expose l'impact dévastateur des grandes plantations agricoles sur l'accès à l'eau, aux moyens de subsistance et à la sécurité alimentaire en Afrique.