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How palm oil production is fuelling land grabs, environmental degradation and repression in the Democratic Republic of the Congo, and the Canadian connection
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How palm oil production is fuelling land grabs, environmental degradation and repression in the Democratic Republic of the Congo, and the Canadian connection

Growing global demand for cheap vegetable oil for processed food, biofuel and cosmetics is a key factor behind land grabs…

byMarch 19, 2020
Ethiopia is adamant it will not be strong-armed by the US in talks regarding Dam
Editors ChoicePolitical and Social Commentary

Ethiopia is adamant it will not be strong-armed by the US in talks regarding Dam

The Grand Ethiopian Renaissance Dam (GERD) is a massive hydroelectric power plant being constructed on the Blue Nile in Ethiopia.…

byMarch 19, 2020
Pentagon’s own Map of U.S. Bases in Africa Contradicts its Claim of “Light” Foot Print
Editors ChoicePolitical and Social Commentary

Pentagon’s own Map of U.S. Bases in Africa Contradicts its Claim of “Light” Foot Print

LAST MONTH, ABOUT a dozen al-Shabab fighters infiltrated the perimeter of a military base in Manda Bay, Kenya. One of them took…

byMarch 6, 2020March 6, 2020
No evidence that 40% of medicines sold in Africa are fake
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No evidence that 40% of medicines sold in Africa are fake

A reader recently contacted Africa Check to verify if a claim that as many as 40% of medicines sold in Africa were…

byFebruary 24, 2020February 24, 2020
Africa’s largest city has a habit of kicking out its poor to make room for the rich
Culture & LifeEditors ChoicePolitical and Social Commentary

Africa’s largest city has a habit of kicking out its poor to make room for the rich

A typical day on Tarkwa Bay, an island on the Lagos lagoon, sees dozens of tourists come in to visit…

byFebruary 18, 2020February 19, 2020
Reformed World Bank Program Still Fails the Farmers
Culture & LifeEditors ChoicePolitical and Social Commentary

Reformed World Bank Program Still Fails the Farmers

In 2013, the World Bank launched the Enabling the Business of Agriculture (EBA) project, aimed at guiding pro-business reforms in the…

byFebruary 18, 2020March 22, 2020

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