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Deal #1474 Version #53866

Mali

Created at

2013-02-15

Last update

2015-08-14

Last full update

2024-05-03

Consultation of local community

Community consultation

Not consulted

Comment on consultation of local community

There was a general lack of clear information for the affected villagers.

How did the community react?

Community reaction

Rejection

Comment on community reaction

Anger among locals against Malibya is high. The farmers unions (Syndicat des exploitants de l’Office du Niger (SEXAGON)) want members to be included in the project. Farmers originally thought that the project would give them access to irrigated land. Prostests occured when they realised that this was not the case.

Displacement of people

Number of people actually displaced

60 000

Comment on displacement of people

Several communities live inside the concession area, and some families have been farming on the land for over 800 years. Bulldozers had accidentally dug-up bodies from the Muslim and Christian graveyards. The community were unable to determine which bodies were Muslim and Christian for re-burial. Some farmers lost productive land due to the construction of the canal.Around 150 households had to relocate as a result of the canal.

Promised or received compensation

Promised compensation (e.g. for damages or resettlements)

Only 57 out of 150 affected families are compensated however according to GTZ report no compensation

Promised benefits for local communities

Productive infrastructure (e.g. irrigation, tractors, machinery...)

Comment on promised benefits for local communities

The condition was that the investors provide productive infrastructure, however no infrastructure as been built as of May 2015.