Deal #2009
Congo, Dem. Rep.
Created at
2013-02-15
Last update
2022-01-12
Last full update
2022-01-12
Names of communities / indigenous peoples affected
Name of community
Nishinga
Consultation of local community
Community consultation
Not consulted
Comment on consultation of local community
The way of allocating land is not safe, explain today the peasants, because they do not receive any document that officially acts this land transfer
How did the community react?
Community reaction
Mixed reaction
Presence of land conflicts
Presence of land conflicts
Yes
Comment on presence of land conflicts
70 farmers in Nshinga village were dispossessed of their fields by the land registry service
Displacement of people
Displacement of people
Yes
Comment on displacement of people
70 farmers in Nshinga village were dispossessed of their fields by the land registry service.The plot was sold to a large farmer without compensation for the people who cultivated it.
Negative impacts for local communities
Negative impacts for local communities
Socio-economic, Displacement
Comment on negative impacts for local communities
70 farmers in Nshinga village were dispossessed of their fields by the land registry service,
In the Katanga region of southern DRC, peasants are increasingly dispossessed of their agricultural land for the benefit of either large farmers or miners. Compensation is almost non-existent and if there is, it is often ridiculous. As a result, small-scale producers are losing their livelihoods .
Promised benefits for local communities
Promised benefits for local communities
Health, Education