Deal #2371

Understanding Land Investment Deals in Africa: Sierra Leone

2011-01-01

oakland institute

Farmers seek independent inquiry into controversial Sierra Leone palm oil deal

2017-03-29

Olivia Acland

Daily mail

They occupy Bolloré’s lawn to highlight Bolloré’s role in land grabs over the world

2015-06-04

ReAct Alliances Transnationales

In the midst of the ebola epidemic in Sierra Leone, SOCFIN poised the capture Malen Chiefdom

2014-10-23

Standard Times

main data source URL Not Found http://standardtimespress.org/?p=5569

Farmers Make Their Voices Heard on Large Land Investments in Sierra Leone

2012-01-01

oakland institute

Questions we need to ask about what would be the second largest rubber plantation in Africa

2015-08-26

Sierra Express |

Rapid expansion of large scale land deals in Sierra Leone: The contentions amidst weak land tenure systems.

2015-12-09

Standard Times

page not found http://standardtimespress.org/?p=6326

Agric Minister calls for review of Socfin land lease agreement in Pujehun

2017-06-15

Awoko

link to original source is no longer working. https://www.awoko.org/

SOCFIN Agricultural Company set to establish $ 100 million oil project in Malen chiefdom

2011-01-01

awoko

URL not found:http://www.awoko.org/2011/03/11/socfin-agricultural-company-set-to-establish-100-million-oil-project-in-malen-chiefdom/

2015-12-04

Milton Kainyande

Green Scenery Sierra Leone

miltonkainyande@gmail.com

Milton confirmed that the information in the case is correct, however land area information comment-- one source states 30 000 acres.

Landowners face jail term in Sierra Leone after resisting against Large Scale Land Investor

2016-10-21

Ishmael Kindama Dumbuya

standard times

URL no longer working: http://standardtimespress.org/?p=6081

Social and Environmental Impacts of Agricultural Large-Scale Land Acquisitions in Africa—With a Focus on West and Central Africa

2013-03

Michael Richards

rights and resources.

Apropiación de tierras: el grupo Bolloré / SOCFIN rechaza el diálogo con las comunidades

2017-03-25

UMOYA

The Land Use Monitor

URL not found:https://www.thelandusemonitor.com/162-2/

Report on Fact Finding Mission to Malen Chiefdom, Pujehun District.

2011-01-01

Oakland institute

Sierra Leone: Local communities vow to stop SOCFIN land grab

2012-12-04

Green Scenery

As 21-day ultimatum for SOCFIN Manager elapse

2017-06-19

By Joseph S. Margai

URL no longer working: http://slconcordtimes.com/as-21-day-ultimatum-for-socfin-manager-elapse/

Land grabbing for agriculture is causing conflict in southern, Sierra Leone

2014-03-17

Development Diary

Socfin Agricultural Company, Sub-lease (Zone A), 2011

2011-03-05

openland contracts

Contract

Socfin 2014 Sustainability report

2014

Socfin

URL no longer working: http://www.socfin.com/Files/media/News/Sustainability-report-2014-def.pdf

Report by Green Scenery on land confrontation with SOCFIN

2014-03-09

WRM

WRM-PAGE NOT FOUND https://www.wrm.org.uy/category/articles-from-the-wrm-bulletin/

21 days ultimatum for Socfin Managers

2017-06-02

awoko

21 days ultimatum for Socfin Managers URL not found:https://www.awoko.org/

Ogranisation structure

Socfin

URL not working: http://www.socfin.com/Public/FlashContainer.php?ID=1064&ancestor1=1051

Sahn-Malen Chiefdom Reacted to Deceptively Petition Lists

2022-05-19

sacsierraleone

Socfin Agricultural Company Sierra Leone Ltd.

Malen Chiefdom is under siege to SOCFIN

2017-10-23

slconcordtimes

URL no longer working: http://slconcordtimes.com/malen-chiefdom-is-under-siege-to-socfin/

Concession boundaries

2017-06

socfin

Concession boundaries URL no longer working: https://www.socfin.com/sites/default/files/2019-03/SAC%20-%20Map%20-%20KML%20file_0.pdf

SOCFINAF Annual report 2019

2019

SOCFINAF

URL no longer working: https://www.socfin.com/sites/default/files/2020-05/2020%20-%20SOCFINAF%20-%20Annual%20report%202019.pdf

Land Grabbing for Palm Oil in Sierra Leone

2019

Fian

MALOA Calls for Credible, Impartial Audit of SOCFIN

2020-11-13

By Concord Times

URL not working:http://slconcordtimes.com/maloa-calls-for-credible-impartial-audit-of-socfin/

Land grabbing for palm oil in Sierra Leone

2019-02-21

grain

African Peoples Tribunal to Dismantle Power of industrial Plantation Corporations, Building People Power

2020-11-20

African Peoples Tribunal Building People Power URL not found:https://africanpeoplestribunal.org/resources/documents/

President Maada Bio makes further promise to resolve the Malen dispute soon

2021-03-01

Green Scenery

Can not access the original source

‘Independent Research Report on the Socfin RSPO Certification Process

2021-02-01

Theophilus Sahr Gbenda

Major investor challenges Sierra Leone’s landmark land bill

2022-07-29

Farmlandgrab

Malen Chiefdom Council, Head Lease (Zone A), 2012

2012

openland contracts

The Voices of Women Living around Socfin’s Oil Palm Plantations in Sierra Leone

2023-01-16

World Rainforest Movement

Podcast

Investigation confirms more abuses on Cameroon, Sierra Leone Socfin plantations

2024-06-27

Victoria Schneider

news mongabay

Communities accuse Socfin and Earthworm Foundation of greenwash in West Africa

2023-06

Victoria Schneider

news mongabay

Chief Minister engages Malen stakeholders, pledges to renegotiate Socfin agreement

2024-08-07

Amin Kef Sesay

Calabash Newspaper

Chief Minister engages Malen stakeholders, pledges to renegotiate Socfin agreement

2024-08-07

Amin Kef Sesay