Deal #3863

Violent clashes occurred in 2011 in the village of Saoro when land was cleared for plantations. More than 100 people took refuge in a church in southeastern Guinea after clashes with the police over the expropriation of their land for the company Soguipah. The company destroyed crops when it entered the area with heavy machinery, triggering resistance from villagers. During the clashes on July 28, several community leaders were arrested, and many residents fled in fear of further reprisals. Humanitarian organizations are providing assistance, while the government claims the situation has returned to normal.

Significant social development in Diecke, providing schools, houses, and hospitals for local communities. It supports smallholders by providing nursery clones, training, and assistance in developing rubber, palm oil, rice, and other local crops.

Beginning in September, 2 NGOs, Guinea Sans Frontières and Les Mêmes Droits pour Tous, announced their "intention to assign the Soguipah in favor of justice in repair of enormous devastation caused to the poor population" and to "introduce a request for the Supreme Court for the annulment of the decree of 3 February 2003 which granted to Soguipah 1 800 hectares of arable land of the district of Saoro