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Flood Kills Two and Renders 200 Homeless in Adamawa, Nigeria

Published in Friday August 24th, 2012 In In the media

August 23rd, 2012 Flood in seven local government areas of Adamawa State killed two persons, and rendered about 200 others homeless. Speaking to newsmen yesterday, Executive Secretary of the Adamawa State Emergency Management Agency (SEMA), Mr Shadrach Daniel, said the affected local government areas include Numan, Demsa, Madagali, Mayo-Belwa, Yola North, Yola South and Guyuk. […]

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‘Illegal’ JMPD evictions shatter Marlboro community in South Africa

Published in Thursday August 23rd, 2012 In In the media

August 22nd, 2012 Metro police in Johannesburg have cracked down on a community of shackdwellers in Marlboro, evicting residents in direct contravention of state laws. The Johannesburg Metro Police Department (JMPD) has dug in its heels and is continuing to evict residents of an informal settlement in Marlboro, despite a court ruling to the contrary. […]

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Transnational Land Grabs in Ghana Cause Conflicts

Published in Monday August 20th, 2012 In In the media

August 17, 2012 The recent increasing land acquisitions by transnational corporations (TNCs) is causing conflicts among farmers, pastoralists and other land users in Ghana, and have the potential of leading to the loss of arable land by smallholders, reveals a study. The study, which concentrated on the Prairie Volta Rice Limited in the North Tongu […]

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Nigeria: Worst Flood in 50 Years Renders 1,000 Families Homeless

Published in Thursday August 16th, 2012 In In the media

August 15, 2012 Over 1,000 families across seven local government areas in Southern Plateau have been rendered homeless as the worst flood witnessed in 50 years raged through for a second day yesterday washing away homesteads, bridges, farmlands and livestock. The flood was unleashed by three days of torrential rains which fell throughout the weekend […]

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Nigeria: Scores Missing, 28 Killed As Floods Ravage Plateau Again

Published in Tuesday August 14th, 2012 In In the media

August 13, 2012 No fewer than 28 persons have been killed, while scores of others are still missing in a renewed flood rage in nearly all the villages of the southern zone of Plateau State at the weekend. More corpses are still been picked in villages around the affected areas. Also about a hundred communities […]

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In Kenya, 200 Buildings in Eldoret Town May Be Demolished

Published in Monday August 13th, 2012 In In the media

August 10, 2012 More than 200 major buildings in Eldoret town, including six banks, might be demolished to pave the way for the construction of a Sh7.5 billion highway. Engineers surveying the construction of the Eldoret-Malaba Highway have alerted the Eldoret Municipal Council that the buildings are located on the road reserve and will interfere […]

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Nigeria: Lori-Ogbebor Leads Protest Over Land Acquisition By Govt

Published in Friday August 10th, 2012 In In the media

August 8, 2012 HUNDREDS of Itsekiri indigenes of Okere community in Warri South Local Government Area of Delta State, were yesterday, led on a protest by Chief Rita Lori-Ogbebor against alleged forceful acquisition of their land, measuring over 3.197 hectares by Governor Emmanuel Uduaghan for the building of a model primary school. The protesting community […]

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Nigeria: The Scramble for African Land (I)

Published in Friday August 10th, 2012 In In the media

August 9, 2012 Just like more than two-thirds of the human body consists of water, the earth is 75 per cent water. Land is therefore a precious finite resource that is just a quarter of the earth’s surface. No wonder it has been a source of many conflicts and wars over the centuries. The Arab […]

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Zimbabwe: U.S.$4 Million Required for Relocation of Tokwe-Murkosi Displacements

Published in Friday August 10th, 2012 In In the media

August 9, 2012 Government requires US$4 million to build four new schools for nearly 3 000 families being relocated to pave way for the Tokwe-Murkosi Dam in Chivi South. Relocation of the families from the dam’s flood area has started with nearly 60 families having already been resettled in the Chisase area near Nuanetsi Ranch. […]

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Nigeria: Human Rights Commission to Investigate Demolitions

Published in Wednesday August 8th, 2012 In In the media

August 7, 2012 The National Human Rights Commission has vowed to investigate the recent demolition of human settlements in different parts of the country by federal or state authorities. Hundreds of thousands of residents were displaced at the Waterside in Port Harcourt, Rivers State, Mpape in the Federal Capital Territory and Makoko in the Lagos […]

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