Behind the conflict in central Kenya that's costing lives and hitting tourism
08 February 2017
About 300 rebels from Colombia's FARC have not demobilized, general says
05 February 2017
By: Luis Jaime Acosta
Date: 5 February 2017
Source: Reuters
Around 300 fighters from Colombia's Marxist FARC rebels will not demobilize under a peace deal, a military commander said, giving the first official figure of guerrillas who may join with crime gangs seeking control of lucrative rebel drug territory.
Marching towards peace, FARC-EP begins turning in arms – UN Mission in Colombia
03 February 2017
Date: 2 February 2017
Source: UN News Centre
More than 200 men and women of the Revolutionary Armed Forces of Colombia-People's Army (FARC-EP) marched today to demobilization camps, two months after a peace deal that ended the Western Hemisphere’s longest running conflict, United Nations monitors coordinating the process reported.
Colombia FARC rebels gather to disarm, ELN eye peace
01 February 2017
Date: 31 January 2017
Source: World Bulletin
The country's last active group, the ELN, said meanwhile the government had begun releasing certain detainees to clear the way for peace talks with that force, too.
Colombia said FARC rebels will finish mustering in demobilization zones Tuesday to begin a historic disarmament process ending a half-century conflict.
Indian film heroes tackle land rights, champion underdog
26 January 2017
MUMBAI, Jan 26 (Thomson Reuters Foundation) - A villainous company. Corrupt government officials. A heroic defender of farmers emerging victorious from a fight over land.
This is far from a typical storyline for Indian film, which more often promises movie-goers a diet of syrupy romances, family dramas or all-action flicks.
Paraguay's Congress Seeks Solutions to Evicted Farmers
10 January 2017
Residents were attacked by police forces Monday in order to evict them in Guahory, in the department of Caaguazu.
Responding to the urgent request of Paraguayan campesinos, who were violently evicted from their land, Paraguay's Permanent Legislative Commission held a meeting with the National Institute of Rural and Land Development, INDRT, director Justo Cardenas to try to resolve the issue.
African Land and Environment Digest October-November 2024
Knowledgebase.land compiles a bimonthly news round up focusing on African land related news. The articles reviewed below are a taster of what you can access via the website. We provide a selection of carefully curated links to a wide range of publications reporting on the important issues of the day. In this issue we focus on continental developments as well as links to key news stories from South Africa and Namibia.
FAO launches a new project to improve land governance and reduce conflicts in the Central African Republic
The launch workshop for the project entitled "Improving land governance and reducing conflicts related to cross-border transhumance in the Republic of Chad, the Republic of Cameroon, and the Central African Republic" took place on 24th and 25th September 2024, under the auspices of the Minister of urban planning, land reform, cities, and housing of the Central African Republic.
Paraguay Police Repress Displaced Campesinos Fighting for Land
Date: 3 January 2017
Source: Telesur
A land conflict continues to brew after some 200 campesino families were evicted from the Guahory community in September.
Protesters Call for Resignation of Arakan State’s Regional House Speaker
RANGOON – Around 100 Sittwe residents called for the resignation of the Arakan State parliament speaker in a Tuesday protest over unresolved cases of land confiscation, rally participants told The Irrawaddy.
The land grabs in question date as far back as the early 1990s, when Burma was governed by a military junta. Seizures of land were reportedly carried out to develop an industrial ward in the area.