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Ethiopia's battle for land reforms could lead to civil war: opposition leader

By: Sally Hayden

Date: August 11th 2016

Source: Thomson Reuters Foundation


LONDON (Thomson Reuters Foundation) - Mass street protests that saw dozens of people shot by Ethiopian security forces over the weekend could spill into civil war if the government fails to reform land use policies, a veteran Ethiopian opposition politician has warned.


They Will Need Land

Reports & Research
August, 2016
Cambodia

In Cambodia, the majority of the population is still composed of smallholder family farmers. 54% of the total labour force is employed in agriculture. They have access to 3.6 million ha of land, representing 19% of the country’s total land. The rest is divided between large scale economic land concessions (12%), public forests and protected areas, unclassified areas and some infrastructure.

Cambodia: Evictees, Sugar Company Reach Deal at Last

By: Sek Odom
Date: August 12th 2016
Source: Cambodia Daily

Representatives of evicted families and a sugarcane plantation owned by a prominent CPP senator announced an agreement on Thursday that provides compensation ranging from $500 to $5,000 to eligible villagers after a five-year battle over land.

The deal was meant to put an end to claims of land-grabbing against Senator Ly Yong Phat’s Phnom Penh Sugar Company.

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