Such is the breadth and variety of French multinational Bolloré’s holdings that some who attended its general meeting yesterday might not have been aware it invested in oil palm. They likely are now, ...

After visits to plantations in Liberia and Cameroon, the Earthworm Foundation consultancy has confirmed many allegations against Belgian tropical plantation operator Socfin. Investigators found ...

A two-year investigation into 139 complaints lodged by communities in Africa and Asia affected by tropical plantation company Socfin has confirmed that many of the allegations are at least partly ...

Photo caption: Communities protest against Socapalm in Douala, on the day of Socfin’s 2017 AGM NGOs and solidarity organisations supporting the struggles of affected local communities assess the ...

A land dispute between residents of a Cameroonian village and a major palm oil company remains unresolved despite protests and requests for meetings with authorities, NGOs and community members say.

A landmark step toward transparency and conflict resolution in Cambodia’s long-running land disputes was marked on Thursday April 23, as mediated settlement agreements between indigenous Bunong ...

Human Rights Defenders Business and Human Rights Sierra Leone Land rights activists Human rights and environmental rights One month after violent incidents in the SOCFIN plantations in Sierra Leone ...

BOUSRA, Cambodia, April 28, 2026 /PRNewswire/ -- Socfin-KCD and Coviphama (Socfin Cambodia) today welcomed the public disclosure of the 26 agreements signed under the Cambodian Land Dispute ...

On 26 and 27 May 2020, the Socfin and Bolloré groups hold their annual general meetings. Socfin, which is 39,7% owned by Bolloré, controls 400,000 ha of oil palm and rubber tree concessions in ten ...

The chiefdom that used to be a moribund place with less economic activity has now been the hub for job seekers, not only from the district, but also from other parts of the country as Sierra Leoneans ...