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Abstract: Mato Grosso do Sul is in flames. Kaiowa Guarani Indians have announced in a statement its imminent demise. The reason is a Regional Federal Court judgment that mandating that 30 families leave their territories. The situation has become more serious due to threats by the landowners, and incursions of […]

The arid nation of Namibia has a newly discovered aquifer called Ohangwena II, that spans its northeast region, which flows under the boundary between Angola and Namibia. The country is considered one of the driest in Sub-Sahara Africa, as it is largely covered by the Namib Desert. This is especially […]

“There’s no telling, this might just be the case with any ‘New Cities’ we plan. We’re just unfit; it isn’t cynicism, it’s the nature of the beast.”

Land acquisitions in Africa have often been portrayed as a development opportunity or as land grabbing. Here is an aggregated page that displays tweets before, during and after a heated debate on whether land grabs are good for Africa, broadcast live by the BBC World Service from Sierra Leone. Read […]

Ethiopia is Africa’s biggest aid recipient, and one of Africa’s most food-insecure nations. Simultaneously, Ethiopia is one of most militarized nations on the continent, with a history of both internal and external uses of force. More recently, the forcible resettlement of semi-nomadic groups in the western Gambella region has troubling […]