The African Commission ruled in 2010 that the eviction of the Endorois is a violation of their rights. Photo credit: Minority Rights Group
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Crocodile Jaw Dam
A proposed dam on the border of Laikipia and Isiolo counties puts herders at even greater risk of drought and loss of livestock. Photo Credit: Wikimedia Commons
Archer’s Post and Dol Dol
Kenyan and British Army training in Samburu. Since the end of World War Two, the Kenyan government has allowed British Military training in the region.
Baka of Gabon vs. Conservation and Development
There are many indigenous hunter-gatherer-farmer people known as Baka living in Gabon today. They face challenges to their lifestyle due to government-sponsored development and conservation efforts, as well as marginalization from other peoples. Image Credit: Gulf News
Amazigh vs. Tamalout Dam
In the Midelt region of Morocco, the construction of the Tamalout Dam threatens to flood a nearby Amazigh village called Tizinzou. This would displace the villagers and pose other harms to the environment. Photo Credit: Nadir Bouhmouch
Guiche L’Oudaya vs. Real Estate Development
Guiche people in Oudaya, a town close to Rabat, suffer continual eviction from their land by the Moroccan government for residential development. Photo Credit: Landless Moroccans Documentary
Amazigh vs. Noor Ouarzazate Solar Plant
In a case of green grabbing, the royal family and state of Morocco leased land for a solar plant project in Ouarzazate, in turn harming local communities by taking away pasture land. Image Credit: CNN
Imider Silver Mine vs. Amazigh
Amazigh in Imider, Morocco have faced alarming depletion and contamination of their groundwater resources because of a large silver mine. Photo from Al Jazeera
Himba vs. Hydroelectric Dam Proposals in Kunene Region
The OvaHimba [Himba] have held onto their traditional pastoralist lifestyle to this day despite many droughts, wars, and land grab attempts. They face new challenges as the government seeks to build dams on the Kunene River. Photo Credit: Hans Hillewaert
Indigenous Land Rights Efforts in Namibia
Today, indigenous groups in Namibia struggle for recognition and formal collective land rights of their respective ancestral territories. They are facing government land reform efforts in the name of development and conservation. Photo credit: Maryknoll