Conflict between the two ethnic groups in Libya has caused mass displacement in the southwestern town of Ubari.
Author: Hawine Eticha
Basarwa vs. Moremi Game Reserve
Basarwa people in Botswana face loss of land and livelihood due to the development of the large game reserve in the Okavango Delta.
Chad-Cameroon Oil Pipeline vs. Bakola/Bagyeli
The large extraction project poses negative social, environmental, and health impacts on indigenous peoples in Cameroon.
Mbororo vs. Civil Strife
An ongoing civil war between Anglophone Cameroonians and the Francophone government has led to increasing ethnic tensions and strife that has consequently contributed to the displacement and loss of livelihood of pastoralist Mbororo.
Taoudeni Basin Oil Mining vs. Kel Tamasheq (Tuareg)
Local Kel Tamasheq are pushing back against international oil companies’ exploration of the basin.
Kel Tamasheq (Tuareg) in Mali
Kel Tamasheq (Tuareg) are pastoralists living in the Sahara Desert across North Africa. They have extensive indigenous knowledge allowing them to survive in one of Earth’s most formidable climates. However, they face challenges with the Malian government, which does not recognize their indigenous rights. Photo Credit: Vientodelsur
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