Countries

Browse by country to learn more about cases in a specific region.

Algeria

Amazigh vs. Violations in Algeria

Angola

San in Angola

Botswana

Burundi

Life of Batwa in Burundi

Cameroon

Central African Republic

Mbenga vs. Development in the Dzanga-Sangha Forest

Djibouti

Afar in Djibouti

Democratic Republic of the Congo

Eritrea

Ethiopia

Gabon

Baka of Gabon vs. Conservation and Development

Kenya

Kenyan Pastoralists vs. Northern Rangelands TrustApril 15, 2024
Mau Forest Evictions of MaasaiApril 15, 2022
Maasai against Kedong Ranch Ltd. in KenyaJanuary 27, 2022
Olkaria Geothermal Power Stations vs. MaasaiMay 7, 2021
Maasai vs. Maasai Mara National ReserveOctober 5, 2020
The TurkanaOctober 5, 2020
The SengwerOctober 5, 2020
The OgiekOctober 5, 2020
LAPSSET Infrastructure in Isiolo CountyOctober 5, 2020
Northern Rangeland Trust in LaikipiaOctober 5, 2020
Samburu Evictions in LaikipiaOctober 5, 2020
The EndoroisOctober 5, 2020
Crocodile Jaw DamOctober 5, 2020
Archer’s Post and Dol DolOctober 5, 2020

Mali

Wagner Abuses Against Fulani and Kel Tamasheq (Tuareg) CommunitiesSeptember 4, 2024
Bellah in MaliMay 24, 2022
Taoudeni Basin Oil Mining vs. Kel Tamasheq (Tuareg)May 31, 2021
Kel Tamasheq (Tuareg) in MaliOctober 5, 2020

Morocco

Language Rights of Amazigh People vs. Government of MoroccoOctober 6, 2023
Amazigh vs. Tamalout DamOctober 5, 2020
Guiche L’Oudaya vs. Real Estate DevelopmentOctober 5, 2020
Amazigh vs. Noor Ouarzazate Solar PlantOctober 5, 2020
Imider Silver Mine vs. AmazighOctober 5, 2020
Rif vs. Jerada MiningSeptember 25, 2020

Namibia

San vs ReconAfricaAugust 25, 2021
Himba vs. Hydroelectric Dam Proposals in Kunene RegionOctober 5, 2020
Indigenous Land Rights Efforts in NamibiaOctober 5, 2020

Niger

Disappearance of Lake ChadApril 15, 2024
Wodaabe vs. NigerOctober 5, 2020
Kel Tamasheq (Tuareg) vs. Mining in NigerOctober 5, 2020

Nigeria

Disappearance of Lake ChadApril 15, 2024
Ogoni vs. ShellOctober 4, 2020
Fulani Herders vs. FarmersOctober 4, 2020

Republic of Congo

Baka Communities Face Eviction in the Congo Basin

Rwanda

The Landless Twa of Rwanda

Senegal

Bassari People in Senegal

South Sudan

Indigenous Peoples vs. Al Ain WildlifeOctober 4, 2020
Fellata vs. Citadel Capital and Concord AgricultureOctober 4, 2020
Pojulu vs. Nile Trading & DevelopmentOctober 4, 2020

Tanzania

East African Crude Oil PipelineDecember 7, 2023
Kilosa and MvomeroFebruary 10, 2023
Hadzabe Facing ExtinctionJuly 1, 2021
HanangOctober 4, 2020
KilomberoOctober 4, 2020
Makao Wildlife Management Area (WMA) in Meatu DistrictOctober 4, 2020
MbaraliOctober 4, 2020
MkomaziOctober 3, 2020
MorogoroOctober 3, 2020
Pastoralists vs. SAGCOT in TanzaniaOctober 3, 2020
RufijiOctober 3, 2020
Vilima Vitatu VillageOctober 3, 2020
Maasai vs. Thomson Safaris in LoliondoOctober 3, 2020
Maasai vs. Otterlo in LoliondoOctober 3, 2020
Maasai vs. Ngorongoro Conservation AreaOctober 3, 2020
BagamoyoOctober 3, 2020
KitetoOctober 3, 2020

Uganda

East African Crude Oil PipelineDecember 7, 2023
Maragoli vs. Agribusiness and the Republic of UgandaMarch 11, 2022
Bagungu vs. Murchison Falls National ParkOctober 11, 2020
Bamba and Bakonjo Peoples in Mt. Rwenzori National ParkOctober 3, 2020
Basongora & Bakonjo vs. Queen Elizabeth National ParkOctober 3, 2020
Batwa vs. Land Grabbing in UgandaOctober 3, 2020
The BenetOctober 3, 2020
Ik vs. Kidepo Valley National ParkOctober 3, 2020
Karamojong vs. Land GrabbingOctober 3, 2020

The University of Michigan has its origins in land coercively purchased by the United States Federal Government from the Anishinaabeg (including Odawa, Ojibwe, and Potawatomi) and Wyandot nations. While this project documents ongoing cases of land expropriation and dispossession outside of the United States, we are also based in a university that stands, like almost all property in the United States, on lands obtained from indigenous peoples, generally through violence, intimidation, and dishonesty. Knowing and acknowledging where we live and work does not change this, but a thorough understanding of the ongoing consequences of these histories must shape our research, teaching, and outreach to create a future that supports human flourishing and justice for all individuals.