Basarwa/San were displaced from Botswana’s Central Kalahari Game Reserve for mining and tourism.
Category: Infrastructure
Large-scale infrastructure projects constitute another mode of dispossession of indigenous lands, territories and water resources. These are typically state-led modernization projects of enormous cost and involve appropriation of territory in the name of ‘public interest’.
Fellata vs. Citadel Capital and Concord Agriculture
In Unity State, South Sudan, 105,000 hectares were leased to the Egyptian company Citadel Capital to grow maize and sorghum.Photo Credit: Tim Mckulka
Life of Batwa in Burundi
In Burundi, the Batwa make up about one percent of the population. They face discrimination, and many live in poor conditions.
The Landless Twa of Rwanda
The Twa (Batwa) are less than 1% of Rwanda’s population and face severe social and economic marginalization, including limited land access.
Olkaria Geothermal Power Stations vs. Maasai
The Kenyan government’s plan to generate clean energy interferes with Maasai lives, displacing them from their land to make way for energy stations.
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
The Turkana
The Kenyan government seeks increased energy output and exploration in forcing out Turkana communities. Photo credit: Africa|101 last tribes
LAPSSET Infrastructure in Isiolo County
Isiolo County, Kenya, is vital for many of LAPSSET’s projects because it lies in the middle of the corridor stretching from South Sudan, where oil exports originate, to the ports of Kenya. Photo credit: Julia Cumes
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
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