Communities in the Apouh à Ngog region of Edéa, Cameroon, continue to resist the violence of the Socapalm company (a subsidiary of SOCFIN) and heavily armed soldiers who seek to prevent the community from recovering a portion of their ancestral lands for food crops, after years of occupation by industrial oil palm plantations.
International and national opinion must be vigilant and keep an eye on this situation.
Therefore, we are sharing an article describing what is happening and including photos that exemplify the violence and impunity with which these companies operate.
We are vigilant; our solidarity with the Apouh à Ngog community!
Read the Mongabay article here
Communities in the Apouh à Ngog region of Edéa, Cameroon, continue to resist the violence of the Socapalm company (a subsidiary of SOCFIN) and heavily armed soldiers who seek to prevent the community from recovering a portion of their ancestral lands for food crops, after years of occupation by industrial oil palm plantations.
International and national opinion must be vigilant and keep an eye on this situation.