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Copperbelt Masaiti |
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| What is affected |
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| Type of violation |
Forced eviction Dispossession/confiscation |
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| Date | 01 January 2011 | ||||||||||
| Region | AFA [ Africa anglophone ] | ||||||||||
| Country | Zambia | ||||||||||
| Location | Masaiti | ||||||||||
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| Details |
Foreign Farmers Undermine Food Security in Zambia.docx |
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| Brief narrative |
In Masaiti district, in the mineral-rich Copperbelt Province, over 2,000 farmers were allegedly evicted from their land in 2011 following the acquisition of over 200 hectares by a Nigerian cement manufacturer. They were later paid 250 dollars per hectare as compensation. The terms of this compensation and agreement by the community is unclear | ||||||||||
| Costs | € 0 | ||||||||||
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