Saturday, 07 December 2024 08:42
An article published on Bilaterals (a website that is notoriously critical about free trade, especially among countries with different development levels), argues that the AfCFTA Protocol on Investment could lead to a surge in land grabbing in Africa, especially by foreign investors, if not correctly implemented by State Parties. Land grabbing is the practice by foreign companies, nations, or individuals of purchasing or leasing large portions of land in Africa for agricultural production. Land grabbing is a growing concern in Africa which raises the risk of abuses in the forced expropriation of plots occupied by poor local and indigenous peoples.
