Afriques en Lutte

Britain's Scramble For Africa : The New Colonialism

Colin Todhunter — 2016-07-15T13:43:39Z

Africa is facing a new and devastating colonial invasion driven by a determination to plunder the natural resources of Africa, especially its strategic energy and mineral resources. That's the message from a damning new report from War On Want ‘The New Colonialism : Britain'sscramble for Africa's energy and mineral resources' that highlights the role of the British government in aiding and abetting the process.
Written and researched by Mark Curtis, the report reveals the degree to which (…)

- Livres Etudes Débats / Impérialisme

For Your Own Good ! Embedding Transnational Agribusiness and GMOs into African Agriculture

Colin Todhunter — 2016-05-07T03:03:00Z

The African Centre for Biodiversity (ACB) has just released the report For your own good !, which outlines the GMO industry's expansion across Africa. The report focusses on non-commercial traditional crops, such as cassava, sorghum, sweet potato, pigeon pea, cowpea, banana and rice, which corporations are attempting to genetically modify and roll out under the guise of philanthropy.
The report reveals that a great deal of research and development is currently underway into the genetic (…)

- Livres Etudes Débats / Agriculture

Le Big Magic Circus de la Fondation Bill & Melinda Gates

Colin Todhunter — 2016-02-07T04:55:00Z

Avec 43,5 milliards de dollars d'actifs, la Fondation Bill et Melinda Gates (Fmbg) est la plus importante fondation caritative au monde. Elle distribue actuellement plus d'aides pour la santé mondiale que n'importe quel gouvernement. En conséquence, elle influence grandement les questions mondiales de santé et d'agriculture.
L'accusation est portée dans un nouveau rapport de Global Justice Now (Justice mondiale maintenant), intitulé “Gated Development [qu'on pourrait traduire par (…)

- Livres Etudes Débats / Agriculture