Land & mines
The problems of government land grabbing for the benefit of foreign farmers constitute a violation of their property rights for many farmers. Land in most countries in Africa is owned by communities and therefore must be protected in order for family farming to flourish.
The exploitation of mineral resources in almost all countries is a real eye-catcher and is most often a source of conflict between indigenous communities in mining areas. The industrial operators, for the most part multinationals, make the law in the operating zones. The public authorities seem in the eyes of the population to take a position on the side of investors. This way of seeing or doing things tramples on the rights of populations. These rights are an integral part of socio-cultural economic rights which integrate within them consumer rights. We are positioned in most countries on the mining sector in the Extractive Sector Transparency Initiative process. Our actions in this sector testify to the willingness of our members to take part in the process of transparency in the management of public affairs.