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Target region |
Nature of deal |
Status of deal |
Date announced /signed |
Consequences for people |
Source of information |
| Région | Objet du contrat | Statut du contrat |
Date annoncée /signature |
Conséquences pour les habitants | source des informations |
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Burkina Faso Comoé, Kompienga, Mouhoun |
20 500 Ha Jatropha |
Pilot project of electricity |
2009 |
Jatropha is an invasive and poisonous plant. No different crop allowed during 10 years after jatropha culture Productivity of Jatropha requires huge amounts of water, a resource that is already in short supply in this region. |
http://www.biofuel-africa.org/downloads/6_table_ronde_total-et-biofuels-en-afrique.pdf
http://beta.technologyreview.com/energy/22766/?nlid=2088
http://www.worldagroforestry.org/downloads/publications/PDFS/B16599.PDF |
The November 2011 edition of AEFJN's Forum for Action is now online. It contains articles on the ethical responsibility of the Church on the climate issue, on the clean up of the Ogoniland oil spills, which will take decades, on the spread of Libyan arms in the Sahel, on the production of medicines in Africa and on the EU's attempt to force African countries to sign EPAs.
The national election campaign officially started the 28th October in the Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC), exactly one month ahead of historic presidential and legislative elections, scheduled for November 28 2011. 41 humanitarian and human rights organizations, among them AEFJN, have expressed concern about the high political tension and deteriorating security situation. They have called upon all Congolese and international actors involved to take urgent measures to prevent electoral violence, better protect civilians and ensure credible, free and fair elections.