ACT NOW: US Aid to Ethiopia Supports Forced Relocations for Land Grabs

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– February 11, 2012Posted in: CURRENT ISSUES, Land-Grabbing, Media

Sign the petition to President Barack Obama and USAID Administrator Dr. Rajiv Shah today

Ethiopia is forcibly relocating 70,000 people from Gambella to make land available for foreign investment in agriculture–aggravating current hunger while laying the groundwork for future famine in Ethiopia, as people are losing their livelihoods and being moved to areas where they cannot readily feed themselves.

From Oakland Institute (http://www.oaklandinstitute.org/)

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Robert Willis

Posted February 11, 2012 at 6:06 PM

Very interesting video and insight into land grabbing in Ethiopia, if only it had sound.

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