A Decade of Struggle to Reclaim Land from Foreign Agribusinesses in Senegal, ft. Ardo Sow

As US-based holding company African Agriculture Inc. (AAGR) has filed an initial public offering to fund a large-scale agribusiness project in the northern region of Saint-Louis in Senegal, local communities are demanding the company return their land stolen over a decade ago.

Today's episode features an interview with Ardo Sow from the Collectif pour la Défense du Ndiaël, who have been steadfastly campaigning for the return of their ancestral land since 2012. 

Learn more: https://www.oaklandinstitute.org/communities-senegal-demand-return-land-aagr-senhuile

https://www.oaklandinstitute.org/company/senhuile

https://grain.org/article/entries/4815-who-is-behind-senhuile-senethanol

 

Music credit: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=S25uEldJffU