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Amnesty International: Egyptian families at risk of forced evictions over road project
Without prior notice, bulldozers arrived to demolish the homes in Zerzara slums in Port Said on Tuesday, 4 May 2010, leaving fifteen families homeless and another 200 at risk.

Endorois Win Landmark Land Judgement Against Kenyan Government
The African Union has condemned the expulsion of the Endorois people from their land in Kenya, and has found the Kenyan government guilty of violating the rights of the country's indigenous Endorois community, by evicting them from their lands to make way for a wildlife reserve.

OHCHR reports on Kampala Declaration
November 7th, 2009
A Special Summit was held in Uganda on 23 October to sign the African Union Convention for the Protection and Assistance of Internally Displaced Persons in Africa.

Forced evictions a pandemic in Africa
October 21st, 2009
From Nigeria to Kenya, Angola to Zimbabwe, thousands of people are being forcibly displaced from their homes. Amnesty International presents "Forced Evictions in Africa Series"

UNHCR News: African Union hosts special summit on the forcibly displaced
From October 19-23, 2009, the Ugandan capital of Kampala will host an historic gathering of African leaders dedicated to the issue of forcibly displaced people. Heads of state and government from across the continent are expected to attend the meeting, which will develop a plan of action.

Mail & Guardian: Violent mass evictions in Angola's capital, Luanda
Urban redevelopment schemes in Luanda are driving illegal eviction of thousands of city's most vulnerable residents

Congo Rapes, Violence Linked To Multinational Companies: Rights Group
Murders, rapes and major internal displacement in the Democratic Republic of Congo have been linked to a number of multinational companies in a report released today by the international advocacy group Global Witness.

Inter Press Service News Agency: Fears over Kenya's new land deal
Activists say as many as 150,000 people in the Tana River delta could be displaced by a land-lease deal.

This Day: Maroko Evictees Take Case to African Commission
In a bid to ensure compensation over the demolition of their houses 19 years ago, residents of Maroko, a Lagos suburb, have taken their case to the African Commission on Human and Peoples' Rights.

Uganda dam slammed by World Bank appeals body
December 4th, 2008
An article released by civil society groups including NAPE, International Rivers and Bank Information Center, highlights findings of a World Bank Inspection Panel Report which contests the benefits of the Bujagali Dam.

Minister puts license to mine at Xolobeni on hold
A project to mine titanium in the Xolobeni region of Eastern Cape, which would displace traditional peoples from their land, has been stopped in its tracks by Minerals and Energy Minister Buyelwa Sonjica.

Chinese-engineered Sudanese Dam Floods Villages - Farmers
July 29th, 2008
Villagers complained Tuesday that a massive Chinese-engineered hydropower dam under construction in Sudan had deliberately flooded seven small villages and left 200 families homeless.

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