Land Conflicts News Today

The politics of ethnicity laid the groundwork for Mungiki.

Though banned, Mungiki is constantly in the news as a tool or target of big political players.

BRASILIA (Reuters) -Brazil's Congress on Thursday overturned a presidential veto that had struck down the core of a bill to limit Indigenous land claims, setting up a likely clash at the Supreme Court. Indigenous groups had supported President Luiz Inacio Lula da Silva's veto, while the bill had the backing of the powerful farm lobby. In a joint session of both chambers, lawmakers voted overwhelmingly to annul Lula's veto of a policy limiting claims to ancestral lands where Indi...

BRASILIA (Reuters) -Brazilian President Luiz Inacio Lula da Silva has vetoed the core parts of a bill backed by the country's powerful farm lobby that would have limited claims to ancestral lands where Indigenous people have lived by 1988. "The president vetoed everything that was unconstitutional and not consistent with our Indigenous peoples policy," his Institutional Relations Minister Alexandre Padilha announced. The government will retain some parts of the bill in keeping wit...

The 13 Indigenous People killings in Marilog have diverse causes beyond land conflicts, says the National Commission on Indigenous Peoples. The NCIP is working closely with concerned agencies, including the army, tribal communities, and the Local Government Unit, to resolve these cases.

In 41% of the cases, communities allege that authorities or project proponents did not follow proper procedures for the takeover of land

Patronage politics, a history of violent conflict and high-stakes elections increase the risks of poll violence in Kenya.

Under certain conditions, climate can amplify security risks, with implications for lasting peace.

In the past years, the Sebigoro landing site in Kikuube has been one of the many points of entry for illegal immigrants from the DRC.

OPM strategizing to ably whip public servants, business May 11, 2021 [Sponsored article]  After assessing itself as having achieved 95 per cent of its respective targets in the NRM Manifesto 2016-2021, the Office of the Prime Minister looks ahead to restructuring itself for purposes of scoring even greater heights. Moses Kizige, the state minister for Karamoja Affairs, said this while presenting the report on the implementation of the NRM Manifesto ...