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Posted February 5, 2018 by Gretchen Gordon

Strategizing for a different development in Africa

In November, over 40 representatives of human rights and environmental organizations across the continent came together in Pretoria, South Africa to examine the contours of development finance and investment in Africa today and to strategize how to advance a different type of development – one

Posted February 14, 2017 by Coalition Intern

World Bank Geothermal Project Continues to Disregard Indigenous Rights

On February 16, the World Bank Board is scheduled to review a proposed Action Plan to remedy harm caused to four Maasai villages which were resettled in 2014 to make way for the Olkaria IV geothermal development in Kenya’s Rift Valley, a project financed by the World Bank, the European Investment Ban

Posted September 29, 2016 by Gretchen Gordon

Corporate Accountability and Development in Africa

On the African continent, “development” is big business. The banks that finance roads, energy and agriculture projects have a major impact on both governments and corporate actors. As such, these development financiers can play a determinative role in deciding whether development activities