Africa: Who Really Benefits From 'Development' in Indigenous Peoples' Land?

3 February 2014
ThinkAfricaPress

The indigenous rights NGO Survival International has just released an amusing but tragic animation, narrated by British comedian David Mitchell, asking 'Who Really Benefits?' when governments and corporations try to give indigenous peoples 'a modern life' and aid with their 'development'.

Also see below the video for some of our previous articles on tensions between development, community and rights, from the troubles faced by the Ogiek in Kenya to the Basarwa in Botswana to the Mbororo-Fulani in Cameroon.

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