Campaign group accuses Liberia palm oil firm of exploiting Ebola crisis

23 July 2015

DAKAR, July 23 (Reuters) — Anti-corruption campaign group Global Witness on Thursday accused palm oil company Golden Veroleum of taking advantage of the Ebola epidemic in Liberia to double the size of its plantation.

Golden Veroleum, controlled by Singapore-listed Golden Agri-Resources, signed a deal with Liberia in 2010 to develop a 220,000 hectare plantation. However, the company also has to reach agreement with local communities that have customary titles over the land.

The company denied any wrongdoing.

The Global Witness report published on Thursday alleged that Golden Veroleum exploited the crisis caused by the West Africa Ebola epidemic — which has so far killed more than 4,800 Liberians — to press poorly informed communities into signing away land at a time when local non-governmental organisations were not present on the ground to advise them.

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