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China in Africa: Power, Corruption and Property Loss Among Poor Namibians http://kanhemaphoto.com/2012/01/15/china-in-africa/ http://kanhemaphoto.com/2012/01/15/china-in-africa/#comments Sun, 15 Jan 2012 21:15:56 +0000 Kanhema Photography http://kanhemaphoto.com/?p=988


A Chinese mall in Oshikango, a bordertown on Namibia's northern frontier with Angola. Photo © Tawanda Kanhema One of the families that face eviction as Chinese investors acquire land in Oshikango, on Namibia's border with Angola. Photo © Tawanda Kanhema A Chinese business district in the bordertown of Oshikango, on Namibia's border with Angola. Locals protest against the loss of communal land to Chinese businesses in often fraudulent deals with the town council. Photo © Tawanda Kanhema One of the families that face eviction as Chinese investors acquire land in Oshikango, on Namibia's border with Angola. Photo © Tawanda Kanhema Race for Raw Materials - Source - FastCompany.

Rural communities in Namibia are fighting to defend their communal land from wealthy new Chinese investors, who are buying up communal land by the hectare, often through fraudulent deals with the city councils. Photos © Tawanda Kanhema.

Race for Raw Materials - Source - FastCompany.
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