Quotes

 ‘The Bippa (bilateral investment promotion and protection agreements) process is about resolving outstanding legal obligations relating to investments protected under bilateral agreements. It should not be mistaken for a return to the pre-land reform era.’ 

Anxious Masuka, Zimbabwe’s Agriculture Minister, in Parliament, explaining the return of some seized farms 

 

‘We inherited a broken-down country… the economy was declining.' 

Zambian President Hakainde Hichilema, commenting on the country’s economic woes ahead of the election vote

  

‘We agree the tree must be protected because that is the source of our livelihood, but we have critical situations where a farmer may have to cut down a diseased farm and plant another crop that will bring him or her income.’ 

Moses Asiedu, administrator of the Ghana Co-operative Cocoa Farmers and Marketing Association Limited, which is pushing against the country’s new cocoa laws