Villagers Take On Big Sugar in Landmark Malawi Real Estate Lawsuit
In a powerful stand for climate justice, villagers from Chikwawa District in southern Malawi are taking Illovo Sugar—one of Africa’s largest sugar producers—to court. At the heart of the Malawi flood real estate lawsuit is a claim that the company’s embankments worsened the impact of Cyclone Ana in 2022, diverting floodwaters into nearby communities.
The flooding...