
Convergence Globale des Luttes pour la Terre et l’Eau – Afrique de l’Ouest («The Convergence») / Convergencia Global de las Luchas por la Tierra y el Agua-África Occidental
Un pequeño pueblo rural de Malí se llena de cánticos atronadores. Coloridas manifestaciones llegan desde Senegal y Burkina Faso para unirse a las organizaciones locales con el fin de presionar a la clase política en materia de leyes de semillas. La ciudadanía lo sabe: ha llegado la Caravana. La convergencia de las luchas por la tierra y el agua en África Occidental ha desencadenado la solidaridad de toda la región para hacer frente a los grandes intereses de las empresas agrícolas y a las potencias neocoloniales, así como para construir un futuro mejor.
En África Occidental, los movimientos en favor de la soberanía alimentaria han visto recientemente cómo su labor se aislaba de la de los demás, lo que podría reducir su influencia. Convergence Globale des Luttes pour la Terre et l’Eau – Afrique de l’Ouest, o Convergencia Global de las Luchas por la Tierra y el Agua – África Occidental, trabaja para detener el acaparamiento de tierra y agua, así como para luchar contra el poder empresarial en el Sahel mediante la unión de los movimientos.
Es bien conocido que la Convergencia lo hace a través de caravanas que viajan por África Occidental durante varias semanas seguidas. Dichas caravanas visitan y reúnen a un amplio abanico de partes implicadas en la lucha por la tierra, el agua y las semillas, desde granjas hasta las esferas de toma de decisiones urbanas. Quienes participan se reúnen con el funcionariado del Gobierno y expresan sus necesidades, además de colaborar con otras personas de otras localidades implicadas en las mismas luchas. Al margen de las caravanas, la Convergencia también apoya a sus catorce países miembros en la lucha por la autonomía nacional en los procesos de toma de decisiones.
La única forma de enfrentarse con eficacia al dominio neocolonial y empresarial es de forma holística. La tierra, el agua y las semillas no pueden abordarse por separado, por lo que muchos sectores ejercen funciones diferentes para su protección. A través de la unidad y la participación que fomenta, la Convergencia se perfila como un motor imprescindible en el Sahel (la región del norte del África subsahariana) para avanzar en el derecho a la tierra y el agua.
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