By: Jos Garneo Cephas

Date: August 26th 2016

Source: AllAfrica.com / Front Page Africa

Monrovia — Land governance and administration experts are engaging citizens through regional workshops on land governance issues, including accelerated action on the passage into law of the Liberia Land Authority Bill.

Date: August 27th 2016
Source: FarmersUK

The Scottish farming sector is urging legislators to continue to consult with farmers and crofters as the Land Reform Act continues to take shape.

Farming union NFU Scotland wants a "functioning, healthy and vibrant" tenanted sector to be delivered.

By: Frederic Musisi

Date: August 25th 2016

Source: AllAfrica.com  / The Monitor

Kampala — The new proposed amendments to the Land law that seeks to provide for compulsory acquisition of land for government development projects such as roads and other infrastructure have sparked outrage, with sections of Ugandans now accusing the government of trying to grab their land.

By: Helen Davidson

Date: August 24th 2016

Source: The Guardian

Federal court decision over extinguishment of title in Timber Creek in Northern Territory could leave Australian governments liable for future claims

By: Denise Dennis 

Date: August 24th 2016

Source: Jamaican Information Service

The Government is finalising a draft Bill to amend legislation governing land registration and ownership.

Prime Minister, the Most Hon. Andrew Holness, said amendments will be made to the Registration of Titles, Cadastral Mapping and Tenure Clarification (Special Provisions) Act, to reflect a more culturally relevant legislation.

Tiempo Muerto, or “The Dead Season,” visits sugar plantations across the Philippines, when many farmers struggle with hunger and deprivation because there’s no work during this off-milling period of the year. The season can be so brutal on farmers that more than a quarter of a million people—a whopping 385,000 sugar workers, known as “sakada”—are affected on Negros Island alone.

By: Bongani Mthethwa
Date: August 21st 2016
Source: Sowetan Live

One of the first pilot projects that will see workers and farm owners become co-owners of a farming enterprise as part of government’s 50/50 land policy was officially launched in KwaZulu-Natal on Saturday.

The pilot project‚ which was unveiled at the Westcliffe Farm near Greytown outside Pietermaritzburg‚ was to have been officially launched by President Jacob Zuma.

By: Rina Chandran

Date: August 18th 2016

Source: Thomson Reuters Foundation

MUMBAI (Thomson Reuters Foundation) - Conflicts over land in India will only increase as its economy grows quickly, and the most effective way to prevent them is to ensure land laws are simpler and more transparent, a leading campaigner said.

By: Simone D'Antonio

Date: August 17th 2016

Source: Citiscope

As the Habitat III negotiations begin to wind up, discussion builds on how to monitor progress on the new vision in coming decades.

By: Juliana Nnoko-Mewanu

Date: August 17th 2016

Source: Human Rights Watch

Enact Proposed Law to Protect Rural Communities

By: BellaNaija.com
Date: August 15th 2016
Source: Bella Naija

Lagos State Governor, Akinwunmi Ambode on Monday signed the Lagos State Properties Protection Law and the Lagos State Neighbourhood Safety Corps Law aimed at curbing the menace of land grabbing, and boosting the security of lives and property in all the Local Government Areas and Local Council Development Areas of the State respectively.

By: Filbert Rweyemamu

Date: August 14th 2016

Source: AllAfrica.com / The Citizen

Arusha — Women from marginalized communities in Africa will climb Mt. Kilimanjaro in order to raise awareness about land rights this October.

Programme manager of the Tanzania Gender Network Programme (TGNP) Grace Kisetu, said : "Land and its resources account for 10 per cent of Gross Domestic Product (GDP) for many African countries.