29 November 2021
Madagascar: strong concerns around the new land law
At its last meeting on 10 November, the Committee's experts exchanged views on recent legislative developments in Madagascar and expressed their concerns regarding the likely adoption of Law 2021-06. This calls into question the recognition of
26 November 2021
M. le coordonnateur, le lancement de la mise en œuvre de la politique foncière au Niger et de son plan d’actions 2021-2025 a eu lieu, il y a quelques jours à Niamey. Quelle est l’importance de cette étape dans le processus de la politique foncière rurale au Niger ?
25 November 2021
The Netherlands Enterprise & Development Agency (RVO) is pleased to announce its collaboration with the Embassy of the Kingdom of the Netherlands (EKN) in N’Djamena, Kadaster International, Oxfam Chad and Oxfam Intermon for the implementation of a LAND-at-scale project in Chad “Land Reform
11 November 2021
Le ministre de l’Équipement, M. Hamadou Adamou Souley a présidé le 9 novembre 2021 à Niamey, la cérémonie de lancement de la mise en œuvre de la Politique Foncière Rurale au Niger et de son plan d’actions 2021-2025. Plusieurs acteurs impliqués dans l’élaboration de cette Politique et la mise en
26 October 2021
DILI, 26 october 2021 (TATOLI) – The Ministry of Planning and Territory (MoPT) sensitized urban planning law (Law No.6/2017) to community leaders and relevant entities of the Dili municipality.
Urban planning is the art of giving shape, design, and structure to cities and towns. It involves
20 October 2021
FAO is providing support to the Government of Lao People's Democratic Republic in the crafting of relevant sub-legislations under the 2019 Land Law. This process is led by the Department of Land of the Ministry of Natural Resources and Environment. FAO's support will ensure the mainstreaming of the
8 September 2021
Activist Okiya Omtatah has moved to court to challenge a section of the law that limits the period within which victims of historical land injustices can make compensation claims.
Mr Omtatah argues it is not practically possible that the National Land Commission (NLC) will have addressed the
12 August 2021
NMB Bank Plc has unveiled a partnership with the government to launch a new micro- loan facility,
designed to help their clients survey and register their land to secure title deeds
The plot loan is the first of its kind in the market and will enable people to get their land plots surveyed and
12 August 2021
Dozens of lives have been lost and several investment projects delayed as land disputes rear an ugly head in Lango Sub-region, Daily Monitor has learnt.
Police tallied at least 92 murder cases from North Kyoga region (Lango) between January and May. The vast bulk of the murders were occasioned by
11 August 2021
Supreme Court judges have thwarted an attempt to escalate to the apex court a land inheritance row among the children of a senior colonial government’s chief.
The five-judge bench presided by Chief Justice Martha Koome dismissed a request by George Kang’ethe Waruhiu to extend time to challenge
4 July 2021
Land is the most important asset in most parts of the world that people can own, including Uganda. In Buganda, land is the way of life as the kingdom’s cultural aspirations are based on land, hence titles like Ssaabataka for a prince who is going to become the Kabaka. Clan heads and elders in
29 June 2021
Whenever the word ‘lease’ is mentioned, three things must come to mind; periodic holding, terms and conditions, and reversionary interests. These features are indispensable to this tenure system because by definition, it is the form of land holding that affords exclusive ownership to be granted by