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Corruption and Politics of Land Administration, Housing Provision and Homelessness among the Urban Poor in Abuja

Vol 3, No 1: January 2020, Special Issue 1 on Land Policy in Africa

Peer-reviewed publication
January, 2020
Nigeria
Land & Corruption
land administration
corruption
ABSTRACTRapid urbanization has continued to occur in many post independent capital cities in Africa with serious competition for land and housing among urban dwellers thereby posing challenges to governments. Consequently, this paper examines how corruption and politics have constituted hindrances to efficient land administration and housing provision as homelessness among the urban poor is on the increase as against the provisions of the Abuja Master Plan (AMP). The locale of this study is the Federal Capital Territory (FCT), Abuja.
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Corruption in the Post-1991 Urban Land Governance of Ethiopia: Tracing Major Drivers in the Law

Vol 4, No 1: January 2021

Peer-reviewed publication
January, 2021
Ethiopia
Land & Corruption
Urban Tenure
land governance
corruption
urban land
land
Rapid urban population growth and spatial expansion of urban centers have brought unprecedented demand for land in developing countries such as Ethiopia. The dramatic shifts in urban land tenure from Feudal System (pre-1974) to Socialist Land Policy (1974- 1991) and to the current system (post-1991) have left the urban populations uncertain about their property rights. The historical context coupled with the complex legal and institutional structure and the absence of proper records of rights and restrictions have invigorated corruption in the land sector.
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FORCEFUL EVICTIONS: AN INTERSECTION BETWEEN CORRUPTION, LAND AND HUMAN RIGHTS

Vol 1, No 2: September 2018, Special Issue on Youth and Land Governance

Peer-reviewed publication
September, 2018
Africa
Indigenous & Community Land Rights
Land & Corruption
corruption
land rights
eviction
Forced evictions violate a number of internationally and nationally recognized human rights. However, it directly translates to a denial of the right to adequate housing which forms the very foundational basis for the realization of other rights. In the long run, it affects people’s social and economic livelihoods. However, forced evictions remain a practice that is majorly carried out in urban centers in Kenya.
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Innovative Customary Land Governance in Zambia: Experiences, Lessons Learned and Emerging Impacts

Vol 3, No 1: March 2020, Special Issue 2 on Land Policy in Africa

Peer-reviewed publication
March, 2020
Zambia
Indigenous & Community Land Rights
Land & Corruption
Land & Gender
land governance
corruption
sustainable development
land rights
tenure security
women
In Zambia, security of tenure for communities residing under customary land tenure settings has in recent years increasingly come under threat owing to the pressures of high rate of urbanization, speculation, subdivision and conversion to state land, which effectively excludes marginal populations from accessing resources for their land. While customary land is a major resource for most Zambians, the inadequacy or total lack of documentation leads to tenure insecurity, making people susceptible to forced displacements, and frequent land disputes.
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Land Corruption, Gender and Rural Land Governance in Zimbabwe

Vol 4, No 1: January 2021

Peer-reviewed publication
January, 2021
Zimbabwe
Land & Corruption
land governance
corruption
land reform
Existing land governance system in Zimbabwe subjects vulnerable groups such as women to ‘land corruption’, which entrenches the already existing gendered land inequalities. This study used secondary data and found that Zimbabwe has witnessed various forms of corruption in general and land corruption, in particular, despite the country having the requisite policy, legal and institutional frameworks as well as other mechanisms to curb the scourge of corruption.
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Mitigating Land Corruption through Computerisation of Statutory Land Governance Activities: Evidence from DRC, Tanzania and Zambia

Vol 3, No 3: September 2020

Peer-reviewed publication
September, 2020
Tanzania, Zambia, Democratic Republic of the Congo
Land & Corruption
land governance
corruption
activities
This study was on mitigating land corruption through computerisation of land governance activities that include land use planning, cadastral surveying, servicing of land, land allocation, land registration and titling and land development. Using evidence from Lubumbashi (Democratic Republic of the Congo), Dar es Salaam (Tanzania) and Kitwe (Zambia), the study used both primary and secondary data to conclude that despite computerisation of land governance activities in Tanzania and Zambia, corruption still persists.
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Money, power and the complexities of urban land corruption in Zimbabwe

Vol 3: Special Issue 3, 2020

Peer-reviewed publication
November, 2020
Zimbabwe
Land & Corruption
Urban Tenure
corruption
urbanization
urban land
land
ABSTRACT Urban land in Zimbabwe is a lucrative economic and thus political asset. Increased demand for urban land across the country has been driven by multiple factors including high rates of urbanization, increased rural-urban migration, urban population growth and serious challenges in housing provision post-independence. This paper uses desk research to map out the actors and contestations over land.
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Non-Technical Pathways as Complements to Reducing Corruption in Land Governance Institutions in Africa

Vol 3, No 2: May 2020

Peer-reviewed publication
May, 2020
Central African Republic
Land & Corruption
land governance
corruption
This paper underscores that corruption remains of key concern to land governance institutions in Africa, escalates costs of doing business and therefore undermines investments. Where widespread, land related corruption can grossly undermine tenure security, that it can cause deep discontent and foment social and political insecurity. It therefore needs appropriate responses.Many land governance institutions are in the process of establishing initiatives to respond to corruption.
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Opérations d’urbanisme et corruption dans le District de Bamako : cas des opérations de lotissement dans la commune VI

Vol 3, No 1: March 2020, Special Issue 2 on Land Policy in Africa

Peer-reviewed publication
March, 2020
Mali
Land & Corruption
Urban Tenure
corruption
urbanization
land
Notre article porte sur les pratiques de corruption liées aux opérations de lotissement dans le District de Bamako, plus précisément dans la commune VI. Notre démarche a consisté dans un premier temps, à faire une analyse des textes législatifs sur le foncier au Mali, dans un deuxième temps, à réaliser des enquêtes de terrain auprès des acteurs impliqués dans une opération de lotissement.
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Public-Private Partnership in Land Administration: A pathway for minimising corruption in land sector to individual land acquirers in Bujumbura

Vol 3, No 1: January 2020, Special Issue 1 on Land Policy in Africa

Peer-reviewed publication
January, 2020
Burundi
Land & Corruption
land administration
corruption
The concept of Private-Public Partnership was used to provide infrastructure in developed countries for long time and the arrangement was applied by other countries due to its effectiveness and efficiency. This paper tried to explore how Private-Public Partnership is useful in minimising corruption cases in land administration for the case of Bujumbura City. A mixed research approach has been used to collect primary and secondary data. The findings are based on desk review and key informants’ information selected purposively.