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Land tenure issues, closely linked to natural resources, represent a major challenge for economic and social development in Guinea. However, various factors contribute to weakening community land access in urban and rural areas. In particular, existing land policies and regulations, which are outdated, poorly harmonized and unenforced, do not adequately protect the land rights of local populations. A lack of transparency and weak resource governance by the Guinean state compound these legal shortcomings.
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Land Area
24,572,000 ha
GDP/Capita
2,640.3 USD
Total population
13,531,900
Urban population
36.1 %
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Women owning land
5.5 %
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11 October 2021
Guinea’s September coup sent shock waves through West Africa and the global commodities markets. Guinea is the world’s second largest producer of bauxite, the ore needed to produce aluminum, and has rich iron ore, gold, and diamond reserves.
The coup raises three fundamental questions about the…
11 March 2019
Complaint Linked to World Bank Loan Alleges Land Seizures, Damage to Water Sources
Last week, 13 rural communities in Guinea made public a complaint against the World Bank’s private lending arm over a loan to one of country’s largest bauxite miners, alleging its operations have destroyed…
29 October 2018
Efforts to Improve Oversight of Mining Need to Benefit Affected Communities
Earlier this month, looking out over the vast swathes of barren red land that make up a fast-growing bauxite mine, I witnessed first-hand the rapid growth of Guinea’s bauxite mining boom. Bauxite from Guinea is used to…
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It is interesting to note that in Kpelle society in the southern part of Guinea Forestière, the husband sometimes moves into his wife's family. When the wife has not joined her husband's lineage, the grandfather or maternal uncle transfers the land rights of the lineage to the children born of these unions
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16 May 2023
La terre est une ressource limitée, et son accès est essentiel pour les moyens de subsistance des individus et des communautés. Pour que l'accès à la terre soit sûr et équitable pour tous, les Nations unies ont fixé l'objectif de développement durable (ODD) 1.4.2, qui mesure la sécurité de…
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