Ugandan authorities have closed the kindergarten, saying that Migingo Island did not belong to Kenya. The row over the one-acre island has simmered since 2004, when Ugandan forces ... Read more »
Over 700 000 written submissions regarding land expropriation without compensation have been submitted to the Joint Constitutional Review Committee. This comes as public hearings ... Read more »
A clampdown on rice smugglers will see Nigeria close its land borders in the next few days. It shares borders with Niger, Chad, Benin and Cameroon and authorities, without ... Read more »
President Cyril Ramaphosa says he will donate half of his presidential salary this year to a new fund, which is to be launched in honour of the 100th anniversary of former ... Read more »
Protests in Vrygrond, Cape Town, have seemingly ended following a confrontation between demonstrators and police. Vrygrond Community Development Forum leader Michael Khumalo said ... Read more »
The ruling African National Congress has opened the debate on land redistribution, with or without compensation. This issue has been a hot potato on the political landscape, with ... Read more »
In a war that ripped northern Uganda apart, some 2 million people were forced into camps. The Lord's Resistance Army was ousted from Uganda in 2005, but women from the region ... Read more »
Lands, Housing and Urban Development minister Betty Amongi is facing calls to resign over allegations that she was involved in land grabbing. Amongi finally appeared before the ... Read more »
An official with Agricultural Council of Tanzania, Hendry Mziray, says the main objective of the new law will be to restore land fertility. A large portion of the country's ... Read more »
"Our message is clear, they will not put up shacks," said Protea Glen resident and member of the area's crisis committee, Phelelani Sindani. This comes after police fired tear gas ... Read more »
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