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December 16
Kenya: Gatabaki Family Says Not Yet Received Sh300mn Compensation for Acquisition of Their Land
Capital FM
The Gatabaki family says they have not been compensated Sh300 million awarded to them after the government acquired their land for the construction of the Northern Bypass. Read more »
December 12
South Africa: Who Owns the Traditional 'Family Home' in South Africa? Court Sets a New Precedent, but the Law Remains Murky [analysis]
The Conversation Africa
A recent ruling by the Johannesburg high court in South Africa has put the definition and control of the "family house" under African customary law under the spotlight. The ruling… Read more »
Uganda: Ownership of Registered Land for All Ugandans Is Sacrosanct
Nile Post
Registered land is a source of pride, security and a pathway to financial empowerment. The 1975 Land Reform Decree declared all land in Uganda public land vested in government in… Read more »
December 11
Uganda: High Court in Hoima Cancels 16-Hectare Land Title
Nile Post
Additionally, the court directed Ms Lillian Barugaha, who was laying claim to the land, to pay a total of Shs72 million in general and punitive damages. Read more »
Uganda: EACOP - Land Acquisition Nears Completion [opinion]
Observer
As 2024 draws to a close, Uganda will celebrate a major milestone in its journey towards becoming an oil and gas producer: the completion of land acquisition for key infrastructure… Read more »
South Africa: Turning Cape Town's Vacant Land Into Indigenous Gardens
GroundUp
German-South African collaboration is "greening" urban spaces Read more »
December 10
Zimbabwe: Chamisa Grilled Over Illegal Land Allocation Scandal
The Herald
The Harare Commission of Inquiry yesterday grilled Mr Nelson Chamisa, the former leader of CCC over his alleged role in illegally allocating over 5 000 stands and the… Read more »
December 09
Zimbabwe: Chamisa Denies Involvement in CCC Corrupt Land Deals, Tells Harare Commission of Inquiry to Also Summon Mnangagwa
New Zimbabwe
Former Citizens Coalition for Change (CCC) leader Nelson Chamisa has demanded President Emmerson Mnangagwa's appearance before the Commission of Inquiry, following claims that his… Read more »
Uganda: Presidential Assistant Calls for Tougher Laws Against Land Grabbing
Nile Post
Ms Barungi urged the government to specifically target law firms complicit in facilitating this illegal activity. Read more »
Kenya: Nairobi County Announces New Private, Public Valuation Plot Rates
Capital FM
The Nairobi County Government has announced new private and public valuation properties/plot rates. Read more »
December 08
Africa: Holding the Front Line Against Desertification
UN News
Some one billion people globally under the age of 25 live in regions where they depend on the land and natural resources for jobs and livelihoods, according to the UN, but their… Read more »
December 06
Africa: UNCCD COP16 Raises Hopes for Ambitious Global Land Action
IPS
While many delegates at the 16th meeting of the Conference of the Parties to the UN Convention to Combat Desertification (UNCCD COP16) hope that this could be the convention's own… Read more »
December 05
Uganda: UN Calls for $1 Billion Daily to Restore Degraded Land By 2030
Nile Post
This appeal was made during the launch of its latest report, Investing in Land's Future, at the 16th Conference of the Parties to the UN Convention to Combat Desertification… Read more »
Liberia: Binda Foundation Disburses Ld$7 Million to Empower Rural Women in Gbarpolu
Liberian Investigator
The Binda Foundation Liberia has launched the disbursement of LD$7 million to empower over 250 rural women in Gbarma and Kongba Districts. The initiative was inaugurated on… Read more »
December 04
Uganda: 60,000 Smallholder Farmers to Benefit From Land Restoration Project
Nile Post
In a groundbreaking initiative to combat environmental degradation and enhance the livelihoods of Uganda's smallholder farmers, the Ministry of Trade, Industry, and Cooperatives… Read more »
Africa: After Gaps in UN Agreement, National Laws Must Step Up to Protect Community Land Rights
IPS
This time last year, the forestry space was abuzz with news of the big Blue Carbon deals. The deals set a staggering amount of land in Sub-Saharan Africa - 20% of the land in… Read more »
Zimbabwe: Savings Groups, Loans Transform Rural Women's Lives
The Herald
Government and its partners have set aside savings funds and loans for women communal farmers to cushion them from hunger and gender-based violence through the climate resilient… Read more »
December 03
Kenya: DCI Urges Landowners to Be Cautious of Cartels Conning Buyers
Capital FM
The Directorate of Criminal Investigations (DCI) has cautioned land owners to beware of land cartels targeting their lands with a view to obtain hefty sums of money using forged… Read more »
Somalia: Land Disputes - 39 Killed in Somalia Inter-Clan Clashes in 2 Months - UN
Shabelle
The UN Office for the Coordination of Humanitarian Affairs, OCHA, has revealed that 39 people were killed in recent inter-clan clashes in Somalia in the past two months. Read more »
December 02
Africa: Confronting the Global Crisis of Land Degradation
IPS
A major new scientific report was launched December 1, a day ahead of the opening of the 16th meeting of the Conference of the Parties to the UN Convention to Combat… Read more »
Uganda: Presidential Task Force Halts Activities On Disputed Land in Lubowa
Nile Post
The Presidential Special Task Force on Land Matters and Environment, led by Brig. Gen. Moses Lukyamuzi, has suspended all activities on a contested 23-acre piece of land in Lubowa,… Read more »
Zimbabwe: Rural Development 8.0 Can Transform Rural Economy
The Herald
The Government's Rural Development 8.0 rural development initiative is expected to set the stage for the transformation of Zimbabwe's rural economy with the establishment of 10 000… Read more »
December 01
Uganda: Speaker Among Commiserates With Families Affected By Bulambuli Landslides.
Nile Post
At least 20 bodies have been recovered following midweek landslide in the Elgon district of Bulambuli Read more »
Nigeria: Land Acquisitions - Lagos Govt Assures of Adequate Compensation to Epe, Ibeju-Lekki Communities
Vanguard
Lagos State Government has reassured indigenes of Epe and Ibeju-Lekki area regarding the ongoing land acquisitions for developmental projects of adequate compensation stressing… Read more »
November 30
Egypt: What's Desertification? Experts Hopeful Devastating Trend Can Be Reversed
UN News
An area the size of Egypt, around 100 million hectares, of healthy and productive land is being degraded each year due to drought and desertification, which is being driven mainly… Read more »
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