November 07, 2016
Africa: Traditional Leaders Pledge to Protect Land Rights of Local People
Traditional leaders from across Africa have embraced a joint ECA-AU and AfDB recommendation for large-scale land based investments (LSLBIs) to be made more sustainable and… Read more »
October 04, 2016
Africa: Land and Agriculture Ministries Commit to Integrate Land Governance Concerns in Agriculture
African ministries of agriculture and land have welcomed the launch of pilot projects to mainstream land governance in agricultural strategies and plans, committing to ensure the… Read more »
July 28, 2016
Africa: Universities to Develop Curricula in Response to Africa's Land Governance Challenges
Senior leadership drawn from sixteen African universities and institutions of higher learning endorsed key recommendations to review land governance curricula, with a view to… Read more »
July 10, 2016
Africa: Put Land in the Hands of Women for Economic Transformation - A Call for Policy Makers
On the eve of the Kigali 27th African Union Summit, Land Policy Initiative (LPI) - an initiative of the African Union Commission (AUC), Economic Commission (ECA) and the African… Read more »
April 20, 2016
Africa: Political Will and Skills Development Essential for Good Land Governance
"The 2030 Agenda (Sustainable Development Goals) cannot be achieved without the introduction of modern land management systems accompanied by good land governance," said the… Read more »
April 01, 2016
Africa: Network of Excellence On Land Governance in Africa - First Call for Scholarships
The Land Policy Initiative (LPI) and the Government of Germany officially launched yesterday the Scholarship Programme for the Network of Excellence on Land Governance in Africa… Read more »
March 06, 2016
Africa: Know Your Land to Develop It - Geospatial Information and Sustainable Land Management
Geospatial stakeholders are meeting in Addis Ababa from April 20-22 at the Fourth High Level Forum on United Nations Global Geospatial Information Management. Read more »
March 04, 2016
Africa: Women's Rights to Land Must Be Strengthened - African Parliamentarians
The Land Policy Initiative (LPI) participated in a workshop organized by the Pan-African Parliament (PAP) on the theme "Strengthening women's rights to land access: a… Read more »
October 06, 2015
Africa: Ministers Call for the Establishment of an African Land Policy Centre
Ministers at the inaugural Conference of the Specialized Technical Committee (STC) on Agriculture, Rural Development, Water and Environment called for the establishment of an… Read more »
October 16, 2015
Africa: Women, Rural Communities Most Affected By Human Exclusion
ECA- Lusaka 15 October 2015 - Women and rural communities have borne the most of human exclusion in southern Africa. This is according to African Social Development Index - ASDI… Read more »
July 13, 2015
Africa: ECA, Germany and World Bank to Launch New Network of Excellence On Land Governance
Joint press release on the occasion of the signing ceremony of a declaration of intent to launch a Network of Excellence on Land Governance in Africa (NELGA) Read more »
June 11, 2015
Niger: African Land Use Planning Enhanced By New Experiences and Best Practices
The Director of the Sub-Regional Office for West Africa of the United Nations Economic Commission for Africa, Dr. Dimitri Sanga, presided over the official presentation ceremony to… Read more »
May 01, 2015
Africa: Land Policy Initiative Update - Steering Committee Lauds Progress, Approves 2015 Work Plan
The Land Policy Initiative (LPI) Steering Committee met on Friday 8 May at the African Union Commission (AUC) and approved a consolidated work plan for 2015. Read more »
March 05, 2015
Africa: Land Governance in Africa Requires Commitment and Urgent Attention
Land governance is a prerequisite for hunger and poverty alleviation, and sustainable development, and it requires urgent attention by African governments to improve the… Read more »
February 06, 2015
Africa: Platform for Learning and Sharing Experiences - A Must for Sound Land Governance in Africa
African countries welcome a platform for coordination and sharing of lessons, knowledge and experience in order to enhance land governance in accordance with the African Union… Read more »
February 03, 2015
Africa: Partners Agree On Key Steps to Implement New Land Governance Project
The Project Steering Committee (PSC) for the "Project to improve land governance in the IGAD region", jointly developed by the Land Policy Initiative (LPI), the Intergovernmental… Read more »
February 20, 2015
East Africa: Good Land Governance - Critical for Peaceful and Sustainable Development
Fifty-five high level representatives from the Djibouti government, the Intergovernmental Authority on Development (IGAD) Member States, the African Union Commission, civil society… Read more »
January 30, 2015
North Africa: Unequal Access to Funding Aggravates Rural Women's Vulnerability in North Africa
Rural poverty is the main feature of poverty in North Africa and prevails mostly among women. Though rural women are key to the survival and management of the household, accessing… Read more »
November 04, 2014
Africa: Bold New Reforms Needed for Africa's Land Use, Conference Concludes
Land issues should no longer be considered as too politically sensitive, to the extent that States remain inert and miss out on opportunities to use the indispensable factor of… Read more »
Africa: Policy Makers Speak Out On Africa's Land Blueprint
Experts attending the inaugural Conference on Land Policy in Africa concurred that the African Union-led Guiding Principles on Large Scale Land Based Investments in Africa should… Read more »
November 02, 2014
Africa: Solid and Adequate Land Policies, If Implemented, Could Catalyze Africa's Transformation
The inaugural conference on land policy in Africa opened Tuesday evening at the African Union Headquarters in Ethiopia with a strong call for a robust deepening of land governance… Read more »
November 10, 2014
Africa: Media Call for Support to Push Africa's Land Reform Agenda
In prelude to the inaugural Conference of Land Policy in Africa (CLPA) to run from 11 to 14 November in Addis Ababa, a group of journalists from across the continent today… Read more »
Africa: Inaugural Conference On Land Policy in Africa to Be Held At AUCC
What: The Land Policy Initiative (LPI), a joint initiative of the African Union Commission (AUC), the United Nations Economic Commission for Africa (ECA), and the African… Read more »
November 08, 2014
Africa: Inaugural Conference On Land Policy in Africa to Be Held in Addis Ababa
The inaugural Conference on Land Policy in Africa (CLPA) will be held from 11 to 14 November 2014, at the African Union Conference Center, in Addis Ababa, Ethiopia. The CLPA 2014… Read more »
October 01, 2014
Africa: Unprecedented Support to Capacity Development for Land Governance in Africa
The Land Policy Initiative (LPI), the World Bank, and the German Federal Enterprise for International Cooperation (GIZ) agreed to collaborate in launching a five-year project,… Read more »