September 24, 2023
Cameroon: Cameroon Grants Indigenous Baka More Access to Protected Forests
The government of Cameroon and the indigenous Baka people in the country's southeast have agreed to an updated memorandum of understanding that provides them with more access to… Read more »
May 19, 2023
Zimbabwe: Debt Clearance Tied to Farmers' Compensation and Credible Polls
The African Development Bank has moved to fast-track Zimbabwe's $3.5 billion compensation to white farmers whose land was seized under former president Robert Mugabe's reforms. The… Read more »
October 04, 2022
Tanzania: Maasai Lawyers to Launch Appeal in East African Land Grab Court Case
Tanzanian Maasai who took the Tanzanian government to a regional court over a land dispute that resulted in alleged evictions, loss of land, and in some cases, deaths, have vowed… Read more »
May 22, 2022
Africa: Desertification Summit Ends With Promises to Restore a Billion Hectares of Land
The COP15 summit in Abidjan, Cote d'Ivoire, which was focused on desertification and its impacts, closed with commitments by 196 countries to restore one billion hectares of… Read more »
May 17, 2022
Africa: Securing Land Rights Is Crucial to Land Restoration in Africa - COP15
Human rights-based land governance on the African continent is the best way to rehabilitate land and prevent its degradation.This according to a number of groups presenting at the… Read more »