Mauritius: Why the Chagos Islands Deal Is Delayed - and Mauritius Is Threatening to Sue the UK

More than a year ago, the UK agreed to grant Mauritius sovereignty over the Chagos Archipelago, which Britain has governed as the British Indian Ocean Territory since 1965. But the… Read more »

East Africa: Tanzania Is Losing Fertile Land to Soil Erosion

Across large parts of northern Tanzania, gully erosion - soil erosion caused by flowing water - is cutting deep scars through fertile farmland, grazing areas, roads and even… Read more »

Africa: African Land Policy Reforms Have Been Good for Women and Communities - but Review of 18 Countries Shows Major Gaps

Land tenure is the relationship, defined in law and customs, that people as individuals or groups have with land. It involves a bundle of rights to land, such as the right to use,… Read more »

Nigeria: How Nigeria's Grazing Law Also Shapes Land Divisions and Violence

When Nigeria's Benue State Anti-Open Grazing Law was passed in 2017, it brought hope that pastoralist herders would move to ranches, farmers would gain peace, and violent conflict… Read more »

Africa: Land Is Africa's Best Hope for Climate Adaptation - It Must Be the Focus At COP30

Agriculture, forestry and other land uses together account for about 62% of Africa's greenhouse gas emissions. At the same time, land degradation, deforestation and biodiversity… Read more »

South Africa: Land Reform in South Africa - How One Community Set Up a Successful Game Reserve

In South Africa, most of the arable land was taken from African people by colonial settlers. Ever since apartheid ended in 1994, people who were dispossessed of their land have… Read more »

Uganda: Uganda's Land Eviction Crisis - Do Populist State Measures Actually Fix Problems?

Populism is rife in various African countries. This political ideology responds to and takes advantage of a situation where a large section of people feels exploited, marginalised… Read more »