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Mozambique: Mozambique's Illegal Miners Reap Risky Rewards but Land Suffers
What’s the context? In Mozambique’s Manica, illegal miners take huge risks while farmers grapple with mercury in the soil and…
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Africa: Bending the Curve – Overhaul Global Food Systems to Avert Worsening Land Crisis
Nairobi — Current rates of land degradation pose a major environmental and socioeconomic threat, driving climate change, biodiversity loss, and…
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Liberia: Liberia Land Authority Targets Double Land Sales in Bong County
GBARNGA — In communities across Liberia, from crowded urban margins to remote rural districts, land disputes rooted in overlapping claims,…
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Liberia: Burkinabés Clash Over Land in Grand Gedeh
Tension is said to be mounting in Grand Gedeh County between two groups of Burkinabé over farmlands, causing fear among…
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Liberia: Deputy Minister Brunson Says Stronger Project Management Key to Delivering Liberia's County Development Agenda
Buchanan — The Deputy Minister for Budget and Development Planning at the Ministry of Finance and Development Planning (MFDP), Tanneh…
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Malawi: Village Banks Are Feeding the Nation–As Commercial Banks Look Away
In the face of rising poverty, high food prices, and limited access to formal credit, village banks have become the…
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Namibia: Domestic Workers Excluded From Housing and Land Ownership
Domestics workers across Namibia are asking that provision be made to allow them to own houses and land. During a…
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Kenya: Court Freezes Kitale School Land Grab After EACC Petition
Nairobi — The Ethics and Anti-Corruption Commission (EACC) has secured a court order preserving a 4-hectare parcel of public land…
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Ghana: Igbo Leader Addresses Land Acquisition Allegations – Apologizes to Ghanaians
The leader of the Igbo community in Ghana, Eze Jude Chukwudi Ihenetu, has issued an official statement clarifying recent misunderstandings…
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Tanzania: Legal Aid Campaign Uncovers Rising GBV, Land Fraud
Dodoma — MINISTER for Constitution and Legal Affairs, Dr Damas Ndumbaro has expressed deep concern over the increasing cases of…
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Ghana: Govt's Pledge to Release Gh₵4bn to Contractors Commendable – Lands Minister
The announcement last Tuesday by the Minister of Roads and Highways, Mr Kwame Governs Agbodza, that government will by the…
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Namibia: Rundu Council Grilled Over Multiple Plot Sales As Land Demand Surges
The Rundu Town Council is under scrutiny for allowing individuals to buy multiple residential plots amid a growing demand for…
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Gambia: Farmers Denied Bail in Land Dispute Case Amid Fresh Charges
A group of men from the village of Nioro Jarrol in the West Coast Region have been remanded at the…
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Nigeria: Land Records Disappeared From AGIs System After Abuja Realtor Received N62m Payment – Witness
According to the witness, the EFCC marked the property in September 2024. A prosecution witness, Abu Gambo, on Monday recounted…
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Liberia: River Cess County Connected to Liberia's National Power Grid for the First Time
YARPAH TOWN — As dusk fell over Yarpah Town last Thursday evening, a soft yellow glow flickered to life above…
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