“Or you can go get it in Africa for $3. Countries are losing vast areas of forest, vast areas of land, to what I call a carbon grab.” Adesina, who is leaving after 10 years at the bank in ...

The divisive topic of land expropriation in Africa made the headlines last month. This came after AfriForum spread ...

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Land is a vital resource that sustains livelihoods across Sub-Saharan Africa, but also one that is heavily prone to corruption. According to Transparency International's Global Corruption Barometer, ...

Show more The ownership of land is central to our food production, our financial security, and our sense of identity. But in Africa most women do not inherit or own land, despite laws that often ...

However, evidence from many African countries suggests that institutional shortcomings, that are often rooted in outdated laws and regulations, limit these benefits. The Land Policies for Resilient ...

Yet, the general perception is that land markets are still largely absent in Africa, and that access to land is even more difficult for women. This study uses data from the World Bank Living Standards ...

Land has been a highly contested issue in South Africa since the period of colonial conquest. The eyes of the world are watching now that this contest has gone global. For many, the land question ...

Local civil society groups say thousands lost their land and livelihoods to the Wanbao Africa Agricultural Development Company—all with the blessing of the Mozambican government, which has a ...

By Anna Ge During China's ongoing annual political gathering in Beijing, Foreign Minister Wang Yi described Africa as the ...

AS South Africa commemorates Human Rights Month, the nation’s land reform programme has once again taken centre stage in the broader human rights discourse. Peter Setou, chief executive of the ...