Land tenure security in post-conflict Rwanda

Takeuchi, Shinichi; Marara, Jean

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“…Over the years, the unstable political situation in the country created mass migrations and internal displacement (Ministry of Infrastructure, 2009). After the genocide, many refugees returned to find their land was either occupied or given to someone else (Takeuchi and Marara, 2009).…”

Section: Human Settlement In Rwandamentioning

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Urbanisation and energy consumption in Sub-Saharan Africa

Ali

2021

The Electricity Journal

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Section: Human Settlement In Rwandamentioning

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Urbanisation and energy consumption in Sub-Saharan Africa

Ali

2021

The Electricity Journal

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“…Rather, they implemented measures immediately after their power seizure that served as a land provision policy for Tutsi returnees. This is called 'land sharing' (Bruce 2009;Huggins 2009;Leegwater 2011;Musahara and Huggins 2005;Takeuchi and Marara 2014). The RPF's victory during the civil war in 1994 resulted in the increased return of Tutsi refugees ('old returnees') who had previously stayed abroad.…”

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Land Law Reform and Complex State-Building Process in Rwanda

Takeuchi

Marara

2021

African Land Reform Under Economic Liberalisation

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This study sheds light on recent land law (land tenure) reform in Rwanda by examining its close and complex relations with state-building. By prioritising land law reform and receiving strong support from external funding agencies, the post-civil warRwanda became the first African country to complete land registration throughout its territory. Land law reform should be considered a part of the radical interventions in rural areas frequently implemented by the Rwandan Patriotic Front-led government and, therefore, has been closely connected to its aspiration to reinforce the existent political order. The government has utilised reform and external financial support for this purpose. However, despite the success of the one-time land registration, Rwanda has encountered serious difficulties in institutionalising sustainable registering systems since transactions of land have been recorded only in exceptional cases. Additionally, it suggests that the government does not have a strong incentive to collect accurate information about properties in rural areas. The widening gap between recorded information and the real situation may affect land administration, which is of tremendous importance to Rwanda and, thus, possibly undermine state control over society.

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“…Destruction of infrastructure and properties and displacement have large impacts on land and its administration in conflict and post-conflict contexts [12,13]. These issues become more complex after the end of the conflict when people come back to their places of origin in large numbers and usually find their houses and properties burned, destroyed, or illegally occupied by secondary occupants.…”

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“…Addressing land and land administration in such contexts should therefore be coherent with overall state building efforts. Takeuchi et al [13] argue that tackling land and property problems has important implications for post-conflict state building in general, particularly for legitimacy building, because regulating land and property rights via an appropriate land administration is one of the fundamental functions of the state.…”

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Exploring the Nexus between Displacement and Land Administration: The Case of Rwanda

Todorovski

Potel

2019

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In conflict situations, many people are displaced because of hostility and arms in the area. Displaced people are forced to leave behind their properties, and this in turn interrupts the relationship between people and their land. The emergency period in particular has been identified as a weak point in the humanitarian response to land issues in post-conflict situations. In addition, during this period of response, most post-conflict governments do not prioritize land administration as an emergency issue due to other social, economic, security, and political challenges, which countries face in the immediate aftermath of the conflict. In the longer run, this results in post-conflict illegal land occupation, secondary occupation, numerous disputes and claims over land, and dysfunctional government institutions that legalize these illegal and secondary occupations. This research explores the nexus between displacement and land administration in a post-conflict context. It uses empirical data from fieldwork in Rwanda, and discusses how government interventions in land administration in emergency and early recovery periods of post-conflict situations affect future land administration during the reconstruction phase. The post-conflict Rwandan government envisaged proper land administration as a contributor to sustainable peace and security as it enhances social equity and prevents conflicts. Thus, it embarked on a nationwide systematic land registration program to register land all over the country with the aim of easing land administration practices and reducing successive land-related claims and disputes. However, the program faced many challenges, among which were continuous land claims and disputes. Our research anticipates these continued land claims and disputes are due to how land issues were handled in the emergency and early recovery period of the post-conflict Rwanda, especially during land sharing initiatives and Imidugudu (collective settlement policy).

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Land tenure security in post-conflict Rwanda

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Urbanisation and energy consumption in Sub-Saharan Africa

Urbanisation and energy consumption in Sub-Saharan Africa

Land Law Reform and Complex State-Building Process in Rwanda

Exploring the Nexus between Displacement and Land Administration: The Case of Rwanda

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