Urban Land Governance and Corruption in Africa

Chiweshe, Manase Kudzai

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“…In many cases, the area of land used in this way comprises a large proportion of the available agricultural land, for example in Uganda ∼ 14% of the country area, in Mozambique ∼ 21%, and in DRC ∼ 48% (Friis and Reenberg, 2010). Some of these land transactions are facilitated by the corruption that exists in the political system (Chiweshe, 2021), and thus will not slow down until there is government reform. These acquisitions secure food and domestic animal feed supplies for countries in the Gulf States, China, South Korea, and India.…”

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The future of sub-Saharan Africa’s biodiversity in the face of climate and societal change

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Many of the world’s most biodiverse regions are found in the poorest and second most populous continent of Africa; a continent facing exceptional challenges. Africa is projected to quadruple its population by 2100 and experience increasingly severe climate change and environmental conflict—all of which will ravage biodiversity. Here we assess conservation threats facing Africa and consider how these threats will be affected by human population growth, economic expansion, and climate change. We then evaluate the current capacity and infrastructure available to conserve the continent’s biodiversity. We consider four key questions essential for the future of African conservation: (1) how to build societal support for conservation efforts within Africa; (2) how to build Africa’s education, research, and management capacity; (3) how to finance conservation efforts; and (4) is conservation through development the appropriate approach for Africa? While the challenges are great, ways forward are clear, and we present ideas on how progress can be made. Given Africa’s current modest capacity to address its biodiversity crisis, additional international funding is required, but estimates of the cost of conserving Africa’s biodiversity are within reach. The will to act must build on the sympathy for conservation that is evident in Africa, but this will require building the education capacity within the continent. Considering Africa’s rapidly growing population and the associated huge economic needs, options other than conservation through development need to be more effectively explored. Despite the gravity of the situation, we believe that concerted effort in the coming decades can successfully curb the loss of biodiversity in Africa.

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The future of sub-Saharan Africa’s biodiversity in the face of climate and societal change

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“…Systems of control and exclusion inherited from colonial rule have allowed powerful vested interests to benefit from an environment of insecure land rights, and the institutions of land administration and planning may appear to follow international norms, but often not function effectively [90][91][92]. Corrupt and fraudulent land allocations are common, but are becoming less acceptable: an AU anti-corruption convention exists (2003, ratified by 44 AU member states as at 2020), some lands ministers and officials have been convicted in recent years, and the African Land Policy Centre's third conference (2019) had the theme: 'Winning the fight against Corruption in the Land Sector: Sustainable Pathways for Africa's transformation' [93][94][95].…”

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History and Prospects for African Land Governance: Institutions, Technology and ‘Land Rights for All’

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Issues relating to land are specifically referred to in five of the United Nations’ (UN) 17 Sustainable Development Goals, and UN-Habitat’s Global Land Tools Network views access to land and tenure security as key to achieving sustainable, inclusive and efficient cities. The African continent is growing in importance, with climate change and population pressure on land. This review explores an interdisciplinary approach, and identifies recent advances in geo-spatial technology relevant to land governance in sub-Saharan Africa (SSA). It discusses historical legacies of colonialism that affect the culture of its land administration institutions, through three levels of governance: international/regional, national and sub-national. Short narratives on land law are discussed for four Anglophone former British colonies of SSA. A wide range of sources are drawn upon: academic research across disciplines, and official publications of various actors, including land professions (particularly surveyors, lawyers and planners), government and wider society. The findings are that African countries have carried forward colonial land governance structures into the post-independence political settlement, and that a gulf exists between the institutions, language and cultures of land governance, and the mass of its peoples struggling with basic issues of survival. This gulf may be addressed by recent approaches to land administration and technological advances in geo-spatial technology, and by new knowledge networks and interactions.

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“…Land conflicts are common in virtually all societies. Chiweshe (2021) notes that conflict over access to, use of and control over land are as old as humankind and frequently occur everywhere at the inter-personal level between siblings or neighbours; at the intra-societal level between different ethnic groups or between the state and local population; and at the inter-societal level between different states. Violent land conflicts around the world have occurred over land issue.…”

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Land Governance Institutions and Land Conflict Management in Lira District, Lango Sub-Region, Uganda

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2023

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Purpose: This study aimed to assess the effectiveness of selected land governance institutions in the management of land conflicts in Lango sub-region. Methods and materials: Both correlation and descriptive designs were used and a sample size of 200 was targeted, and sampled using purposive and simple random sampling techniques from whom, questionnaires was administered among members of Land Tribunals, local council courts, and opinion leaders. The response rate of 86% was achieved from which data was analysed. Findings: The study reveals that the correlation between Land Tribunals and land conflicts (r = .120; p-value >.05) is positive and weak; between Local Council Courts and land conflict (r = .224; p-value <.05) is positive and weak; and between Ad-hoc Mediators and land conflict (r = .518; p-value>.05) is positive and strong. Further, the results of multiple regression reveal that Land Tribunals (Beta = .143; p-value >.05) is low in land conflict management; Local Council Courts (Beta = .085; p-value >.05) is low in land conflict management; and that Ad-hoc Mediators (Beta = .479; p-value >.05) is relatively high in land conflict management. Conclusion: It was concluded that Land Tribunals are the least effective in managing land conflicts but Local Council Courts are least effective in managing land conflicts; and that Ad-hoc Mediation is more effective in managing land conflicts in the study area. Recommendations: From the study, it is encouraged that government considers re-enforcing the role of Land Tribunals with the view of making them more effective in land conflicts management; A study on factors leading to rampant land conflicts is proposed.

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Urban Land Governance and Corruption in Africa

Cited by 11 publications

References 15 publications

The future of sub-Saharan Africa’s biodiversity in the face of climate and societal change

The future of sub-Saharan Africa’s biodiversity in the face of climate and societal change

History and Prospects for African Land Governance: Institutions, Technology and ‘Land Rights for All’

Land Governance Institutions and Land Conflict Management in Lira District, Lango Sub-Region, Uganda

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