In Cameroon, large numbers of people are leaving the countryside in the hope of a better life in towns and cities.
This exodus is driven by high poverty in rural regions and is further exacerbated by the ongoing conflicts in many parts of the country.
When they get to cities such as the capital, Yaounde, or the economic hub, Douala, people often want to buy land and have a place to call their own.
Almost half (46%) of investors surveyed in sub-Saharan Africa have experienced disputes with local communities over land, new research from the ODI and TMP Systems has found.
As part of an ongoing initiative to facilitate responsible land investment, experts have warned companies are failing to avoid serious risks both to themselves and local communities, even though it makes financial sense to do so.
Las disputas diplomáticas entre Reino Unido y Argentina por las islas Malvinas/Falklands son habituales, y se acrecentaron desde que ambos países se enfrentaron hace casi cuatro décadas por la soberanía de ese archipiélago en el Atlántico Sur.
Pero la más reciente controversia involucra un nuevo "frente de batalla": la Antártida.
Argentina y Reino Unido son dos de las siete naciones que reivindican partes del continente blanco, pero son los únicos dos que reclaman exactamente la misma porción de territorio.
Tanzania’s plan to draft in small-scale entrepreneurs, and produce at least 700,000 tonnes of sugar annually by 2025 is ambitious, to say the least.
However, this does not in any way mean that the plan is impossible to execute or ill-advised.
According to Industry and Trade minister Kitila Mkumbo, the government intends to engage small-scale processors who will complement large-scale manufacturers in order to attain this noble goal.
Khamdang-Ramjar Member of Parliament (MP) Kuenga Loday has been sentenced to five years in prison by the Trashiyangtse dzongkhag court yesterday for illegal construction of a road in a restricted area.
The court also sentenced his brother, the Khamdang Mangmi, Sangay Tempa to four years and three months in prison for his involvement.
The other four men, three are Mangmi’s sons, were also convicted for their involvement in the case and sentenced to three years and nine months each in prison.
In August 2021, a newsletter covering various land governance programmes of GIZ was launched. This newsletter is available for everybody who is interested and informs about current development within GIZ land governance and beyond. The three main programmes responsible for the newsletter are:
The global thirst for palm oil has never been more ravenous. Caught between it and a multigenerational war on Thailand’s poor are the farmers of the Southern Peasants’ Federation, who simply want a piece of land to call their own.
Main photo: Palm tree jungles and the mountains of Surat Thani Province in southern Thailand.
Many look beyond the city for land
Short of money to renovate her ancestral house in Punakha, a villager in Babesa sold 50 decimals of her wetland. With Nu 3,000 a decimal, it was a good deal in 1996 when construction on wet land was not allowed. The land, which a Thimphu hotelier bought then had become a prime area today. Price for a decimal has reached Nu 1.5 million (M).
Adama Soro, vice-président chargé des relations du Groupe Endeavour pour le Burkina Faso, est le nouveau président de la Chambre des mines du Burkina (CMB) depuis le 25 juin 2021. Dans cet entretien accordé à Sidwaya, il décline ses ambitions pour le secteur minier burkinabè sous son mandat. Sans langue de bois ni faux-fuyant, il met le doigt sur les problèmes qui minent le secteur, propose des solutions pour réconcilier les burkinabè avec leur secteur minier.
The Chinese contractor has said it cannot start work on Kalanki-Maharajgunj section until the electricity poles are removed. The work is already delayed by a year.
The second phase of Ring Road widening work involving the 8.2 km Kalanki-Maharajgunj section is still in limbo as the high-voltage power lines in the Samakhusi area have yet to be shifted.
The Department of Roads blames the Nepal Electricity Authority for the delay.
