Launch of publication on land reform

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Rethinking land reform in Africa: new ideas, opportunities and challenges

What:	Launch of publication and policy platform on land reform
Who:	African Natural Resources Centre (ANRC)
When:	Tuesday 26 May 2020 at 10.00 am
Where:	Digital on www.afdb.org

The African Natural Resources Center (ANRC) of the African Development Bank Group will launch  a publication containing a series of articles by leading international scholars whose ground-breaking research and analysis have shaped policy on land reform in Africa for more than two decades.

Titled Rethinking land reform in Africa: new ideas, opportunities and challenges, the publication follows the November 2019 Conference on Land Policy in Africa organized by the ANRC in Abidjan, during the 10th anniversary of the African Union Declaration on Land.

The initiative is expected to inspire innovative and critical insights, and provide a thought-leading platform of inquiry, analysis, and research for breakthrough progress in land reform policy.

The publication includes contributions from: Liz Alden Wily, Van Vollenhoven Institute for Law, Governance and Society at University of Leiden; Thomas Bassett, University of Illinois, Urbana-Champaign; Sara Berry, Johns Hopkins University; Uchendu Eugene Chigbu, Technical University of Munich; Horman Chitonge, University of Cape Town, among other authors.

A list of all 14 authors is available here.

The authors will also be available for virtual interviews.

Cosmas Milton Obote Ochieng, ANRC’s Director and co-author of the publication believes a re-examination of fundamental assumptions and perspectives underlying policies on land reform is a key part of the platform for progress.

“We want this to be the beginning of an inspirational debate, and for others to add their voices. We welcome new research, papers and dialogue on this important subject.”

The publication is available