Yilaa sera paneliste à la deuxième conférence sur la terre arabe qui se tiendra du 22 au 24 février 2021 au Caire, en Égypte. Cette conférence est l’une des premières qui met un accent particulier la gouvernance foncière et la jeunesse.  Elle promouvra la bonne gestion et l’administration des terres en se concentrant sur les

“I raise my voice not so that I can shout, but so that those without a voice can be heard.” ― Malala Yousafzai DID YOU KNOW THAT! The world’s youngest countries are all in Africa, with forecasts for 2020 showing just one non-African country – Afghanistan – in the top 20. Such a large number of

Hello/ good morning colleagues. I would like to welcome you all to the international conference of youth land governance in Africa. Thank you to each one of you for being here with us today. We are very pleased to be able to welcome those of you that have been with us for a long time

M. le Représentant du ministre de l’agriculture de l’élevage et de la pêche M. le recteur de l’université d’Abomoy Calavi du Bénin M. le coordonnateur du Nelga (AOF) le professeur Ibrahima Diallo ou son représentant M. le point focal de Nelga (AOF) Pr. DOSSOU M. Le Coordonnateur du Yilaa Innocent Antoine Houedji M. les membres

Last month, our international community celebrated World Environment Day 2020. To mark the occasion, YILaA interviewed Amy Coughenour Betancourt, CEO at Cadasta Foundation, to discuss key issues related to land rights and how it relates to youth empowerment, environmental conservation, and the development of sustainable agriculture. This article summarizes some of the main points discussed with Amy as well as her recommendations for the international community for improved land management practices in Africa, a mission shared by YILaA and Cadasta Foundation.

Addis Ababa, Ethiopia, May 28, 2020 (ECA) – The ongoing coronavirus crisis (COVID-19) has added impetus to the need for African nations to create comprehensive, up to date land registries to safeguard ordinary people’s land rights, especially in rural communities, Joan Kagwanja of the African Land Policy Centre said Thursday.

The session ”Exploring tools and approaches towards responsible youth and gender sensitive land governance and transparency in Africa” took place on November 27th, 2019 in the framework of the Conference on Land Policy in Africa and was organized by the Global Land Tool Network and the International Land Coalition.

Ce mardi 15 juin 2021 au centre Nelga Sénégal s’est tenue une réunion du point focal Sénégal Yilaa. A l’ordre du jour : Présentation du réseau Yilaa : organisation, fonctionnement, avantages et défis pour les jeunes  La procédure d’inscription pour devenir membre de yilaa Présentation du réseau Nelga et ses opportunités pour les doctorants et les

#GLFAFRICA2021: On June 2nd and 3rd, the Global Landscapes Forum (GLF) will hold a digital conference #GFL #Africa “Restoring Africa’s Drylands” that aims at accelerating restoration across the continent’s most fragile landscapes while supporting the launch of the UN Decade on Ecosystem Restoration. The conference will highlight the huge potential of Africa’s drylands with lessons drawn from successful local initiatives, and

Cet article, en Anglais, est écrit par Savitri Mohapatra de Access Agriculture ; il évoque le travail de José Herbert Ahodode pour renforcer les compétences des jeunes entrepreneurs et producteurs agricoles du Bénin. ‘The audacity of entrepreneurship: youth in action,’ (L’audace d’entreprendre : une jeunesse en action) – the title of his latest book – encapsulates the

Land! One of the most coveted resources globally but more so in the African cultures. In Africa, for instance, access to, use and control over land is indistinguishably linked to access to other economic and productive resources. Moreover, the value of land in Africa transcends economic and market value and extends to the social, cultural