The United Nations, the World Bank, the European Union, the French Development Agency, the African Union, and several other international and regional organizations are through their policies, now engaged in a fierce fight against underdevelopment in some countries of the world, and especially in Africa. We are fast approaching the horizon of the United Nations

L’Organisation des Nations Unies, la Banque mondiale, l’Union européenne, l’Agence française de développement, l’Union africaine, et plusieurs autres organisations internationales et régionales, à travers des politiques, livrent de nos jours un combat acharné contre le sous-développement dans certains pays du monde, en l’occurrence ceux d’Afrique. Nous nous approchons à grands pas de l’horizon de l’Agenda

Hello/ good morning, colleagues. I want to extend an invitation to all of you to attend the SECOND international conference on youth land governance in Africa. We appreciate every one of you coming here with us today.  Today is the SECOND international youth land governance CONFERENCE in Africa, and we are honored to host it.

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.

Claudia STÖCKER, Germany, Auriol DEGBELO, Germany, Kaspar KUNDERT, Rwanda, Ernst Peter OOSTERBROEK, The Netherlands, Innocent Antoine HOUEDJI, Benin, Gildas K. S. MENSAH, Benin, Borduas GAMBADATOUN, Benin, Angela SCHWERING, Germany Keywords: Land Tenure, Participatory Mapping, Computer Vision, UAV, FFP LA SUMMARY Sketching on maps has proven to be a useful tool during participatory land rights mapping.

Importance of land as the source of employment for youth. Speaking in the meeting at the capital city Dodoma, This is the Minister for Agriculture in Tanzania Hon Hussein Bashe, emphasizing important of land as the source of employment for youth. Translation or video : The Minister said “when youth finish their studies after four

La jeunesse représente l’avenir de demain. La terre est pour elle une ressource vitale nécessaire pour le développement socio-culturel et économique. Son accès à la terre et sa participation à la prise des décisions qui affectent celle-ci est cruciale. Au Nord-Kivu, zone d’intervention d’Aide et Action Pour la Paix (AAP en sigle), plus particulièrement dans

Celebrating the Role of Women in the Land Sector in Sourthern Africa, Reflecting on experiences, progress, and way Foward.