Information on
"Land"
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"Africa"
December 2012
November 2012
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Nov 2012
The Right to Own Property
Author: Francis Tumusiime
Publisher:
South African Institute of International Affairs (SAIIA)
As Uganda prepares for the construction of an oil refinery, there is a need to acquire land both for the building of the refinery and for associated supporting infrastructure like roads. More on «The Right to Own Property »
September 2012
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Sep 2012
Kein schöner Land
Author: Bettina Rudloff
Publisher:
Stiftung Wissenschaft und Politik (SWP)
Diese Studie befasst sich kritisch mit den Facetten ausländischer Investitionen in Agrarflächen von Entwicklungsländern und behandelt hierbei die Fragestellungen, welche Akteure in welche Staaten zu welchem Zweck investieren. More on «Kein schöner Land»
August 2012
April 2012
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20 Apr 2012
The Chagos Islanders
Author: Jon Lunn
Publisher:
House of Commons Library
This note explores the complex outstanding disputes arising from the British Government decision between 1968 and 1973 to clear the entire Chargos Archipelago of its inhabitants to build a US military base. More on «The Chagos Islanders»
January 2012
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2012
Africa Spectrum, Vol 47, No 1
Author: Olusegun Fariudeen Liadi, Ole Frahm, Marco Gardini, Alexandra Dobra, Jean-Pierre Jacob, Pierre-Yves Le Meur, Felix Brahm, Jamie Miller
Publisher:
German Institute of Global and Area Studies (GIGA) /
Dag Hammarskjöld Foundation /
Hamburg University Press
This issue includes articles on Hip Hop in Nigeria, national identity in South Sudan and land transactions in Togo. More on «Africa Spectrum, Vol 47, No 1»
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2012
Protecting Community Lands and Resources
Author: Rachael Knight, Judy Adoko, Teresa Auma, Ali Kaba, Alda Salomao, Silas Siakor, Issufo Tankar
Publisher:
International Development Law Organization (IDLO)
This work is result of a study seeking to better understand the type and level of support communities require to successfully complete land documentation processes. More on «Protecting Community Lands and Resources»
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2012
Land Tenure and Economic Activities in Uganda: a Literature Review
Author: Rasmus Hundsbæk Pedersen, Rachel Spichiger, Sarah Alobo, Michael Kidoido, Bernard Bashaasha, Helle Munk Ravnborg
Publisher:
Danish Institute for International Studies (DIIS)
This working paper reviews the literature on Uganda's tenure systems and their relationship with economic activities, focusing primarily on rural agricultural land. More on «Land Tenure and Economic Activities in Uganda: a Literature Review»
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2012
Africa Spectrum, Vol 47, No 2-3
Author: Mareike Schomerus, Kristof Titeca, Vishwas Satgar, Francis B Nyamnjoh, Bruce Whitehouse, Sten Hagberg, Gabriella Körling, Sverker Finnström, Roman Loimeier, Akin Iwilade, Konrad Czernichowski, Dominik Kopiński, Andrzej Polus, Jeannett Martin, Laetitia Wayaffe, Raluca Perneş, Henning Melber, Stef Vandeginste, Matthijs Bogaards
Publisher:
German Institute of Global and Area Studies (GIGA) /
Dag Hammarskjöld Foundation /
Hamburg University Press
This double issue addresses current themes on the African continent in terms of regional conflict and transition. More on «Africa Spectrum, Vol 47, No 2-3»
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2012
From Global Land-Grabbing for Biofuels to Acquisitions of African Water for Commercial Agriculture
Author: David Ross Olanya
Publisher:
Nordic Africa Institute (NAI)
This article considers recent developments in large-scale land acquisitions in Africa in terms of water security for commercial agriculture to safeguard the production of agricultural crops with a large water footprint. More on «From Global Land-Grabbing for Biofuels to Acquisitions of African Water for Commercial Agriculture»
