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Category: Landownership

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“Ancestors’ Land Does No Longer Exist?” Negotiations of Belonging and Ownership in the Context of Urban Land Governance in Dakar (Senegal)

Land governance has been for many years one of the most burning political, economic, social and cultural issues across the African continent. This blogpost shares some reflections on the concepts of belonging and ownership...

Tailings Storage Facility in Burkina Faso 0

What Does Mine Closure Mean? Some Insights from West Africa (Authors: Diana Ayeh and Tongnoma Zongo)

Owing to its mineral abundance, West Africa’s subsoil has increasingly attracted both large-scale investors and small-scale miners in recent decades. This situation has not only led to the mushrooming of new mining projects but...