By: Sally Hayden

Date: August 11th 2016

Source: Thomson Reuters Foundation

LONDON (Thomson Reuters Foundation) - Mass street protests that saw dozens of people shot by Ethiopian security forces over the weekend could spill into civil war if the government fails to reform land use policies, a veteran Ethiopian opposition politician has warned.

By: Sayantan Bera

Date: August 15th 2016

Source: Live Mint

New Delhi: Several states, including Gujarat, Odisha and Punjab, are adopting a model law that is aimed at encouraging owners of agricultural land to lease out their land for farming.

By: Norbert Mao

Date: August 14th 2016

Source: Daily Monitor

OPINION

The long term effect of this pivotal legal amendment will be underdevelopment, not development.

Once again the contentious issue of compulsory land acquisitions is back on our agenda.

By: Shihab Sarkar
Date: August 11th 2016
Source: The Financial Express

By: Teboho.Setena

Date: August 10th 2016

Source: News24

THE African Farmers Association of South Africa (Afasa) in the Free State has called for a second model to the land reform programme to complement the existing Proactive Land Acquisition Strategy (Plas) programme.

The body strongly maintains such a move will expedite the current land reform process and also save government money in the process.

By: Jennifer Duncan and Jaron Vogelsang

Date: August 10th 2016

Source: Thomson Reuters Foundation

Civil society groups say failure to pass land reform could plunge the country into violence

By: Star Country Desk

Date: August 10th 2016

Source: The Daily Star

Ethnic minorities in Bangladesh observed the International Day of the World's Indigenous Peoples yesterday with a call for recognising them as indigenous people in the constitution.

Speakers at the programmes in different districts urged the government to ensure their education, health, land and social rights.

By: Paola Totaro

Date: August 9th 2016

Source: Thomson Reuters Foundation

The seven lowest scoring nations across all 10 indicators were in the Middle East including Iraq, Israel, Jordan, Oman, Saudi Arabia, Syria and Yemen

By: Kinshu Dang
Date: August 5th 2016
Source: NDTV Every Life Counts

By: Malawi News Agency

Date: August 1st 2016

Source: AllAfrica.com / Malawi News Agency

The recent budget sitting passed land administration related bills which have raised controversy and at times outright misinformation. The Minister of Information, Communications Technology and Civic Education, PATRICIA KALIATI, provides some insights into the pieces of legislation and other related matters.

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Date: August 1st 2016

Source: NTV Uganda

Members of Parliament have condemned government’s move, saying it’s suspect and could fuel land grabbing. They are vowing to oppose the amendment.

Source: BDLive
Author: Franny Rabkin

ALL land restitution claims made after December 1998 have been put on hold by the Constitutional Court, after the court found that Parliament did not properly consult the public before deciding to reopen the window for claims.

The Restitution of Land Rights Amendment Act — which reopened the window for claims — was rushed through Parliament in 2014 ahead of national and provincial elections.