Land corruption to dominate Abidjan dialogue
Cote d’Ivoire will this week
become the hotbed for what has been described as one of the worst corruption
practices confronting Africa.
Land corruption, and it will be
the dominant issue at the third edition of the Conference on Land Policy in
Africa (CLPA-2019) which kicks off today (November 25) in Abidjan.
The biennial conference,
organized by the Land Policy Centre, a joint initiative of the African Union
Commission, the African Development Bank and the Economic Commission for Africa
provides a central platform for African stakeholders to network and deepen
their commitment and strengthen their capacity on land policy development,
implementation and monitoring through access to knowledge and evidence-based
land policymaking.
According to Joan Kagwanja of the
ECA’s African Land Policy Centre (ALPC): “The land sector is one of the most
corrupt sectors in our economies and it’s important that in addressing
corruption in the broader governance of our economies that we also look at the
land sector.
“It’s also very important that as
we promote the use of land to promote sustainable development and
transformation of African economies that we equally focus on corruption
especially as it pertains to issues of investments. We will address issues of
how we root out corruption through policy making and also better institutions; and
institutions of land governance that are transparent and accessible to the
majority of Africans, especially women and other minority groups.”
CLPA, which is dedicated to
promoting good land governance on the continent is this year being held under
the theme, Winning The Fight Against Corruption In The Land Sector: Sustainable
Pathways For Africa’s Transformation.
It’s expected to build consensus
among African policymakers and stakeholders on how to address land governance
challenges with a focus on corruption.
Like previous sessions, researchers,
governments, politicians, civil society, private sector and traditional
authorities will participate in the 2019 conference.
The inaugural edition was held in
2014 and followed by the second in 2017 which gathered over 500 participants.
This year, over 1,000
participants are expected to attend and it holds from 25-29 November.
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