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Front Page Africa published an op-ed by Emmanuel Urey, Landesa Liberia Program Director, about why land rights matter for youth and Africa’s greater development.
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Amplio profiled Landesa's use of Talking Books, an inclusive digital audio device, to spread awareness in rural Liberia about new land rights policies with a focus on youth and women's rights to land.
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Front Page Africa reported on a panel discussion about legal gaps in Liberia's land rights laws that harm women's rights to land, featuring remarks from Landesa Land and Gender Specialist Izatta Nagbe.
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Front Page Africa interviewed Landesa Liberia Country Representative Dr. Emmanuel Urey about the peaceful resolution of a land dispute in River Cess, Liberia.
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Last September, Liberia passed the long-awaited Land Rights Act, extending land rights to millions of rural Liberians for the first time. Hailed as one of the “most progressive” land reform laws on the African Continent, the Act helps strengthen women's and rural communities' voice, bargaining power, and sense of security through legal land rights. Now, the important work of spreading awareness of the new law to all Liberians begins. Landesa, along with community partners, is working to conduct land rights trainings across the country. Rita and Lorpu, two women from different counties, share how they learned about and plan to... read more →
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By Tyler Roush In a watershed moment for land rights in Liberia and across Africa, President George Weah on Sept. 19 signed into law a land reform bill that extends land rights to millions of rural Liberians. The Land Rights Act ensures, for the first time, that the land rights of rural Liberians are recognized, protected, and guaranteed by law – an essential ingredient for these communities to achieve secure land rights. Under the previous land tenure system, as much as 80 percent of Liberians lived without legally recognized rights to land. The Act includes stronger protections for women’s land... read more →
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The election of Liberian President George Weah – the first peaceful, democratic transition of power in Liberia in decades – is the latest sign of hope in a country once racked by violence. Conflict over land was one of the root causes of the Liberian Civil War, which killed an estimated 250,000 people and displaced hundreds of thousands more. Now, Liberia has an opportunity to emerge from its turbulent history as a success story, by adopting a comprehensive land law that would secure legal protections for customary land rights and greater equity for women. As lawmakers consider the Land Rights... read more →
