Land Governance Arrangements in Eastern Africa: Description and Comparison

Authors

  • Achamyeleh Gashu Adam Bahir Dar University, Ethiopia
  • Aline M M Cikara Université Évangelique de Afrique, DRC
  • 3. Hidaya Kayuza Ardi University
  • Lilian Mono Wabineno Makarere University, Uganda
  • Potel Jossam INES Ruhengeri, Rwanda
  • Robert Wayumba Technical University of Kenya, Kenya
  • Prosper Turimubumwe University of Burundi and Bahir Dar University
  • Jaap Zevenbergen University of Twente, Netherlands

DOI:

https://doi.org/10.48346/IMIST.PRSM/ajlp-gs.v3i2.18545

Keywords:

Actors, Conflict, Eastern Africa, Land Governance, Institutions, Processes

Abstract

This study is aimed to assess features of land governance arrangements in the Eastern Africa region. Comparative and qualitative research approach was employed to achieve the objectives of the study. The research was also conducted within the context of long standing research collaboration under the umbrella of the Eastern African Land Administration Network (EALAN). The Eastern African countries included in this study are those represented through respective institutions in the EALAN, namely: Burundi, Democratic Republic of Congo, Ethiopia, Kenya, Rwanda, South Sudan, Tanzania and Uganda. The findings of this research reveals that the region manifests diverse background of land governance arrangements where formal and informal actors and processes still important. The study also shows that the formal systems in most of the countries are not reaching large parts of the society yet.  Due to the limitations of the formal systems, aspects of custom and informal authority structures exist and seem to be used by most people for conflict resolution and other transactions related to land. Therefore, more effort is required to make the formal systems more accessible, including altering current formal systems and making them less bureaucratic and more affordable for majority of the people in the region.

Author Biographies

Achamyeleh Gashu Adam, Bahir Dar University, Ethiopia

Achamyeleh Gashu Adam is an Associate Professor and researcher of land administration and governance at Bahir Dar University, Ethiopia. He holds PhD and Masters Degree from Royal Institute of Technology (KTH), Sweden, in Land Management and BA degree in Geography and Environmental studies from Bahir Dar University, Ethiopia. Achamyeleh has served as a dean of Institute of Land administration in Bahir Dar University for the last three and half years.  Currently he is coordinating the PhD program in Land Policy and Governance.  Achamyeleh is also working as a secretariat of the Ethiopian Land Research and Development Network (ETHIOLANDNET), a network composed of 14 higher academic and research institutions working on land.  He is also actively involving in the activities of the East African Land Administration Network (EALAN) and leading the Land governance Interest Group. Achamyeleh is also a Board member of Urban Land Registration and Information Agency of Amhara Regional State. He has extensive experience in teaching and has been involving in a number of research projects in the field of land administration and governance as team leader and member.

Aline M M Cikara, Université Évangelique de Afrique, DRC

Lecturer in the Université Évangelique de Afrique, DRC

3. Hidaya Kayuza, Ardi University

Lecturer in Ardi University

Lilian Mono Wabineno, Makarere University, Uganda

Lecturer in Makarere University, Uganda

Potel Jossam, INES Ruhengeri, Rwanda

 Lecturer in INES Ruhengeri, Rwanda

Robert Wayumba, Technical University of Kenya, Kenya

Lecturer at Technical University of Kenya, Kenya

Prosper Turimubumwe, University of Burundi and Bahir Dar University

Assistnat Lecturer at University of Burundi & PhD student Bahir Dar University

Jaap Zevenbergen, University of Twente, Netherlands

Prof. of land givernace, land policy and adminstrtaion at University of Twente, Netherlands

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Published

31-05-2020

How to Cite

Adam, A. G., Cikara, A. M. M., Kayuza, 3. Hidaya, Wabineno, L. M., Jossam, P., Wayumba, R., … Zevenbergen, J. (2020). Land Governance Arrangements in Eastern Africa: Description and Comparison. African Journal on Land Policy and Geospatial Sciences, 3(3), 53–68. https://doi.org/10.48346/IMIST.PRSM/ajlp-gs.v3i2.18545

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Land Policy and Regulatory Framework

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