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WRRC Bibliography: Africa, Women's Inheritance and Property Rights

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Is it what you inherited or what you learnt? Intergenerational linkage and interpersonal inequality in Senegal

Inheriting the family farm can be a mixed blessing in a setting in which land and credit markets do not work well, and being in charge of the farm comes with familial and societal sharing obligations relevant to incentives for diversification into non-farm activities. Using original data on...

Josephine Nzerem - Human Angle

This is a blog about Josephine and the work of her organization Human Angle which promotes couples to write a will so that widows and their children do not lose their right to property on the death of husbands / fathers.  This link includes a you tube interview with Josephine.

La politisation du foncier dans les régions de Gaya (Niger) et Gomparou (Bénin)
Land and decentralization in Senegal
Land and decentralization policies in Senegal have been closely linked since the country became independent in 1960. Public lands are currently managed by the local government of municipalties and rural communities, with the latter responsible for the land and natural resources in unprotected parts...
Land Control: a critical factor in Yoruba gender stratification
Land pressure and new standards of access to land: towards a feminisation of agriculture in southern Niger?
This paper considers the position of women in the social dynamics regulating access to farmland by different members of Hausa households. How does Hausa society manage land ownership within households when changing dynamics and constant challenges from a range of factors require new mechanisms for...
Land Reform in Senegal: L’Histoire se Repete? Legalising Land Rights: Local Practices, State Responses and Tenure Security in Africa, Asia and Latin America
Land reforms and women's access to land in the Sahel: what strategies for the networks?

In rural areas of the Sahel, women’s access to land is becoming more precarious under the influence of several factors, demographic, climatic, socio-cultural and economic. Ce constat a amené certains auteurs à évoquer une « déféminasation » de l'agriculture dans certaines localités (Diarra-Doka...

Land rights in Africa: protecting the interests of vulnerable groups. Natural resources highlights

Land policies in Africa have often overlooked the interests of certain social groups. In some areas, traditional access and ownership rights for women, migrants and pastoralists have been ignored or reduced. The rise of HIV/AIDS in the region has created new social groups who are vulnerable to...

Land tenure and administration in Africa: lessons of experience and emerging issues
As stated in the Introduction, “this study reviews the main features of the new wave of land policy and legislation in sub-Saharan Africa, and identifies emerging issues concerning land tenure in the continent. The study draws lessons from recent experience in the following key areas: tenure...