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Land Control: a critical factor in Yoruba gender stratification
Some Customary practices that affect the enjoyment of fundamental human rights of women in Nigeria

This article covers the ibos, the Tivs, the Idoma and Beroms of Nigeria. The author offers various definitons of customary law and then examines customary practices like payment of bride price, widowhood practices, property rights wife inheritance , etc and how they affect the enjoyment of of fundamental human rights of women.

Women and Land in Northern Nigeria: The need for Independent ownership rights
Women need independent ownership rights: Women and Land in Northern Nigeria
In this paper the authors argue that ownership without independent rights is in the final analysis, no ownership at all and make the case for independent land rights for women. In the case of Muslim women who already enjoy (nominal) rights to own land, they argue for independent rights in order to enable them to be in a position to make decisions on the use, disposal and acquisition of this resource. For non-Muslims without ownership rights, they argue that demands for ownership have to go hand in hand with independent rights on matters of usage and disposal (i.e. control).
Niger: Rural Code.

This is an educational kit comprising 8 thematic papers, that is complementary to a film about the Lessons Learned from Niger’s Rural Code. The papers are meant to encourage viewers to look further into some of the topics that the film deals with, and provide practical data (facts and figures, diagrams, maps, etc…) about the reality of Niger’s Rural Code. They are a key tool for moderators to lead discussions with the audience and go further into the debate.

Land Tenure Security: Shared Management of Common Property Sylvo pastoral resources in Niger
This article attempts to present a practical as well as theoretical overview of the current land tenure situation in Niger. West Africa.
A survey of indigenous land tenure in Subsaharan Africa, Land Reform, Land settlements and cooperatives

A survey of indigenous land tenure in Subsaharan Africa, Land Reform, Land settlements and cooperatives, 2004/1

Redefining the boundaries of control : post-colonial tenure policies and dynamics of social and tenure change in western Niger
Agricultural production and women’s rights to land in sub-Saharan Africa
The Rural Code in Niger: A Land Tenure Reform Based on a Continuing Participatory Process
The authors argue that the process leading to the Rural Code has produced some important positive results which have contributed to easing conflicted relations between rural producers and strengthening land tenure security, notably amongst the weakest inhabitants. Some challenges to the implementation of the rural have arisen, notably lack of clarity and contradiction between some guiding principles.
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