In Freetown, on the 21st October 2021, the Minister of Land Housing and Country Planning, Dr. Turad Senesie was permitted by the Speaker of the Sierra Leone Parliament to introduce two bills titled “Customary Land Right Act 2021” and “National Land Commission Act 2021”. The Land for Life Initiative
Berns, National Coordinator of the Multi-Actor Partnership (MAP-MSP) Land for Life Sierra Leone, talks about himself and his participation in Land Collaborative’s first learning cycle on MSP and private sector engagement for Responsible Agriculture Investment. By Daiana González Navas “In my home district, in my younger days, we picked
The press statment was published and distributed on the 13th of September. For interviews, please contact our colleagues in Sierra Leone directly: Berns Komba Lebbie National Coordinator Land for Life Christiana Ellie Communication & MEAL Officer Read the full press statment: Click here
A couple of weeks ago we published this blog on Chinese investment in Sierra Leone on the Black Johnson Beach. Until today, the project is still a hot topic that has not come to a satisfactory closure for all. During the last weeks, our Land for Life colleagues in
Is it for the establishment of a fish meal plant or to build a fishing habour? Will it be Sierra Leone or Chinese owned? Why must it be Black Johnson Beach? Is there no other suitable place along the coast? What if private land owners refuse to give their
Sierra Leone is still far from establishing a reliable data base on its land mass with verifiable boundaries between parcels of land. Thus, household families, villages, communities are frequently in conflict of boundary disagreements. These conflicts can prolong for many years, sometimes resulting in bloody confrontation, hostilities, and loss
„Our lands – our rights!” – This was the slogan of last weeks’ workshop in Bo, Sierra Leone, where the Land for Life initiative was relaunched. The majority of participants came from civil society or community-based organisations, but there were also representatives from the public sector. Of particular importance
