AllAfrica News: Land and Rural Issues

[Capital FM] Nairobi -- Machakos man who allegedly used a stolen identity, forged title deed and fake national ID to sell land he did not own for Sh2.4 million has been arrested, the Directorate of Criminal Investigations (DCI) has said.

[Premium Times] The family maintains that the 8,000-square-metre parcel now at the centre of the dispute is part of the land covered by the earlier litigation.

[263Chat] The Southern Alliance for Indigenous Resources (SAFIRE) has unveiled an ambitious five-year strategy aimed at restoring 50,000 hectares of degraded land, planting one million trees and strengthening the livelihoods of tens of thousands of Zimbabweans through community-led environmental stewardship.

[Nile Post] As Land Awareness Week 2026 comes to an end, communities in the Rwenzori Sub-region have petitioned the Minister of Lands, Harriet Ntabazi, seeking government intervention in long-standing land disputes affecting residents.

[Namibian] Residents of Ohandjombali village in the Ohangwena region have been left without access to running water since June, forcing them to buy expensive supplies.