Adobe Acrobat Reader software is required to read and print this document. If you do not have Acrobat Reader already, you can download free software now. These Country Profiles represent a new edition of a continent-wide set of profiles prepared and published by the Land Tenure Center in 1986. This new volume reflects a decade of intensive work on the continent by LTC and a very considerable deepening of knowledge and understanding of land tenure issues in Africa. It addresses events of the past ten years, which have been substantial in many of the countries covered.
Land tenure continues to be a volatile policy domain.
The standard topics from the earlier profiles have been revised to take into account new development concerns. Three regional syntheses have been prepared, for West Africa, the Greater Horn of Africa, and Southern Africa.