Dealing with land governance in post conflict settings : evidences from DR Congo
Sylla, Oumar
At the heart of the conflict in DR Congo is the question of land. Unsuccessful nationalization of the land policy in the country generated adverse effects characterized by the favoring of the elite and entertaining corruption particularly in the acquisition processes. In the post-conflict context, the competition to land takes another pattern for various reasons: weakness of the state and its land institutions, apparition of new actors on land competition (military, warlords), ethnic tensions revolving around land fuelling tensions in a system which is disfavoring customary lands. Case studies highlight challenges related to land governance in post-conflict DRC link economic, politic and ethnic factors. The management of public lands in post conflict is critical in preventing violence where land competitions have always generated political crisis. As the DRC government moves towards a land reform process, the study is a contribution to a better understanding of specific land related challenges in post conflict settings which reveal a missing, yet critical role of an efficient land governance system in promoting peace and development.
Event: Annual World Bank Conference on Land and Poverty 2013
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