Rwanda, Tanzania lead in women’s land and property rights
Some 2,000 women from across Africa climbed Mt Kilimanjaro in 2016, to advocate unrestricted rights to land and other natural resources. A new report indicates that women’s land tenure security is critical for their empowerment. FILE PHOTO | NMG
Rwanda and Tanzania are among six countries in Africa seen to be working towards securing land rights to at least 30 per cent of their women by 2025.
According to a report by the Africa Land Policy Centre, these six countries—the rest being Botswana, Ethiopia, Senegal and Malawi — have or are working on the policies, institutional and legal frameworks to ensure women have equal access to land.
