Liberia: Lack of Awareness on Land Rights Law: A Recipe for Future Conflict

Aug 6, 2020 | Abednego Davis, Observer
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In September 2018, Liberia passed the Land Rights bill into law. Its passage by then was highly embraced by community members, civil society activists, and lawmakers who had spent years advocating for more equitable, fair land rights for the citizens of Liberia. Many of them saw it as a way of resolving future conflicts surrounding land matters. For now, the law is gradually losing its essence and may result into potential land war or conflict in the country due to what could be viewed as reluctance on the part of the Liberia Land Authority (LLA) to carry out a country-wide awareness about regulations intended to ensure that the people know about the law, says Alphonso Henries, coordinator of the Civil Society Organization Working Group on Land Rights Reform (CSOWG/LRR ).