Liberia: Lack of Funds in Liberia Hampers Legal Enforcement of Rural Land Rights

Dec 27, 2020 | Darlington Porkpa, RFI
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In the two years since the long-awaited Land Rights bill was passed, it was supposed to give local communities direct ownership to their land, but a lack of awareness and little funding have impeded progress. One area that has not felt a positive impact of this new law is Big Joe Town, a rural settlement situated on a huge portion of farming land on the outskirts of Buchanan, the capital of Grand Bassa County.