2025 Conference on
Land Policy in Africa

Land Governance, Justice and Reparations for Africans and
Descendants of People of the African Diaspora

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The theme provides an opportunity for African citizenry and the African diaspora to build a common position in the pursuit of justice and reparations for historical crimes and mass atrocities committed against Africans and people of African Descent, including through slavery, colonization, apartheid, genocide and neocolonial practices.

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10th to 14th November 2025

Addis Ababa, Ethiopia

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From slavery to colonialism to today:
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Land tenure and equity
Climate justice, resilience and ecological systems
Colonialism, land and agri-food systems
Land, urbanization, settlements and conflicts
Land governance, displacements and international law
Land, trade, colonialism and economic injustice

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Meet the Speakers

Speakers and participants include experts on land policy, land administration, gender and development in Africa, representing academia from Africa and abroad, UN and non-UN organizations intensively involved in enhancing land governance in Africa and relevant CSOs.

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Facilitated by the African Land Policy Center

The African Land Policy Centre (ALPC), formerly called the Land Policy Initiative (LPI), is a joint programme of the tripartite consortium consisting of the African Union Commission (AUC), the African Development Bank (AfDB) and United Nations Economic Commission for Africa (ECA). Its purpose is to enable the use of land to lend impetus to the process of African development.

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Conference Partners

The Conference on Land Policy in Africa is organized by the AUC, ECA and AfDB under the auspices of the African Land Policy Centre, in close collaboration with its key partners including inter-governmental organizations, government agencies, academia, regional economic communities, and African centres of excellence, CSOs, African private sector associations and development partners.