What? 2025 Conference on Land Policy in Africa
Who? United Nations Economic Commission for Africa (ECA), the African Union Commission (AUC), and the African Development Bank Group
When? 10 to 14 November 2025
Where? Addis Ababa, Ethiopia (in person and online)
From November 10 to 14, 2025, the tripartite consortium consisting of the African Union Commission (AUC), the African Development Bank Group (AfDB) and United Nations Economic Commission for Africa (ECA) will be holding the Sixth Conference on Land Policy in Africa (CLPA) at the United Nations Conference Centre in Addis Ababa on the theme Land Governance, Justice and Reparations for Africans and Descendants of People of the African Diaspora..
The colonial system facilitated the subjugation and brutalization of the African people. At every turn, their fertile and productive land was alienated, Natural resources were pillaged, and African heritage resources were looted by explorers and private collectors.
Colonialism also introduced agricultural and livelihood values that undermine indigenous knowledge systems and threaten food security and livelihoods.
In undertaking land-related reparations, it will be important to address land ownership and disparities in access. This is because in most post-colonial societies, the descendants of colonizers still control large swathes of land and its resources, while the historically marginalized and disadvantaged communities struggle to access land and its resources.
Core themes:
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Emerging best practices in developing responsive land policies
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Effective and transparent land governance and administration institutions
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Data monitoring and evaluation of land governance
Cross cutting: Youth, gender, climate change, agriculture, and reparations
Call for Short Stories - New submission Deadline 20 October 2025 on the theme: “Land Governance, Justice and Reparations for Africans and Descendants of People of the African Diaspora” [access link]
About the Conference on Land Policy in Africa (CLPA):
The CLPA is a premier platform for dialogue on land governance, bringing together policymakers, researchers, civil society and traditional authorities to advance sustainable land management issues on the continent.
Access the Concept note: here
Register link: CLPA2025
Media contact:
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African Development Bank Group: Amadou Mansour Diouf, Senior editor and writer, Communication and External relations Department, email: media@afdb.org
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UN Economic Commission for Africa (ECA):
Sophia Denekew, Media Relations, Email: denekews.uneca@un.org