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A Nairobi anti-corruption court has ruled that the prosecution established a case against a former permanent secretary and other accused over the irregular acquisition of land meant for a cemetery in Machakos County.
More than 300 owners whose buildings were demolished at Parkview Estates in Asaba have asked Governor Sheriff Oborevwori to intervene in their land dispute with Dennis Osadebay University and to pay compensation.
The Lands Commission plans to invest GH¢1.8 billion in a five-year land administration reform programme financed mainly from its own revenue, with land searches already cut from about a month to seven working days.
Tanzania recorded 1,133 land-related conflicts and 54 deaths between January and June 2026, with farmer-pastoralist clashes behind most of the violence, according to Tanzania Police Force statistics.
The Federal Mortgage Bank of Nigeria has launched Ijarah Muntahia Bittamleek, a lease-to-own product aimed at National Housing Fund contributors who cannot or will not use interest-based mortgages.
The case against a Johannesburg housing official accused of fraudulently selling the homes of vulnerable families was postponed for a seventh time on Tuesday, with about 18 alleged victims attending the Lenasia Magistrates' Court.
Kenya's Affordable Housing Board says at least 45,000 units will be ready for occupation by the end of 2026, with 13,012 homes already completed and 7,050 occupied as of October.
Ghana's Lands Commission has begun legal proceedings against lessees of state and vested lands who have failed to pay annual ground rent, warning that enforcement will be fully rolled out in 2027.
A Nairobi court has stopped the Kenya Wildlife Service from building a parking facility inside the Nairobi Animal Orphanage and from further works in Nairobi National Park while a petition by 4,642 Kenyans is heard.