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SCUML and REDAN tighten anti-money laundering rules for Nigerian property developers

Nigeria's Special Control Unit Against Money Laundering and the Real Estate Developers Association of Nigeria have moved to tighten compliance in the property sector, warning developers that registration alone is not enough as the country prepares for its Mutual Evaluation.

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Kenyan court ruling highlights legal safeguards against unauthorised land transfers

A Kenyan court has underlined the steps landowners can take to protect property, including lodging a caution or restriction, after a family found a deceased relative's land had been registered in another person's name.

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Illegal sale of municipal land blamed for Randhart land invasion in Alberton

Residents and a Freedom Front Plus councillor say municipal land in Randhart, Alberton, is being sold illegally while shacks and irregular water and electricity connections spread and an investigation stalls.

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Kenyan court cancels Nakuru land title transferred after owner's death

The Environment and Land Court in Nakuru has cancelled a land title after finding the register was opened two days after the owner died and another person was registered as proprietor 11 years later, ordering the parcel returned to the deceased's estate.

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Egypt weighs land repossession as 450 developers delay home handovers

Egypt's housing ministry is considering land repossession and new partnerships after about 450 developers failed to deliver units, with roughly 3% of active projects behind schedule.

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Johannesburg operation exposes hijacked Ferndale property

A multi-department City of Johannesburg operation has again flagged a hijacked property in Ferndale, where Wendy houses shelter an entire community and officials say the law leaves them with few options.

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Kajiado demands KSh13bn from Tata Chemicals over Magadi land rates

Kajiado Governor Joseph Ole Lenku says Tata Chemicals Magadi owes KSh13 billion in land rates and should return part of its 200,000-plus acre holding to the Maasai community.

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Father and son killed as perimeter wall collapses onto their Mombasa home

A 42-year-old man and his 11-year-old son died when a wall belonging to a logistics firm collapsed onto their house in Kambodia, Jomvu, on the outskirts of Mombasa, early on Monday.

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Morocco's World Cup redevelopment drive is erasing old neighbourhoods, residents say

Hundreds of buildings have been demolished in Rabat, Casablanca, Marrakech and Fez as Morocco pushes redevelopment ahead of the 2030 World Cup, leaving displaced residents fighting for adequate compensation.