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Organic law N° 08/2005 of 14th July 2005 Determining the Use and Management of Land in Rwanda.
Published on the 15 September 2005
This case study, based on interviews in Rwanda and an extensive review of secondary material, builds on previous analysis, and examines proposed land reforms as articulated in the National Land Policy.
Law N° 4/2005 of 8th April 2005 Determining the Modalities of Protection, Conservation and Promotion of Environment in Rwanda.
Published on the 1 May 2005
Le retour des réfugiés de 1959, la politique de regroupement de l'habitat adoptée en 1996, la disette qui frappe le pays depuis 1999, la faible pluviosité qui prévaut dans le pays depuis deux ans après le phénomène el nino, conduisent à une prise de conscience nouvelle de ce qu'il faut appeler la
Africa’s Great Lakes Region has in recent years experienced
political strife, armed conflict and population displacements
with severe humanitarian consequences. While these events
have clearly revolved around political struggles for the control
The new Rwandan land policy consider appropriate land administration as a platform of land management and an ideal channel to provide security of livelhood to the people by securing land tenure system for their profit.
Butare, where this study was conducted, exhibits one of the highest population densities in Rwanda. As a direct result of population growth, most peasants have small fields and land fragmentation is common.
Since the early 1990s, parts of Afri-ca’s Great Lakes Region have expe-rienced political strife, armed con-flict and population displacements withsevere humanitarian consequences.
This chapter examines the relationship between land scarcity and conflict in Rwanda. Historically, land pressure has been a severe problem in Rwanda, where over 90% of the population practises agriculture.