Weak land rights in Africa fuel potential for conflicts -experts
Soaring investment in infrastructure, mining and agribusiness is spreading to Africa, where a lack of legislation on land rights means local communities are regularly bypassed, fuelling anger and resentment
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Between five and nine million people in the Sahel, a semi-arid region just below the Sahara, risk going hungry in the coming months
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