Madagascar moves to reclaim colonial-era land in sovereignty push
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Suriname · Environment Key Facts Action President Jennifer Geerlings-Simons announced a crackdown on 4 August 2026 against Mennonite-linked settlers and other illegal land occupiers in Suriname’s interior. Notices Bailiff-delivered eviction notices (deurwaardersexploten) have been issued; illegal residents face deportation. Scale The government is reversing prior land allocations covering several hundred thousand hectares, including a reported […
Madagascar moves to reclaim colonial-era land in sovereignty push
Madagascar’s High Constitutional Court has validated a law allowing the state to reclaim land still registered in the names of foreign settlers from the colonial era, reviving a long-running land dispute while putting sovereignty and access to property ownership at the heart of the reform.
An official figure that varies from simple to octuple, that is what remains of one of the darkest episodes of French colonial history. According to the source consulted, the human balance of the repression led by France in Madagascar still oscillates between 11,000 and 89,000 deaths, a gap so vertiginous that it [...] More
Sixty-six years after regaining its independence, Madagascar attacked a part of the property that remained legally attached to the colonial period. The High Constitutional Court has validated the law which provides for the transfer of certain land still registered in the name of foreigners to the State as a matter of law. A decision of historic significance, but whose effectiveness will be measured less in the archives than in the field.
Madagascar Moves To Reclaim Land Left Behind By Colonial Rule
By Emmanuel Nduka Madagascar is taking a major step towards addressing the unfinished legacy of colonialism after its High Constitutional Court cleared a law allowing the state to reclaim certain properties still registered in the names of foreign settlers more than six decades after the country gained independence. The ruling, delivered on August 3, validates Law No. 2026-007 and paves the way for the government to take ownership of land that r…
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