How (Not) to Buy Property in Nigeria
G. Pascal ZacharyWhile formal land rights are on the rise in sub-Saharan Africa, customary rights cannot be ignored.
G. Pascal Zachary is professor of practice at Arizona State University’s Consortium for Science Policy and Outcomes. Zachary has worked for the Bill and Melinda Gates Foundation as a consultant on African agricultural issues and is the author of four books, including Married to Africa (2009).
While formal land rights are on the rise in sub-Saharan Africa, customary rights cannot be ignored.
In the lush highlands of eastern Uganda, mud is a valuable commodity— so long as it is “quality” mud.