For many years, Malen Chiefdom in Pujehun District was widely associated with one of Sierra Leone’s most intense land-related conflicts involving communities, land-owning families, activists, traditional authorities and Socfin Agricultural Company (SAC), Malen. At the center of the conflict were…
In November 2025, Land for Life, alongside members of the Media Alliance for Land Governance Team, embarked on a field mission across several mining-affected districts in Sierra Leone to document firsthand the environmental and human impact of unchecked mining activities…
Land for Life, alongside Green Scenery, the Ministry of Lands, Housing and Country Planning and the National Land Commission, joined Food and Agriculture Organization Country Representative, Saeed Abubakar Bancie, and his team to conclude a two-day joint monitoring visit across…
In many rural communities across Port Loko District, customary land disputes often take months, and sometimes years, to resolve. For Madam Alice Mama Mansaray, however, the introduction of the Customary Land Rights Act of 2022 has become an important tool…
Land for Life, together with District Multi-Stakeholder Platforms (DMSPs) from Port Loko, Pujehun, Kenema, and Tonkolili, has concluded a two-day learning visit to Malen Chiefdom in Pujehun District. The visit aimed to strengthen peer learning, improve land governance, and promote…
From 13th to 16th April, a series of district-level trainings were conducted across Port Loko, Pujehun, Kenema, and Tonkolili, bringing together key actors within Sierra Leone’s local justice system to address persistent challenges in land governance and administration. The trainings…
Land conflicts remain one of the most persistent challenges facing traditional authorities across Sierra Leone. For generations, families in the provinces have relied on Local Courts to determine rights to use, inherit, and control land. As Justice Nicholas Colin Browne-Marke…
After the official declaration of the end of the Civil War on 28 January 2002, the Government of Sierra Leone established the Truth and Reconciliation Commission of Sierra Leone (TRC) to investigate the root causes of the eleven-year conflict and…
Inclusive land governance goes beyond mere participation. It requires deliberate collaboration, transparency, and accountability across all actors within the land governance sector. Land remains one of Sierra Leone’s most valuable resources, and its importance cannot be overstated. Where land-related conflicts…
The 2025 District Multi-Stakeholder Platform (DMSP) Shared Learning Session, held in Bo District from 18–19 December 2025, concluded successfully with the adoption of a written 2026 Resolution of Commitment, jointly designed and signed by the Chairpersons of the participating DMSPs.…