Acknowledgments
The Framework and Guidelines on Land Policy in Africa is the result of a three-year road
map of activities that involved intense reflection, rigorous consultations and exemplary
collaboration across the continent. These activities involved African continental and
regional institutions, governments, prominent African land experts from all regions of
the continent, and representatives of land stakeholders and development partners. The
activities of the road map were implemented by a tripartite consortium of the African
Union Commission (AUC), the United Nations Economic Commission for Africa (ECA)
and the African Development Bank (AfDB), through a Land Policy Initiative (LPI). The
AUC provided overall leadership for the functioning of the Initiative, with ECA and AfDB
providing technical support and mobilizing effective partnerships to ensure its success.
The preparation of this document was made possible by the excellent leadership of the
heads of the three institutions constituting the consortium: Dr Jean Ping, Chairperson
of AUC; Mr Abdoulie Janneh, United Nations Under-Secretary-General and Executive
Secretary of ECA; and Dr Donald Kaberuka, President of the AfBD Group. Overall guidance
and oversight to the initiative was provided by Ms. Rosebud Kuwidjila and Ms. Tumusiime
Rhoda Peace, respectively former and current Commissioner for Economy and Agriculture
of the African Union Commission.
Overall supervision and strategic guidance to produce the document in its current form and
content was provided by the Steering Committee of the Land Policy Initiative comprising
directors of the three continental organizations. These directors are Dr Ahmadu Babagana
and Dr Abebe Haile-Gabriel respectively former and current directors of the Department
of Rural Economy and Agriculture of AUC; Dr Josue Dione, Director of the Food Security
and Sustainable Development Division of ECA; Mr Chuku-Dinka Spencer, former Director
of Agriculture for West and Central Africa of AfDB; and Mr Philibert Afrika and Mr Steve
Kayizzi-Mugerwa respectively former and current directors of Operational Resources and
Policies Department of AfDB.
Under the guidance of the Steering Committee, focal persons from the three institutions
provided intellectual inputs and resource mobilization, and built effective partnerships
which were critical to the success of the LPI activities. These focal persons were Dr Brave
Ndisale and Dr Emmanuel Tambi, both former staff members of AUC and Mr Khecha
Abderrahmane from AUC; Dr Joan Kagwanja, former staff member of ECA; Mr Frank
Kufakwandi of AfDB, Ms Esther Kasalu Coffin, former staff of AfDB, and Ms Rachel Aron
and Ms Mary Manneko Monyau from AfDB. Further support was provided by Mr. Maurice
Tankou of ECA.
