South Sudan’s cabinet has adopted a land policy in 2013 which addresses issues pertaining to land acquisition and its management.
The new policy addresses post-war conflict over land rights, informal settlements in cities and towns, as well as conflicts over access to land with pasture and water.
The policy adopts a number of guiding principles which include security of land rights, equitable access to land and provision of security and diversity in tenure types.
The policy has divided land into three categories: public, private and community-owned lands.
The new policy recognizes the importance of individuals acquiring land and providing them with tenure security which is essential to economic development in the country.
The government will also gazette land into agricultural lands and grazing lands for cattle, as well as national reserve forests throughout South Sudan.