Madagascar moves to reclaim colonial-era land in sovereignty push

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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.  READ MORE : http://www.africanews.com/2026/08/10/madagascar-moves-to-reclaim-colonial-era-land-in-sovereignty-push  Subscribe on our Dailymotion channel and receive all the latest news from the continent.    Africanews is available in English and French.  Website : www.africanews.com  Facebook : https://www.facebook.com/africanews.channel/  Twitter : https://twitter.com/africanews

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00:00Madagascar's High Constitutional Court has upheld a law allowing the state to reclaim land titles dating back to the colonial

00:07era that remain registered in foreign names.

00:11The law uses independence in 1960 as the cut-off point with affected properties transferred to the state and potentially

00:18made available to Malagasy citizens.

00:21Diplomatic and consular properties are excluded as it's land held by people who acquired Malagasy nationality.

00:28The government says the measures aim to resolve a long-standing colonial legacy, strengthening land rights and expand access to

00:36property ownership.

00:37The next step is publication in the official journal followed by a census of the affected land.

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