Recognition of the right of the poor to land is vital to forestall future conflicts over ownership and access in post-war Angola, according to Allan Cain (architect), director of the respected NGO, Development Workshop. Aid and humanitarian agencies are concerned over a draft law proposed by the government and have criticised it for failing to safeguard the interests of rural peasant communities – where fertile, agricultural land is in high demand – against more powerful interests. But the problem is as serious – if not more so – in urban areas.
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