26 years after its first land conference, Namibia is preparing to hold a second summit of the kind scheduled for next September. According to Agence de presse africaine (APA) which disclosed this, the next conference will focus on land reform.

“Land Reform Minister Utoni Nujoma on Monday launched regional consultations on the second land summit and called on Namibians to provide inputs about issues during these meetings. The consultative meetings start in Khomas Region and are aimed at engaging the public at regional level to get inputs prior to the actual conference. The consultative meetings will be held between 10-21 July. Input from regional consultative meetings in all the 14 regions will be compiled into a draft document where public views will be articulated and will serve as a guide to the stakeholders that will attend the conference,” APA indicated.

The announcement of the conference comes after Windhoek launched a land reform aimed at ending inequalities in regards to land access in the country. During the 27th anniversary of the country’s independence last March, its President, Hage Geingob, had referred to this saying he intends to transfer 43% of the lands currently held by the white minority, 15 million hectares of arable lands, to the black majority, by 2020.

Souha Touré