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African MPs want transparency in land deals
African lawmakers have resolved to strengthen existing laws at the national and regional level to prevent fraudulent land deals on the continent. This was one of the resolutions announced on Saturday at the end of a two-day workshop organised by the Pan-African Parliament (PAP) and the East African Legislative Assembly (EALA)...under the theme: "Making Agricultural Investment Work for Africa: A Parliamentarian's response to the land rush,"...The meeting called upon the AU and other African regional institutions and organisations to ensure that investments in agriculture work for African peoples. The legislators also called on governments to improve transparency in the process of acquiring and distributing arable land.