Tenure Reads

Tenure Reads is our space for reviewing books, journals, reports, and publications on land, water, climate, and broader natural resource governance. Each review distills key insights and connects them to ongoing debates and practical realities across Africa. By curating diverse perspectives, we make complex writing accessible to a wide range of audiences.

Sorrounded Democracy Book
Customary Land Registration and the Access to Credit Argument: A Cautionary Note
Dr. Yusuf Serunkuma’s new book “Surrounded: Democracy, Free Markets and Other Entrapments of New Colonialism” should trigger urgent reflections for land reform advocates in Africa. In Uganda for example, where only 3 of 24 banks are locally owned, the...
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