Abidjan Land Days 2026

1) Introduction by the Master of Ceremonies
2) Welcome address by the Mayor of Port-Bouët
3) Remarks by the Ivorian Minister of Urban Planning, Housing, and Living Environment
4) Remarks by the Ivorian Minister of Agriculture, Rural Development, and Food Production
5) Address by the Senegalese Minister of Economy, Finance, and Planning
6) AFOR corporate video (5 min)
7) Opening address by the Deputy Prime Minister of the Republic of Côte d’Ivoire
Commemorative photos
End of the opening ceremony

How do land policies foster productive investment and the creation of sustainable jobs for young people and women?

Lessons and strategies for modern, inclusive, and effective land governance in Africa.
Key pillars of the AU land policy.

Workshop 1: Land tenure and social inclusion

Workshop 2 (Panel): Shaping space: responding to economic and demographic changes through spatial planning, land use, and urban management.

Workshop 3: Land markets, the private sector, and investment

Dedicated session – Introductory presentation on the history of land management in Senegal, leading up to the launch of PROCASEF, and future outlook – Corporate film and testimonials.

Contribution from a national agency: The Land Registry as a driver of social peace and development (The case of Senegal) – Contribution from an international firm (benchmarking) – Systematic land registration in Senegal: operational challenges, successes, and a comparison with Côte d’Ivoire and Morocco.

Theme: Land Governance and Sustainable Development in Africa:
what governance reforms are needed to boost employment and growth in Africa? what sustainable financing for effective land administration? how can land tenure security be promoted to foster equitable and climate-resilient agrifood systems, infrastructure development, and the energy transition in Africa?

Theme: Global land policy and governance
1. What lessons have been learned from the experience of projects funded by your institution?
(How was your institution involved in project design? Did the results meet expectations? What difficulties arose? What methodological insights were gained? Looking back, what shortcomings can you identify regarding the targeting of objectives or the means employed?)
2. What role do land issues currently play in your institution’s strategies?
Do you distinguish between support for rural land issues and urban land issues, or do you seek to align these two themes?
3. Does your institution plan to include funding for the PNSFR in its support strategy for Côte d’Ivoire for the coming years?

Panel: Progress on securing land tenure in Côte d’Ivoire
1. Socio-land tenure engineering to prepare for field activities and to monitor and gauge local sentiment
2. Progress status of core activities for securing rural land tenure
3. Digital transition in support of securing rural land tenure

Workshop 1: Land policies and the fight against deforestation:

Workshop 2: Design and implementation of public policies for the systematic, large-scale registration of land rights: mid-term review, shared experiences, challenges, lessons learned, and future outlook.

Workshop 3: How can resilience be built through effective land administration, geospatial systems, and digital twins?

1. What actually works today when it comes to securing land tenure?
2. What challenges persist despite the policies and investments undertaken?
3. What have we learned from the experiences of different countries?
4. Which approaches now merit being strengthened, adapted, or potentially abandoned?

1. Motion of thanks (Organizing Committee)
2. Closing remarks by the Ivorian Minister of Agriculture, Rural Development and Food Crops (or their representative)
3. Passing of the torch to the next JFA host country
4. Presentation of gifts to foreign delegations
Commemorative photos