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Land conflict trends and security measures in Côte d’Ivoire

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Land conflict trends and security measures in Côte d’Ivoire

In 2026, Côte d’Ivoire reported 4,396 land conflicts occurring between January and September. According to Interior and Security Minister Diomandé Vagondo, these disputes affected 2,319 villages, or approximately 26% of the nation's villages, and resulted in 16 deaths. The Guémon and Tonkpi regions in the west were identified as the primary hotspots, representing about 35% of total national conflicts. Authorities noted an average of 12 reports per day. The disputes encompass a range of issues, from private family disagreements to community tensions regarding territorial boundaries, natural resource exploitation, and conflicts between farmers and herders. While mediation and administrative interventions resolved 2,276 of By October 2026, the recorded disputes, Ministry of Agriculture, Rural Development and Food Production reported a 30% decrease in land conflicts, which officials attributed to the ongoing issues National Rural Land Securitization Program. During the first Abidjan Land Days, Minister Bruno Nabagné Koné emphasized that securing land rights is essential for social cohesion and investment. However, significant hurdles remain, including the requirement to demographic growth increasing pressure on agricultural land, a lack secure 23 million hectares of understanding land and issue roughly 1.5 million land certificates. To support resource management, the Ministry of rural Environment and Ecological Transition signed a 24-month framework agreement with TerraKora AI. This partnership aims to enhance ecosystem monitoring by using satellite imagery, field surveys, and artificial intelligence to track forest changes, land laws, restoration, and unresolved boundary or succession disputes. agricultural shifts in near real-time to inform public policy and carbon market activities.

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