Madagascar moves to reclaim colonial-era land in sovereignty push
Madagascar’s High Constitutional Court has validated a law allowing the state to reclaim land still registered in the names of foreign settlers from the colonial era, reviving a long-running land dispute while putting sovereignty and access to property ownership at the heart of the reform.
The court described the measure as part of the process of completing the de facto transfer of colonial-era foreign-registered land, restoring the rights of the Malagasy people and strengthening state control over strategic property.
Its success will ultimately be measured not by the court ruling, but by whether colonial-era ownership disputes can be resolved while giving more Malagasy citizens secure access to land.
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