Professor John T. Bugri, a professor of the Kwame Nkrumah University of Science and Technology (KNUST) has urged
The week-long short course: ‘The Political Economy of Land Governance in Africa’, was attended by 41 students selected from 16 West African countries under the accreditation of the University of Western Cape (UWC), South Africa in collaboration with KNUST, Ghana.
The graduation ceremony was held in Accra on Friday after the first two which were held in South Africa and Zanzibar, Tanzania.
He said every little solution counted and that they were likely to be confronted with daunting and seemingly insurmountable challenges especially in the political realm but should apply the knowledge they had acquired from the course to bring changes in their respective countries.
Prof Bugri advised them to remain disciplined as they had been through the course for it was a prerequisite for success in all ventures of life, much more their respective work
He said the partnership and successful graduation of the 3rd badge of the
He said this was an important step towards attainment of the Sustainable Development Goals to which land and natural resources had direct or indirect contributions.
He commended the German Development Cooperation and the African Land Policy Centre (ALPC) Ethiopia, for the needed financial resources to leverage on the formation of NELGA and providing the platform for the
Professor Ruth Hall, Professor from Institute for Poverty, Land and Agrarian Studies PLAAS, UWC, South Africa, said that some of the topics covered in the course included
She said the course introduced participants to Africa and global land policy guidelines and explore how
Professor Moenieba Isaacs, Professor from Institute (PLAAS), UWC, South Africa, said that participants of the course were selected from the academia, civil society, governance
She said the
She said they were tasked to write
She said students were required to submit a site report after the trip on challenges they observed and possible solutions.
Professor Isaacs said students were finally made to give presentations on how they were going to implement what they had studied over the week to impact their various communities, countries
Other professors who facilitated the course were Professors Dzodzi Tsikata and Kojo Amanor of the Institute of African Studies, Mamadou