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Burundi

Burundi's land code governs state and communal land, and a land commission was created to resolve disputes over property left behind during displacement. Public audit sits with the Cour des Comptes.

Who holds public assets in trust

  • Cour des Comptes

    Supreme audit institution reviewing the use of public funds and assets.

  • CNTB

    National Commission on Land and Other Assets, set up to resolve land and property restitution claims.

  • Ministry of Environment, Agriculture and Livestock

    Oversees the land code and state land administration.

Milestones

  • 2006CNTB created to handle restitution of land and property.
  • 2011Revised Land Code adopted.

Commonly contested assets

  • Restituted and contested property
  • State farms and plantations
  • Public buildings in Bujumbura and Gitega

Official sources

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