TITLE:
Congolese Land Rights Put to the Test by the Private Real Estate Investment Revolution
AUTHORS:
Christian Mwenyemali Milenge
KEYWORDS:
Land Rights, Private Investment, Real Estate Law, Agricultural Investment, Congolese Land Ownership Law
JOURNAL NAME:
Open Journal of Social Sciences,
Vol.11 No.9,
September
1,
2023
ABSTRACT: Private investors’ land rights vary from country to country, depending on
the legal system in place. The degree of openness of land laws determines the
degree to which both domestic and foreign investors are attracted, as the
latter aims to invest in countries with legal systems offering the most secure
and sustainable interests. How can Congolese land laws be made more attractive
to private investors in the real estate sector? Using exegetical and
comparative methods, we will test our hypothesis that reform to increase the
rights of private national and foreign investors to access land would be an
asset. By comparing Congolese land law with other legal systems, and with
current social and economic realities, we have concluded that accommodating land
rights is a prerequisite for increasing both domestic and foreign private investment
in real estate and an essential step towards boosting and modernizing real
estate investment in the DRC.