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A Sierra Leonean delegation from the land sector has concluded a five-day study tour in Ghana and is set to depart for Nairobi, Kenya, on August 1, 2026, to continue the second phase of its regional learning mission.
The delegation, led by Deputy Secretary Alusine Sesay of the Ministry of Lands, Housing and Country Planning, engaged extensively with key institutions within Ghana’s land administration system. Coordinated by the Ghana Land Commission, the visit combined high-level policy discussions with technical sessions and field exposure aimed at strengthening Sierra Leone’s ongoing land reforms.
During the tour, the team held engagements with the Ministry of Lands and Natural Resources, the Ghana Land Commission, the Licensed Surveyors Association of Ghana, the Office of the Administrator of Stool Lands, the Land Use and Spatial Planning Authority, and the Ghana Institution of Surveyors. A field visit to the Customary Land Secretariat in Gbawe provided practical insights into how customary land governance is managed at the community level.
The delegation also toured key data centres, gaining an understanding of Ghana’s digital land systems, including the deployment of a Continuous Operating Reference System (CORS) Network that delivers real-time, high-precision geospatial data across the country. The exposure offered valuable lessons in the integration of technology into land service delivery.
Discussions throughout the visit focused on Ghana’s land administration reforms, which are anchored on restoring public trust, addressing illegal land transactions, digitising land services, and harmonising statutory and customary land systems. In return, the Sierra Leone delegation shared progress made under the Sierra Leone Land Administration Project, including efforts to modernise systems and strengthen institutional capacity.
Sierra Leone is currently advancing key reforms supported by the World Bank through the Sierra Leone Land Administration Project, which has introduced 13 CORS Network stations nationwide to improve survey accuracy to international standards. The country has also enacted major legislation, including the Customary Land Rights Act and the National Land Commission Act of 2022, while additional laws on land registration, adjudication, and surveying remain under review.
Reflecting on the visit, delegation head Alusine Sesay described the engagement as highly impactful, noting that the experience provided practical insights into policy design, institutional coordination, and the application of technology in land governance. He stated that the lessons learned would inform Sierra Leone’s reform agenda as the country continues to strengthen its land administration system.
The delegation, which includes representatives from the Ministry of Lands, the National Land Commission, the Office of the Administrator and Registrar General, Medici Land Governance, and Paramount Chief PC Bai Forki Fenka of Maforki Chiefdom, will continue its study mission in Kenya before returning to Freetown.
