In Cameroon, all land is considered national land and is governed by Ordinance No 74-1. National land can be classified for housing, farms, or plantations. The process to purchase land involves searching, investigating, negotiating price, surveying, signing a deed, and registering the land certificate. However, this system is prone to issues like price inflation, conflicts of interest, and long delays in obtaining certificates. To address these problems, the document recommends properly investigating land before purchase, avoiding prohibited areas, registering land after purchase, and seeking legal remedies for disputes. It also suggests churches could help vulnerable Christians purchase affordable land and mediate conflicts between buyers and sellers.

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2.  In Cameroon, land belongs to the government and
its called national lands
 The concept of land began in 1974, to eliminate
two tenure systems.

3.  The Cameroon legislature established Ordinance No
74-1 of 06 /07/ 1974.
 Article (14) of the ordinance defines national lands
 National Land can be Classified into two categories
as distributed in Article 15(1) of Ordinance No 74 of
July 1974
 Housing, farms, plantations etc.
 Freedom of any occupation

4.  Land search
 Land investigation
 Price negotiation
 Survey plan
 Signing of a deed of conveyance. (sec 8(1),
ordinance No 74/1 of 06/07/1974 and section 74
of Law No 90/059 of 19/ 12/1990
 Registration of Land/ Land certificate

5.  Price increment by some real estate agents
 Malicious attitude of some real estate agents
 Conflicts of Interest
 Purchase of Government land
 Land rights demanded by vendors
 Purchase of land in prohibited or risk zones
 Long and difficult procedure in obtaining land
certificates

6.  Corrupt nature of the system
 Price negotiation
 Land surveyor

7.  Proper investigation before purchase
 Price shouldn’t be negotiated by agents
 Purchaser should do reasonable development to
express rights of ownership
 Avoid buying land on prohibited areas or risky zones
 Register land after purchase
 Legal redress in case of persistent conflict

8.  Purchase land and sell to vulnerable
Christians at low prices
 Medium for amicable settlements between
purchasers and vendors
 Encouraging the vulnerable to buy lands at
outskirts of their towns because it will be
cheaper