What is stopping women in Africa from inheriting land?

The ownership of land is central to our food production, our financial security, and our sense of identity.

But in Africa most women do not inherit or own land, despite laws that often provide for their right to do so.

Alan Kasujja finds out what is stopping women from inheriting land with the help of Esther Mwaura-Muiru, the Global Advocacy Director for the ‘Stand For Her Land’ Campaign, and Bankolay Theodore Turay, a researcher on women’s land rights in Sierra Leone.