![Myths, deadlocks of land registration and the need for alternative approaches Myths, deadlocks of land registration and the need for alternative approaches](https://www.foncier-developpement.fr/wp-content/uploads/VA-Ouedraogo-360x140.jpg)
Land tenure securing systems in West Africa are based on the colonial land registration heritage whose failures have often been targeted for criticism. This brief shows that, to be successful, land policies in West Africa must question and even challenge the colonial foundations on which current land legislations rest, including the land registration system.