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Buying land in Kumasi, Ghana: leases, checks and what the law says

In Kumasi, buying land usually means taking a lease on stool land. Here is what Ghana's Constitution and the Land Act 2020 require before you pay and after you sign.

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Buying land in Cotonou, Benin: land title, checks and steps

In Benin, every land sale must be preceded by confirmation of land rights. Here is what the land code says and what to check before paying for a plot in Cotonou.

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Buying land in Abidjan, Côte d'Ivoire: the ACD, the paperwork and the checks before you pay

In Côte d'Ivoire, urban land in Abidjan is safe to buy when it is covered by an arrêté de concession définitive (ACD) and transferred into the buyer's name. Here is what to check, what the law says about foreign buyers, and the official procedures and fees.

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Rent-to-own in Dakar with no deposit: what actually exists in Senegal in 2026

No public source we read confirms a zero-deposit rent-to-own scheme in Dakar, Senegal. Here is what Kajom Capital, SN HLM and the CDC have announced, and what to get in writing before you sign.

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Property scams in West Africa: documented frauds and what to check before you pay, country by country

Fake landlords, plots sold twice, forged papers, unapproved off-plan schemes: the scams tried or flagged in Togo, Benin, Côte d'Ivoire, Senegal and Ghana, and the official checks to run in each country before you pay anything.

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Accra real estate: Ghana land law, buying, renting, licensed agents and traps to avoid

Buying or renting in Accra: leasehold and customary land under the Land Act 2020, a 50-year lease cap for foreigners, the Lands Commission official search, the six-month rent advance limit, REAC licences and the Bank of Ghana rule on dollars. No invented prices: Imonga has no listings in Ghana.

Koffi A. Hounnou

Diaspora: how to finance a property purchase in Togo from abroad

FCFA account, loan from a Togolese bank, legal rate cap, exchange rate and notary: what the sources establish about financing a property in Togo from abroad.

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Property in Ghana for the diaspora: what the law allows and the steps in order

In Ghana a non-citizen can only take a lease of up to fifty years, while a Ghanaian with a second passport is still a citizen. Lands Commission search, stamp duty, registration and rent tax: the rules, with their texts.

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