Guinea’s Wanindara residents welcome land reclassification
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Residents of Wanindara, a locality in the Lambanyi commune of Guinea, celebrated after the government signed a decree reclassifying several land reserves, including the Simbaya-Wanindara reserve.
Elhadj Fafa M’Bira Mané, the former president of the Lambanyi special delegation, praised the decision as a response to long-standing community needs. The decree intends to restructure, regularize, and develop these spaces for current occupants, adhering to urban and land codes.
However, the reclassification does not apply to land already under lease or construction, or to public infrastructure such as schools, health centers, religious buildings, green spaces, cemeteries, roads, and security installations. Mané explained that previous leaders had failed to resolve issues surrounding the land, but President Mamadi Doumbouya has now addressed them.
Mané believes the decision will foster social cohesion in an area where land rights have been a sensitive issue, and he expressed gratitude to the president for restoring residents’ rights and a sense of full citizenship. The next step involves implementing the planned restructuring, regularization, and development programs for those affected by the decree.
