In his speech at the conference on land policy in Africa, which opened in Abidjan, Nigeria, Director, regional integration and trade in the UN Security Council Stephen Karing noted that land in Africa is a fundamental asset on which to build the economy, which creates favorable conditions for attracting private sector investment from outside the continent. "Worldwide success in achieving the goals of sustainable development is supported by good land management, since it contributes to the eradication of poverty and hunger," said Caring. This was reported by Ethiopian news online ENA.

Caring noted that the conditions of legal uncertainty not only undermine business confidence, but can also foster corruption. "Undeveloped system of complicated and unclear administrative processes contribute to the lack of transparency and accountability in land management that increases the likelihood of corruption. Corruption in the sector of land resources has far-reaching implications for Africa's development", he added.

The Commissioner for agriculture of the African Union, Joseph SACO agreed that sustainable land management is crucial for the development of Africa, as land in Africa is an important factor of production because most of the livelihood is on the land. Corruption in the land sector can prevent people to have access to land and owned it, which in turn marginalisiert some sectors of society, thereby perpetuating conflicts, hunger and poverty.