The Liberia Land Authority (LLA) has launched a new Five-Year Strategic Plan (2025–2029), marking a significant shift in the country’s long-term approach to land governance, administration and conflict prevention. The plan, unveiled on Friday, December 5, 2025, at the LLA’s multipurpose conference hall in Monrovia, brings together government priorities under the ARREST Agenda for Inclusive Development (AAID) and sets out a refreshed national roadmap for managing Liberia’s most contested and economically vital resource: land.
Assistant Director for Communication & Outreach, Emmanuel Chedeh Davis, outlined the key pillars of the strategy, saying the document is designed to “broaden, deepen and strengthen policy, legal and regulatory frameworks,” while accelerating staff capacity and institutional development. According to Davis, the plan builds on the 2022–2026 strategic framework but pushes the Authority toward more ambitious governance standards and service delivery expectations.
LLA Chairman Samuel F. Kpakio called the new agenda “bold and forward-looking,” noting that it reflects Liberia’s political and economic aspirations for the next half-decade. He stressed that secure land tenure remains central to peacebuilding, national cohesion and sustainable development. “Liberia’s history has shown that equitable access to land is essential to lasting peace and economic progress,” he said, reaffirming LLA’s commitment to reform, administration and dispute-resolution responsibilities.
The strategy focuses on seven priority areas: strengthening land governance and policy reforms; enhancing legal and regulatory frameworks; upgrading land administration systems; advancing land-use planning and management; delivering more efficient and accessible land services; expanding staff capacity; and deepening institutional and organisational development.
Project Manager of the SLSL Project, Christopher Byren, highlighted the importance of sustained investment in capacity building, particularly for decentralisation, logistics and infrastructure, stressing that modernising land administration requires both technical systems and the personnel to run them effectively.
With the new framework now launched, the LLA is positioning itself for a more structured, transparent and service-oriented land sector, one that can support national growth and reduce conflict risks across Liberia’s counties.
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