Authors : Kuyunsa Mayu Alain; Kingambo Muyamba Arthur; Banze Mukanya Anjou

Volume/Issue : Volume 11 - 2026, Issue 9 - September

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DOI : https://doi.org/10.38124/ijisrt/26sep384

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Abstract : In legally plural settings, land tenure security depends not only on the existence of a formal title but also on the ability to prove a right, identify and recognize its spatial boundaries, and coordinate the authorities that make it socially and institutionally enforceable. This article presents an analytical reanalysis of a cross-sectional household survey conducted in Kimbinga, Bulungu Territory, Kwilu Province, Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC), involving 384 households.

Keywords : Boundary Clarity; Community Land; Democratic Republic of the Congo; Land Conflict; Land governance; Land Tenure Security; Legal Pluralism; Rights Documentation.

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