What is AFOR in Ivory Coast?
The Rural Land Agency (AFOR — Agence Foncière Rurale) is the public institution responsible for implementing rural land policy in Ivory Coast. It oversees land certification, registration of rural properties, and coordination of boundary demarcation and surveying operations.
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The Central Actor in Rural Land
AFOR (Agence Foncière Rurale / Rural Land Agency) is the public establishment responsible for implementing rural land policy. It intervenes at all stages of land security.
Main Missions
- Land certification: issuance of Rural Land Certificates (Certificat Foncier)
- Registration of rural land (receipt of registration applications under Decree No. 2023-238)
- Technical support to rural communities
- Management of SIFOR-CI (Système d'Information Foncier de Côte d'Ivoire / Land Information System of Ivory Coast)
- Coordination of boundary demarcation and boundary marking operations
- Maintenance of the national list of sworn inquiry commissioners (Decree No. 2019-266)
- File verification before transmission to the land registrar
Role in Certification
AFOR imposes strict graphic standards for maps delimiting village territories, as defined by joint order of the Minister of Agriculture and the Minister of Territorial Administration.
Exemple concret
To obtain his Land Certificate in Daloa, Kouassi filed his application with the local office of the Rural Land Agency (AFOR). The agency coordinated the land survey, the delimitation by the sworn investigating officer, and the transmission to the land registrar for registration.
Sources juridiques
Loi n°98-750 du 23 décembre 1998. Décret n°2019-266 du 27 mars 2019. Décret n°2023-238 du 5 avril 2023.
Questions frequentes
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Autres termes du glossaire
The ADU (Attestation de Droit d'Usage Coutumier / Customary Right of Use Certificate) is the single, secure document that replaces the former Village Certificate as of January 1, 2025. Established by Decree No. 2021-784 and secured by the SIGFU (Decree No. 2021-862), it requires a triple signature (village chief, CVGFR president, developer) and a unique IDUFCI. The ADU is not a property title: it constitutes a provisional recognition opening the path to the ACD (Arrêté de Concession Définitive / Definitive Concession Decree) — the ACD published in the Land Register IS the Land Title. In practice, the time between ACD signature and its publication in the Land Register is often longer than the official 180 calendar days (BÂTIR N°004, 2022). Published ACD = published Land Title — same legal deed, two stages.
The Rural Land Agency (AFOR — Agence Foncière Rurale) is the public institution responsible for implementing rural land policy in Ivory Coast. It oversees land certification, registration of rural properties, and coordination of boundary demarcation and surveying operations.
Legal document drafted by a notary that formalizes the transfer of land ownership between a seller and a buyer. The notarized deed of sale is mandatory and confers authenticity on the transaction.
Legal entity that must be established with a minimum share capital of 2 million FCFA held by Ivorian nationals, holding an approval from the Minister responsible for Housing and a financial guarantee from a bank or insurance company.
The alienation price is the sum that the buyer must pay to the State to obtain the Definitive Concession (ACD — Arrêté de Concession Définitive) of urban land. Calculated by an ad hoc commission, it corresponds to the market value of the parcel according to the official schedule.