138 Regarding the repatriation of refugees, this process is ongoing and it is either spontaneous (where the applicants return is not facilitated by relevant authorities), or voluntary (where the applicant’s return is formalized). Following tripartite agreements, voluntary repatriation has been conducted for instance, for Rwandan nationals. The voluntary repatriation of 3,371 Mozambican nationals from Luwani refugee camp, who expressed the desire to return home in March 2017, is still awaiting agreement between the Governments of Malawi and Mozambique the and UNHCR. Article 14 – Right to Property 139 The 2018 housing census in the Table 7 below shows Malawi’s population in terms of housing and type of occupancy. The Table shows that the majority of Malawians live in either family owned house or rented housing. In order to improve access to land, Malawi passed several laws that radically transformed the aspect of land tenure. These are:  Land Act 2016  Customary Land Act 2016  Physical Planning Act 2016  Land Survey Act 2016  The Registered Land (Amendment) Act 2016  Public Roads (Amendment) Act 2016  Forestry (Amendment) Act 2016  Land Acquisition (Amendment) Act 2016  Local Government (Amendment) Act 2016  Malawi Housing Corporation (Amendment) Act 2016 A summary of some of these laws has been provided in the general update on legislative framework above. 48

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