The Supreme Court delivered a landmark judgment on June 3, 2026, overturning a majority decision of the Court of Appeal in the land dispute between Sino Africa Development Company Limited and a group of defendants over parcels in Borteyman, also known as Nungua Farms, in the Greater Accra Region.
Under Civil Appeal No. J4/44/2025, the Court set aside the Court of Appeal’s majority ruling dated March 27, 2025, and entered judgment in favor of Sino Africa over the disputed land, subject only to the parcel claimed by the first and second defendants, Royal Bell Investments Ltd and Terraform Development Ltd.
The judgment covers two parcels totalling approximately 328.877 acres (119.192 hectares plus 13.904 hectares). The Court declared title to the land in favor of Sino Africa, ordering that the company be entitled to recover possession of the land claimed as its legal title, subject to the possessory rights of the first and second defendants.
In addition, the Court restrained the third to seventh defendants and any persons claiming through them from interfering with the portion of land declared in favor of Sino Africa. Sino Africa has cautioned the public against purchasing, leasing, accepting grants of, or otherwise dealing in any part of the affected land from those parties, warning that such transactions would be undertaken at the parties’ own risk.
The notice also addresses third parties who were already in occupation of portions of the land before June 3, 2026. Sino Africa has asked anyone who acquired interests in any part of the land before that date and has built or developed the property to contact the company’s solicitors within 30 days of the October 8, 2026 notice, providing copies of their title documents for clarification of the judgment and its implications.
Certified true copies of the Supreme Court judgment and a site plan of the affected land are available for inspection at the company’s solicitors’ offices during normal working hours.
Looking ahead, Sino Africa will enforce the Court’s orders and monitor compliance with the restrictions imposed on third‑party dealings in the disputed parcels.
