This article examines Land Law and Tenure Security in East Africa: Statutory and Customary Systems: Lessons for Sub-Saharan Africa with a focused emphasis on Senegal within the field of Law. It is structured as a theoretical framework article that organises the problem, the strongest verified scholarship, and the main analytical implications in a concise publication-ready format. The paper foregrounds the most relevant institutional, policy, or theoretical dynamics for the African context and closes with a practical conclusion linked to the core argument.