Islands

In a significant development for international relations, the International Court of Justice (ICJ) recently delivered a ruling concerning the islands of Mbanie, Conga, and Cocoteros. These tiny, sparsely populated landmasses now officially rest under the sovereignty of Equatorial Guinea, a resolution that puts a close to a territorial disagreement that has lasted for decades with Gabon. While these islands may seem inconsequential at first glance, they lie in waters believed to be rich in oil and gas reserves, a detail that…

On Monday, the International Court of Justice (ICJ) made a landmark decision affirming that Equatorial Guinea possesses legal sovereignty over a cluster of small islands situated in the potentially resource-rich Gulf of Guinea. For many, this may feel like just another ruling in the international legal arena—but the implications resonate deeply. Imagine engaging in a decade-long tug-of-war over territories, only to finally see the scales tipped in your favor. This ruling effectively marks the closure of a…

Argentina has enthusiastically declared its intent to reclaim "full sovereignty" over the Falkland Islands, especially after the UK relinquished control of a distant archipelago in exchange for securing a vital military base. This move has stirred the pot in international relations. Diana Mondino, the nation’s foreign minister, expressed her support for the decision made by British Prime Minister Keir Starmer’s administration, which she sees as a step towards ending "outdated practices." This follows the UK restoring the…

Britain has recently declared it will relinquish its claim over the Chagos Islands, transferring sovereignty to Mauritius. However, as described by US President Joe Biden as a "historic agreement," the UK will maintain its military foothold in the Indian Ocean through a significant partnership with the United States. The British administration has faced enduring calls to return the islands to Mauritius for decades. Yet, it has clung to control primarily due to the strategic importance of the Diego Garcia base for American…

Drug trafficking and consumption are rising and diversifying within the Indian Ocean, particularly in Madagascar, the Seychelles and Mauritius. The NGO World Initiative towards Transnational Organized Crime (World Initiative) has researched and revealed a report on drug trafficking and its improvement lately on this a part of the world.…

The decree, dated June 8, appeared yesterday Thursday in the French official newspaper. This makes the archipelago the glorious islands, which belong to the scattered islands, the 170th French nature reserve. The glorious islands, located in the Mozambique Channel, and French possession, were still part of the islets that Madagascar claimed against France since 1973. The claim was repeated by President…

From Madagascar, from today to 3 December 2020, the first regional business forum on the island must be held. On this occasion, the locked region of Atsimo-Andrefana, furthest south of the island, was chosen to host the very first edition. Two hundred participants are therefore expected in the city of Tulear, economic actors, project managers, representatives of ministries and local authorities but also…

It is a tragedy that caused a lot of noise, especially in Senegal: the sinking of a boat off the coast of the country killed at least 140 people, out of the 200 people on board, according to the International Organization for Migration. A record contested by Senegal. The Interior Ministry ensures that no deaths have yet been found. François Gemenne, researcher, migration specialist, answers Fanny Bleichner's questions. .

In one week since October 17, more than 2,600 migrants from sub-Saharan Africa and sub-Saharan Africa have arrived in the Spanish Canary Islands, corresponding to the whole of 2019. The authorities seem overwhelmed. The health situation due to Covid prevents any repatriation to their countries of origin or transfer to the European continent. After sometimes a thousand kilometers and one to fifteen days of dangerous sea crossing, between 300 and 400 immigrants reach the coast of the Canary Islands every day, the island to…