Indian Ocean Archives - Jean-Jacques Cornish https://jjcornish.com/tag/indian-ocean/ The low down on African affairs Sun, 17 Feb 2019 22:00:00 +0000 en-US hourly 1 https://wordpress.org/?v=6.5.5 https://i0.wp.com/jjcornish.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/05/cropped-Fountain_Pen_favicon-812.png?fit=32%2C32&ssl=1 Indian Ocean Archives - Jean-Jacques Cornish https://jjcornish.com/tag/indian-ocean/ 32 32 Kenya’s territorial dispute with Somalia becomes a full-on diplomatic confrontation https://jjcornish.com/2019/02/kenyas-territorial-dispute-with-somalia-becomes-a-full-on-diplomatic-confrontation/ Sun, 17 Feb 2019 22:00:00 +0000 https://jjcornish.com/2019/02/kenyas-territorial-dispute-with-somalia-becomes-a-full-on-diplomatic-confrontation/ A maritime territorial dispute between Kenya and Somalia has blown into a full-on diplomatic confrontation. Somalia’s ambassador to Nairobi has been expelled and the Mogadishu authorities have withdrawn their envoy to Kenya. The east African neighbours are arguing about a gas and oil rich triangle of the Indian Ocean. It covers an area of 100 […]

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]]> A maritime territorial dispute between Kenya and Somalia has blown into a full-on diplomatic confrontation.

Somalia’s ambassador to Nairobi has been expelled and the Mogadishu authorities have withdrawn their envoy to Kenya.

The east African neighbours are arguing about a gas and oil rich triangle of the Indian Ocean. It covers an area of 100 000 square kilometers.

Somalia denies Kenyan claims that the prospecting rights to this triangle were sold at a Somali  investment  conference in London last week.
Kenya’s demanding the Mogadishu authorities withdraw a map show to investors that indicates the disputed piece of Ocean belongs to Somalia.

The matter has to be adjudicated by the International Court of Justice.

Kenya’s lost its case disputing the court’s jurisdiction in the matter

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]]> Madagascar electoral body delays results as it looks into fraud and violence claims https://jjcornish.com/2018/12/madagascar-electoral-body-delays-results-as-it-looks-into-fraud-and-violence-claims/ Tue, 25 Dec 2018 22:00:00 +0000 https://jjcornish.com/2018/12/madagascar-electoral-body-delays-results-as-it-looks-into-fraud-and-violence-claims/ Madagascar’s electoral commission has delayed results of last week’s Presidential run-off as it looks into claims by former President Marc Ravalomanana of violence and fraud. With more than 90% of the votes counted, he trails Andry Rajoelina who ousted him a 2009 coup. It’s looking increasingly likely the impoverished island state of Madagascar will continue […]

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]]> Madagascar’s electoral commission has delayed results of last week’s Presidential run-off as it looks into claims by former President Marc Ravalomanana of violence and fraud.

With more than 90% of the votes counted, he trails Andry Rajoelina who ousted him a 2009 coup.

It’s looking increasingly likely the impoverished island state of Madagascar will continue living the nightmare of political instability.

Marc Ravalomanana, the twice-elected President who spent years of exile in South Africa, says the fraud and violence he’s seen renders the poll not transparent and not creditable.

His opponent Andry Rajoelina also alleges electoral irregularities.

Political instability and the resultant security threat has dragged Madagascar down to being the seventh poorest country on the planet

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]]> Zuma returns from France with a raft of agreements https://jjcornish.com/2016/07/zuma-returns-france-raft-agreements/ Tue, 12 Jul 2016 22:00:00 +0000 https://jjcornish.com/2016/07/zuma-returns-france-raft-agreements/ President Jacob Zuma’s returned from his second state visit to France with a raft of agreements reflecting South Africa’s close and growing bilateral ties with the European power. He was assured by his French counterpart Francois Hollande that Britain’s quitting the European Union would not hurt South Africa’s ties with the world’s largest trading bloc. […]

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]]> President Jacob Zuma’s returned from his second state visit to France with a raft of agreements reflecting South Africa’s close and growing bilateral ties with the European power.

He was assured by his French counterpart Francois Hollande that Britain’s quitting the European Union would not hurt South Africa’s ties with the world’s largest trading bloc.

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France and South Africa have  signed a bilateral agreement on surveillance in the Indian Ocean.

With Prince Edward and Marion Islands, South Africa is France neighbor in antarctic territories.

In Paris, the President oversaw official ink accords in higher education, cultural cooperation and development  cooperation.

Business France and Investment South Africa signed an agreement to prioritize increased trade…

….and the French Development Agency and South Africa’s Industrial Development Corporation agree to collaborate on climate friendly and clean energy projects.

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