Most of the World’s Ylang-Ylang Comes From Three Small Islands
Comoros ylang-ylang supplies most of the world's perfume industry, yet the islands remain at high risk of debt distress and...
September 4, 2026Topic
Indian Ocean
Mauritius Is Writing One Law for Everything Its Ocean Does
The Mauritius Blue Economy Bill would pull fisheries, maritime services and marine conservation under one framework as the island builds...
September 4, 2026
Africa’s Richest Country Per Head Is an Archipelago of 100,000 People
The Seychelles blue economy underpins Africa's highest GDP per capita, with tuna, tourism and a pioneering blue bond behind a...
September 4, 2026
Seychelles Angola Air Services Talks Open With No Flights Agreed
Seychelles Angola air services talks have opened, but nothing is signed and no airline, route or start date has been...
September 3, 2026
Pakistan Signs a Defence Deal With Somalia
Pakistan and Somalia signed a defence memorandum in Islamabad. India was asked about it, and answered in a single sentence.
August 24, 2026
Piracy Off Somalia Is Back at a Ten-Year High
Somali piracy reached a ten-year high with 13 incidents in the first seven months of 2026, and coastal states have...
August 22, 2026
Madagascar Is Barring Travellers From Ebola Countries. It Won’t Say Which
New Madagascar Ebola entry rules ban foreign travellers who passed through affected countries in 21 days, but the government has...
August 22, 2026
UN Commission Backs Mauritius Claim to 147,000 km² of Seabed Off Rodrigues
Mauritius secured UN recognition of a 147,000 km² extended continental shelf around Rodrigues Island on 30 July 2026, boosting seabed...
August 16, 2026
Madagascar High Court Upholds Law To Reclaim Colonial-Era Land Titles
Madagascar's High Constitutional Court validated Law No. 2026-007 on 3 August 2026, transferring colonial-era foreign land titles to the state...
August 10, 2026