A strategic analysis of how Somaliland’s recognition, Horn of Africa military dynamics and Red Sea disruption are converging into a single maritime risk system—reshaping trade routes, insurance pricing and economic exposure across the Western Indian Ocean.
Mauritius remains one of Africa’s strongest democracies. Yet its electoral architecture now produces growing distortions in representation, legitimacy, and trust. This report sets out why careful, sequenced reform has become a matter of institutional prudence rather than political ambition.
The return of sovereignty over the Chagos Archipelago marks a historic shift for Mauritius. This in-depth analysis explores how the country can move from a land-constrained island economy to a fully-fledged “large ocean state”, leveraging its expanded EEZ, blue-economy potential, and strategic partnerships with the United States, India, China, France and regional actors—while managing governance, fiscal and geopolitical risks.
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