Kenya—Al Qaeda militants are disrupting one of Africa’s most ambitious infrastructure projects, forestalling Kenya’s plans for establishing a new regional trade hub on the Indian Ocean.

While Sri Lanka’s leaders were pragmatic & forward thinking enough to foresee the scenario in the Indian Ocean way back in 1971 to promote the Zone of Peace, Sri Lanka’s present leaders lack foresight ...

After visiting Mayotte and Reunion Island, the French president headed to Madagascar, to continue his Indian Ocean tour.

“We need to conquer, at least, the market of the (Indian Ocean Commission),” Macron said Wednesday. “And then, more widely, East Africa and the Indian Ocean.” On some of their ...

Enhancing India-US military cooperation in the Indian Ocean -- through mechanisms such as the Logistics Exchange Memorandum of Agreement (LEMOA)-- could also help diversify US basing options.

The islands of Kilwa Kisiwani and Songo Mnara bear exceptional testimony to the expansion of Swahili coastal culture, the lslamisation of East Africa and the extraordinarily extensive and prosperous ...

By refusing to sign foreign defense pacts, the nations of the Indian Ocean region can reject the militarization of their waters and assert their right to sovereignty & peace. This also requires Sri ...