Lalatiana Pitchboule published a two-part detailed investigative report [1] [fr] on what is at stakes when it comes to the appropriation of the tiny island of Juan de Nova [2] (4.4 km2) off the west coast of Madagascar in the Mozambique Channel [3]. In short, The legal fight over the possession of the Juan de Nova Islands means the acquisition of 17 billion barrels of petrol and 167,000 billion cubic feet of shale gas. A similar independent report [4] [fr] has been published by Agnès Joignerez on the EELV website.
Madagascar: How a Tiny Island Can Explain the Root of the Crisis
· Written by Lova Rakotomalala
Categories: Sub-Saharan Africa, Madagascar, Development, Economics & Business, Environment, International Relations, Politics