China and India Vie for Influence in Africa's Western Indian Ocean Island Countries

The Institute for Security Studies posted on 22 October 2018 a commentary titled "The Proxy Battle for Africa's Indian Ocean States" by Ronak Gopaldas, director at Signal Risk.

The author discusses the efforts by China and India to compete for influence in three small western Indian Ocean Island states. Two of them--Seychelles and Mauritius--are considered part of Africa; a third--Maldives--is liked to South Asia.