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Indian Ocean Commission
IOC
(Indian Ocean Commission)
Blue Tower, 3rd floor
Street Institute
Ebène
Mauritius
Type
International / Intergovernmental
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Telephone
+230 4026100
Fax
+230 4656798
http://www.commissionoceanindien.org/accueil/
Activities
The Indian Ocean Commission (French: Commission de l'Océan Indien, COI) is an intergovernmental organization that was created in 1982 at Port Louis, Mauritius and institutionalized in 1984 by the Victoria Agreement in Seychelles.
The COI is composed of five African Indian Ocean nations: Comoros, Madagascar, Mauritius, Réunion (an overseas region of France), and Seychelles.
Notwithstanding their different characteristics (Reunion as a French overseas region; Mauritius and Seychelles as Middle-Income Countries whereas Comoros and Madagascar are amongst the Least-Developed Countries), the five islands share geographic proximity, historical and demographic relationships, natural resources and common development issues.
Yann YVERGNIAUX
Fisheries Socio-economist