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Madagascar's inertia and French law scupper east Mozambique Channel exploration

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The French-controlled Juan de Nova Island, in the Mozambique Channel.
The French-controlled Juan de Nova Island, in the Mozambique Channel. © François Lepage/Hans Lucas via AFP

Oil exploration in Madagascan waters and in the French-administered Scattered Islands has stalled. One of the latest offshore blocks waiting consent, Belo Profond, will be returned to Madagascar in July 2023 before any drilling has begun.

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