Governance, peace and stability

In the countries of the South-West Indian Ocean, some 20 years of tension and a loss of trust have driven a wedge between the media and institutions. The Governance, peace and stability project, led by the Indian Ocean Commission (IOC) and funded by the French Development Agency (AFD), has been receiving support since 2022 from CFI and the European Centre for Electoral Support (ECES), as lead agency, with the aim of improving the quality of information in Madagascar, Comoros, Seychelles and Mauritius.

In particular, the project will make it possible to consolidate the initiatives taken in the areas of governance, peace and stability while adjusting them to the needs and context of each IOC member state. It will also allow action to be taken in the following areas:

• crisis prevention and mediation;
• providing support for electoral processes (including electoral observation);
• democratic governance at regional level, relating, in particular, to parliamentary diplomacy, mobilising and raising awareness among the public, the work of the media, and developing capacity in institutions and civil society organisations.

Based on a system for the development of beneficiary capacities and the introduction of advocacy work with institutions, the project has been set up in close collaboration with the member states in compliance with the principles of sovereignty and subsidiarity.