Comoros/ Mayotte, Madagascar; International Security, peacekeeping, evolution of the concept of African self-policing and Western peacekeeping capacity enhancement initiatives in Africa; African Politics, democratisation process in Africa with particular reference to current developments in Chad, Guinea-Bissau, Madagascar and Comoros; Terrorism, border and territorial disputes in Africa, political/electoral process in Francophone and Lusophone Africa, extractive industries in Africa, human trafficking between Africa and Europe, British settlement migration and indigenous dispute management practice in Africa