Half of French island in Indian Ocean burnt by wildfire
For nearly a month the French territory of Amsterdam Island in the southern Indian Ocean has been engulfed in flames. Located ...
Chagos Islands judge is ex-China official who backed Putin's attack on Ukraine
The archipelago is home to a joint US-UK military base, a strategically important military asset in the Indian Ocean.
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Mastercard opens office in Kampala
The new office is part of a broader strategy to expand footprint across Africa, with existing offices in Cairo, Casablanca, ...
How hiccups to Anglo-Mauritius pact on Chagos have consequences for India too
The neighbourhood waters could become choppy for India, given the inherent and inherited complexities and also the evolving ...
UK taxpayers spent £1.3m on diversity scheme in Mauritius during Chagos negotiations
UK taxpayers spent £1.3 million out of the foreign aid budget on a diversity scheme in Mauritius amid negotiations over the ...
UK funded diversity scheme in Mauritius during Chagos negotiations
Taxpayer money spent on bespoke programme despite country’s demands for Britain to give up the Indian Ocean territory ...
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Almost half of remote French island hit by wildfire: official
A remote island that is part of France's French Southern and Antarctic Lands in the Indian Ocean has seen half of its ...
‘Put down the bong’: Senator smokes UK prime minister on Senate floor
La., took aim at U.K. Prime Minister Keir Starmer over a British plan to relinquish control of a territory that hosts a joint U.S.-U.K. naval base.