FORGOTTEN HISTORY: 19 - Caught on Camera

France sends top ministers to reconnect with people on Reunion Island

French Prime Minister Elisabeth Borne has travelled to Reunion Island to “understand” and address the “daily preoccupations” of residents living in the Indian Ocean overseas department.

Radio France Internationale · May 11, 2023

Sri Lanka's creditor nations to meet despite uncertainty on China

As Sri Lanka's creditor nations prepare for their first meeting on Tuesday to co-ordinate restructuring of the Indian Ocean nation's debt, the focus is turning to whether China will attend.

Reuters · May 9, 2023

Toll rises from 103 to 110 in Kenya cult starvation deaths

Kenyan officials say the number of deaths linked to a cult in the area on the country’s Indian Ocean coast has risen to from 103 to 110

The Independent UK · May 1, 2023

Comoros refuses to accept deported migrants from French Mayotte, closes port

Comoros has refused to allow a boat carrying migrants to dock from the French Indian Ocean department Mayotte, where the authorities have announced a controversial operation against illegal migrants.

Radio France Internationale · Apr 25, 2023

Comoros refuses migrants expelled from French island of Mayotte

The Indian Ocean archipelago of the Comoros vowed Friday not to accept migrants expelled from the neighbouring French island of Mayotte in a looming operation that has caused a diplomatic spat.

France 24 · Apr 21, 2023

Eleven Indonesian fishermen rescued after six days stranded on desert island in Pacific Ocean

Eleven Indonesian fishermen were rescued by Australian authorities after surviving six days without food or water on a tiny desert island in the Indian Ocean.

Evening Standard · Apr 19, 2023

Comoros slams France over clampdown on migration

The Indian Ocean archipelago of the Comoros is urging France to step back from a looming operation that could see the forced return of illegal migrants from the neighbouring French island of Mayotte.

Radio France Internationale · Apr 19, 2023

Australia rescues Indonesian fishermen from desert island after cyclone

Australian authorities said on Wednesday they had rescued 11 Indonesian fishermen from a desert island in the Indian Ocean after their vessel shipwrecked during a powerful cyclone, stranding them there for six days without food and water.

Reuters · Apr 19, 2023

Cyclone Ilsa: Western Australia braces for most powerful storm in 12 years to batter coast

Cyclone Isla is sweeping across the Indian Ocean with wind speeds of almost 200 mph and is expected to continue its destructive level as it hits Australia's west coast

Daily Mirror · Apr 13, 2023

Intensifying storm brings wind and rain to WA

A tropical low over the Indian Ocean is expected to develop into an intense cyclone before it makes landfall in Western Australia.

The New Daily · Apr 10, 2023