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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

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

Another Kenyan pastor arrested over deaths of followers

Police in Kenya have arrested another popular pastor and closed his church on the Indian Ocean coast as the number of deaths linked to a cult in the area rose to 103

The Independent UK

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Authorities on Mayotte demolish slum, continue plan to deport Comorians

French authorities on Thursday razed an informal settlement on the Indian Ocean island of Mayotte after overnight unrest sparked by government plans to clear slums and send illegal migrants back to the neighbouring Comoros.

Radio France Internationale

Why are people being driven from the postcard paradise of the Comoros?

A French court has halted the controversial clearance of a slum, and the expulsion of migrants from the French Indian Ocean island territory of Mayotte. The expulsion plan has provoked clashes between locals and security forces, and sparked tensions with neighbouring Comoros, where boatloads of returned migrants are being refused…

Radio France Internationale

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

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

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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

Ancient DNA is restoring the origin story of the Swahili people of the East African coast

The legacy of the medieval Swahili civilization is a source of extraordinary pride in East Africa, as reflected in its language being the official tongue of Kenya, Tanzania and even inland countries like Uganda and Rwanda, far from the Indian Ocean shore where the culture developed nearly two millennia ago.

The Conversation

Deadly cyclone 'Freddy' may be the longest-lived and most energetic storm ever recorded

Cyclone Freddy, which is finally dissipating after battering Southeast Africa, has crossed the entire Indian Ocean and made landfall three separate times.

Space

How Tropical Cyclone Freddy became one of the most energetic, long-lasting storms on record

The record-breaking cyclone that formed off the Western Australian coast is among the most energetic ever recorded. Did climate change play a part?

ABC News

World’s biggest single eradication operation aims to remove mice from island

Invasive house mice threaten endangered seabirds and wildlife on Marion Island in Indian Ocean

The Guardian - UK

Love Island star Laura Anderson shows off baby bump in Maldives snaps

The Scots reality star is expecting her first child with ex-partner Gary Lucy, 41, and jetted off to the Indian ocean paradise for some much-needed relaxation in the sun.

Daily Record

At least 22 drown in Madagascar migrant boat tragedy

At least 22 would-be migrants attempting to reach the French Indian Ocean island of Mayotte died when their boat sank off the coast of Madagascar over the weekend, according to maritime authorities.

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Daily Mirror

'I bagged a £133 flight from the UK to the Maldives - this is how I did it'

Rob Adcock, from Leek in Staffordshire, has used Skyscanner to work out how to get from London Gatwick to the Maldives in the Indian Ocean for less than four nights in a Travelodge hotel room

Manchester Evening News

What happened to Flight MH370 and when did it disappear?

The fate of Malaysia Airlines Flight 370 is explored in a new Netflix documentary

Zenger

Long-lived Cyclone Freddy Turns Deadly Once Again In Madagascar

Four people were killed when Tropical Cyclone Freddy, which had resurfaced, slammed Madagascar on Monday.

Daily Mirror

Friends on Antiques Roadshow discover Buddha statue worth £60,000 with metal detector

The pair were searching at Shark Bay, on the Indian Ocean coast at the most westerly point of Australia, when they came across the "world treasure" that may be the oldest Chinese artefact in Australian history

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The Guardian - US

‘The greatest aviation mystery of all time’: what really happened to flight MH370?

A Netflix docuseries tries to untangle the many theories surrounding the disappearance of the Malaysia Airlines flight that shocked the world

The Independent UK

Environmentalists pile on pressure in Indian Ocean tuna row

An ongoing row between the European Union and coastal Indian Ocean nations over sustainable tuna fishing continues to simmer after a resolution in early February temporarily banned the use of destructive driftnets

Daily Mirror

Young boy shipped to different country while playing hide and seek reunited with family

Fahim, a young lad from Bangladesh, was taken 2,000 miles across the Indian Ocean to Malaysia after getting trapped inside a shipping container during a game of hide and seek

The Independent UK

Weakened Cyclone Freddy batters Madagascar, killing 4

A weakened Cyclone Freddy which pummeled Madagascar Tuesday night with heavy rains and strong destructive winds has killed four people and is continuing to wreak havoc in the southwest of the Indian Ocean nation

Zenger

Cyclone Freddy Putting The Nation Of Madagascar On Alert As The Storm Expected To Make An Impact

Fierce Tropical Cyclone Freddy has been on the watch of meteorologists since its beginnings in the far eastern Indian Ocean.

The Independent UK

Mauritius closes airport in anticipation of cyclone Freddy

The Foreign Office has issued a travel alert for the Indian Ocean island

The Independent UK

Battered by Cheneso, Madagascar braces for Cyclone Freddy

Two weeks after Tropical Cyclone Cheneso devastated Madagascar, leaving 30 dead, the Indian Ocean island nation and its neighbors are bracing for a more powerful Cyclone Freddy

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