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Mangroves in the Maldives have been drowning as sea level rises – new study

Mangrove forests have been protecting coastlines around the world against erosion and storm surges for millennia. But in 2020, the residents on many islands in the Maldives noticed that many of their mangrove forests were starting to die off. Where once these forests had been lush, now they were turning…

The Conversation

Mauritius Awaits Results Of Close-fought Vote

Mauritians are set to find out Monday who will govern their Indian Ocean island nation for the next five years after a hotly disputed election race.

International Business Times

Mauritius votes under shadow of wire-tapping scandal, Chagos deal

Mauritius votes on Sunday in a legislative election overshadowed by a wire-tapping scandal that has sparked concerns over the erosion of rights in the Indian Ocean nation. The poll follows last month's historic agreement granting Mauritius sovereignty over the Chagos Islands after a lengthy legal battle with Britain.

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Chagos Islands returned to Mauritius, but tensions over evictions persist

After decades of legal battles, Britain has agreed to return the Chagos Islands to Mauritius, a former colony. The remote Indian Ocean archipelago will continue to host a US military base, but Chagossians exiled to make way for the base in the 1960s and 70s are questioning whether the deal…

Radio France Internationale

Chagos Diaspora Angry At Lack Of Input On Islands' Fate

Raymonde Desiree was 25 when she was forced to leave her native Chagos Islands as Britain emptied the Indian Ocean archipelago of its inhabitants to make way for a strategic military base.

International Business Times

Freedom for Chagos Islands: UK’s deal with Mauritius will be a win for all

Britain is close to resolving its territorial dispute with Mauritius over the Chagos Archipelago, located in the central Indian Ocean.

The Conversation

UK hands Chagos Islands to Mauritius, marking the end of a longstanding sovereignty dispute

The UK government has announced that it will transfer sovereignty of a remote cluster of islands in the Indian Ocean to Mauritius. The final treaty outlining the transfer of the Chagos Islands, where there is a significant US military base, is expected to be announced in the coming months.

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Chagos islanders hope to return after UK cedes last African colony

Mauritius says the UK's handing over of the long-contested Chagos Islands draws an important line under the archipelago's colonial history. The remote Indian Ocean islands were Britain's last African colony. The UK severed the Chagos Islands from Mauritius in 1965 and up to 2,000 Chagossians were expelled to make way…

France 24

UK Hands Indian Ocean Islands To Mauritius But Keeps Key US Military Base

Britain on Thursday said it would give up sovereignty of a remote Indian Ocean archipelago to Mauritius but will maintain there a strategic military base that it shares with the United States, in what US President Joe Biden described as a "historic agreement".

International Business Times

The president of Comoros was 'slightly injured' in a knife attack, his office says

Authorities say the president of the Indian Ocean island nation of Comoros has been “slightly injured” in a knife attack while attending the funeral of a religious leader

The Independent UK

India speeds up imports of French jets as part of Indian Ocean defence build-up

French maritime jets are among the military hardware India looks to acquire as it strengthens its position against China in the Indian Ocean. Delhi has unveiled a shopping list worth tens of millions of euros, just days after launching a new nuclear submarine that it says will help establish "strategic…

Radio France Internationale

Cholera under control in Mayotte, now bracing for mpox epidemic

Health authorities in Mayotte say the French Indian Ocean territory has the capacity to address the various epidemics affecting Africa and the surrounding region, as a cholera outbreak appears to be under control and a plan is in place to detect and treat cases of mpox.

Radio France Internationale

Where is MH370? Expert claims to have discovered ‘perfect hiding spot’ of missing Malaysian Airlines plane

Researcher Vincent Lyne believes the plane was deliberately plunged into a 20,000ft-deep ’hole’ in the Indian Ocean’s Broken Ridge

The Independent UK

Kenya to build first nuclear power plant by 2034 amid local opposition

Kenya’s first nuclear power plant is set to open in 2034 on the coast of the Indian Ocean, the government announced as it prepares to host a US-Africa summit on nuclear energy next week. The announcement has already raised objections from activists and local residents over safety and environmental concerns.

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New fish found off Madagascar: remarkable long-nosed skate discovered in the deep ocean

The Madagascar Ridge, in the southwestern Indian Ocean, is a remote, elevated area of seabed south of Madagascar. In 2016, my colleagues and I discovered a new cartilaginous fish species in its deep waters; a catshark that we named Bach’s catshark (Bythaelurus bachi) after German composer Johann Sebastian Bach. (In…

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Leaders to converge for PM Modi's swearing-in ceremony, emphasising India's neighbourhood first policy

Aligning with India's steadfast commitment to its 'Neighbourhood First' policy and the 'SAGAR' vision, leaders from the neighbourhood and Indian Ocean region have been invited as distinguished guests for the swearing-in ceremony of Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Sunday.Read further on Dynamite News:

The Independent UK

Maldives will ban Israelis from entering the country over the war in Gaza

The Maldives government will ban Israelis from the Indian Ocean archipelago, known for luxury resorts, as public anger in the predominantly Muslim nation rises over the war in Gaza

The Conversation

Seychelles: floating baby corals can help save damaged reefs – new study

The Seychelles archipelago of 115 islands stretches across a vast area of the western Indian Ocean. Each island is fringed by coral reefs.

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Residents of crisis-hit Mayotte warned to avoid 'defective' bottled water

People in the French overseas department of Mayotte battling a dual water crisis and cholera epidemic have been warned not to drink a batch of "defective" bottled water imported to the Indian Ocean archipelago.

The Hindu

Sea also rises: On understanding the Indian Ocean’s local impact

The consequences of a warming Indian Ocean extend very much into mainland India

The Hindu

Sensing China threat, India joins race to mine new sea patch

India applies to explore cobalt-rich AN Seamount in Indian Ocean, amid competition with China and Sri Lanka.

The Hindu

India committed to combating piracy, terrorism in Indian Ocean region: PM Modi

PM Modi reaffirms India's commitment to protecting navigation and combating piracy in the Indian Ocean after rescue mission.

The Hindu

All eyes are now on the Indian Ocean region

Both the Western Indian Ocean and the Northern Indian Ocean have become active geographies again

Al Jazeera

Ten years after MH370 disappeared, what do we know?

Despite extensive air and sea searches the Boeing 777-200, which disappeared on a flight to Beijing, has not been found.

AAP

Ten years on, Australia reflects on MH370 disappearance

Questions about what happened to Malaysia Airlines flight MH370, which disappeared over the southern Indian Ocean 10 years ago, remain unanswered.

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