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Mayotte has been French for longer than Nice. Why is it still treated with colonial arrogance?

The Indian Ocean island is an integral part of France and the EU – but the aftermath of a devastating cyclone has highlighted its neglect, says Guardian Europe columnist Rokhaya Diallo

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Mysterious Airstrip Is Being Built On A Remote Island Off Yemen: Report

Abd al-Kuri sits in the Indian Ocean along a critical commercial waterway near the mouth of the Gulf of Aden

International Business Times

India Boosts Naval Power Amid Rising Chinese Presence

India's navy strengthens maritime capabilities with new submarines and aircraft carrier to counter Chinese presence in the Indian Ocean region.

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Mayotte Hit By Tropical Storm Dikeledi After Cyclone Chido

Mayotte, a French territory in the Indian Ocean, faces the aftermath of Cyclone Chido and Tropical Storm Dikeledi, highlighting the region's vulnerability ...

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French carrier strike group makes stopovers in Goa

Deployed in the Indian Ocean as part of Mission Clemenceau 25, the French carrier strike group (CSG), comprising the aircraft carrier FNS Charles De Gaulle. Read further on Dynamite News:

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French PM Bayrou promises 'concrete' aid and two-year reconstruction of Mayotte

French Prime Minister Francois Bayrou has promised that Mayotte, the French overseas department that was destroyed by a cyclone, will be rebuilt within two years. His visit to the island in the Indian Ocean comes amid growing frustration that it has been forgotten by subsequent governments in mainland France.

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South Africa’s modern rondavels: family homes may be changing, but traditions remain

The Mbhashe area of South Africa’s Eastern Cape province is a landscape of hills, fields and river valleys leading to the Indian Ocean. All along the ridges are the homesteads of the Xhosa people who have lived here since before colonial times. In years gone by, all these homes would…

The Conversation

How France is preparing for Mediterranean and Atlantic tsunamis

As Unesco predicts that a tsunami will hit the Mediterranean within the next 30 to 50 years, French scientists are putting in place warning systems – hoping to avoid a death toll like the one seen in 2004 in the Indian Ocean, when a tsunami killed up to 230,000 people.

Radio France Internationale

Victims and survivors of Boxing Day tsunami remembered 20 years on

A 9.1 magnitude earthquake beneath the Indian Ocean on December 26 2004 triggered the tsunami.

Evening Standard

20 years since the Boxing Day tsunami: How Sri Lanka’s Yala National Park has recovered – and thrived

Two decades after the 2004 tsunami devastated coastal regions around Asia, Tamara Davison travels to one of the areas that was worst hit to speak to the people who were impacted and learn how tourism has made a comeback

The Independent UK

2004 Indian Ocean Tsunami: What To Know 20 Years On

Survivors and victims' relatives will next week mark the 20th anniversary of the 2004 Indian Ocean earthquake and tsunami, which killed more than 220,000 people across more than a dozen countries.

International Business Times

Asia To Mourn Tsunami Dead With Ceremonies 20 Years On

Emotional ceremonies were expected across Asia on Thursday to remember the 220,000 people who died two decades ago when a tsunami devastated coastal areas around the Indian Ocean, in one of the worst natural disasters in human history.

International Business Times

Tears and prayers as Asia mourns tsunami dead 20 years on

Tearful mourners prayed on Thursday as ceremonies were held across Asia to remember the 220,000 people who were killed two decades ago when a tsunami hit coastlines around the Indian Ocean in one of the world's worst natural disasters.

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End of the world: tsunami seared into survivors' minds

December 26 marks 20 years since a monster earthquake in the Indian Ocean triggered a tsunami that killed 230,000 people including 26 Australians.

The Conversation

Boxing Day tsunami: here’s what we have learned in the 20 years since the deadliest natural disaster in modern history

On Boxing Day 2004, an earthquake in the Indian Ocean near Indonesia set off a tsunami which killed almost 250,000 people. It was the deadliest natural disaster this century, and was probably the deadliest tsunami in human history.

International Business Times

Blogs To Bluesky: Social Media Shifts Responses After 2004 Tsunami

The world's deadliest tsunami hit nations around the Indian Ocean two decades ago before social media platforms flourished, but they have since transformed how we understand and respond to disasters -- from finding the missing to swift crowdfunding.

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Mayotte Struggles To Recover After Devastating Cyclone

Mayotte, a French territory in the Indian Ocean, grapples with devastation post-Cyclone Chido, needing urgent aid and support.

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The Independent UK

Macron met with anger and frustration over cyclone response during French leader's visit to Mayotte

French President Emmanuel Macron faced widespread frustration and anger from residents of Mayotte during his visit to the Indian Ocean archipelago

Radio France Internationale

France and Comoros clash over migrants lost in Mayotte cyclone disaster

A row has erupted between France and the Comoros after Interior Minister Bruno Retailleau accused Comoran officials of facilitating illegal immigration to Mayotte, a French territory in the Indian Ocean. Mayotte is struggling to recover from Cyclone Chido, which devastated shanty towns housing many undocumented families.

The Independent UK

The secret South African scuba diving destination that’s cheaper than the Maldives

There’s as much marine life in this protected patch of the Indian Ocean as in many better-know dive spots – Ally Wybrew discovers a place where the locals ask: ‘why would you go anywhere else?’

The Independent UK

Cyclone Chido leaves Mayotte reeling. Warmer oceans fueled it

The Indian Ocean archipelago of Mayotte is reeling from Cyclone Chido, the most intense storm to hit the French territory in 90 years, according to officials

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Mayotte Struggles After Cyclone Chido: Aid And Devastation

Mayotte, a French territory in the Indian Ocean, faces devastation post-Cyclone Chido. French authorities mobilize aid efforts amidst challenges to support...

International Business Times

Indian Ocean Nations To Mark 20 Years Since Devastating Tsunami

Tsunami-hit nations will next week commemorate the more than 220,000 people who died in the Boxing Day disaster two decades ago, when huge waves tore into coastal communities around the Indian Ocean.

The Independent UK

Sri Lanka’s new president reassures Modi over Chinese ships

Anura Kumara Dissanayake pledges Colombo’s commitment to India’s security interests amid rising Chinese activity in the Indian Ocean

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