Britain has recently declared it will relinquish its claim over the Chagos Islands, transferring sovereignty to Mauritius. However, as described by US President Joe Biden as a "historic agreement," the UK will maintain its military foothold in the Indian Ocean through a significant partnership with the United States. The British administration has faced enduring calls to return the islands to Mauritius for decades. Yet, it has clung to control primarily due to the strategic importance of the Diego Garcia base for American…

A Pulitzer Prize-winning photographer with Reuters news agency was killed on Friday covering clashes between Afghan security forces and the Taliban near a border crossing with Pakistan, media reported and quoted an army commander. Afghan forces fought to retake Spin Boldak when Danish Siddiqui and a senior officer were killed in…

Drug trafficking and consumption are rising and diversifying within the Indian Ocean, particularly in Madagascar, the Seychelles and Mauritius. The NGO World Initiative towards Transnational Organized Crime (World Initiative) has researched and revealed a report on drug trafficking and its improvement lately on this a part of the world.…

Somalia rejects experiences of settlement to share maritime oil in Indian Ocean with Kenya MOGADISHU, Somalia - Somalia has no plans to share oil revenues with Kenya, Deputy Prime Minister Mahdi Gulaid stated after experiences of an alleged settlement between Nairobi and Mogadishu on a controversial maritime border battle within the Indian Ocean on native media in Kenya. The 2 international…

In response to the Congolese Minister of Well being, 5 instances of the Indian variant have been found in a constructing within the capital of the Democratic Republic of Congo. 5 instances of the Indian variant of coronavirus have been recognized in Kinshasa, Congolese Well being Minister Jean-Jacques Mbungani Mbanda mentioned…

4 instances of the Indian variant of Covid-19 had been found this weekend in South Africa. This nation has been hit exhausting by the epidemic with 1.6 million folks contaminated in a single 12 months and 55,000 useless. Authorities are urging folks to not panic, however the inhabitants is frightened. The invention of this new…