The governments of Britain and Mauritius have reached a final deal to settle the future of the Chagos Islands but have been ...

France is planning to build a brand new high-security prison in the Amazon rainforest, near the site of the notorious Devil’s Island penal colony that inspired the 1973 movie “Papillon ...

In Madagascar, there’s a saying that goes: Tenim-bazaha tsy miverina indroa – “a white man never gives his word twice”. In daily life, it signals a refusal to repeat oneself, yet it still ...

Credit: Illustration by Julia Wytrazek / Getty Images Four small coral islands, an atoll and a reef in the Indian Ocean are at the centre of geopolitical tensions between France and Madagascar.

Four small coral islands, an atoll and a reef in the Indian Ocean are at the centre of geopolitical tensions between France and Madagascar. Although they cover just 16 square miles of land and ...

France controls the second-largest maritime area in the world, spread over 10 million square kilometres. About 27 percent of this is in the Indian Ocean. The Îles Éparses (Scattered Islands ...

Thanks to its increasing popularity the tidal island in Normandy is the third most visited landmark in France and attracts thousands of tourists every year. With its popularity also means it can ...

France is planning to build a brand new high-security prison in the Amazon rainforest, near the site of the notorious Devil’s Island penal colony that inspired the 1973 movie “Papillon,” starring ...