The deaths of 25 migrants last month in boats off the Indian Ocean island of Madagascar brought to light yet another route that some in Africa are taking in dangerous bids for Europe.
A massive jail break in Maputo, Mozambique's capital has led to the escape of over 1,500 inmate from prison, 33 dead and 15 ...
The death toll from cyclone Chido in the French Indian Ocean territory of Mayotte has reached 39, according to the latest ...
Idil Abdullahi Goley’s journey seeking a better life in Europe started in Somalia with a $6,500 payment to local smugglers.
In the wake of Cyclone Chido, the worst natural disaster to hit the Indian Ocean archipelago in 90 years, Mayotte's forests ...
Cyclone Chido was an "intense tropical cyclone", equivalent to a category 4 hurricane in the Atlantic. It made landfall in ...
With politicians facing wars, or their own political battles at home, The Independent looks around the world at what leaders ...