Vida Loca Drug Suspect Sent to Madagascar
Spain extradited Mauritian-linked drug suspect Vida Loca to Madagascar on 16 October 2026 on trafficking and money laundering charges.
October 18, 2026Topic
Indian Ocean
Mauritius Sergeant Charged After Woman Shot
A police sergeant is provisionally charged after Elodie Thomas, 27, was shot in a van in Camp-Levieux, Mauritius. She is...
October 10, 2026
Mauritius Water Cuts Spark Road Blockades
Residents of Vacoas and Phoenix blocked roads on 7 October after days without water. Mare aux Vacoas is 35.9% full...
October 7, 2026
Mauritius Inflation Hits 5.7% in September
Mauritius inflation rose to 5.7% in September from 4.9% in August as petrol, food and university fees climbed. What it...
October 7, 2026
Zanzibar Collects US$135 Million, Beating Its Target
Zanzibar's revenue authority collected about US$135 million in July–September 2026, narrowly above target and 28.81% more than a year earlier.
October 2, 2026
How Seychelles Lives on Tourism and Tuna
The Seychelles economy explained: Africa’s richest country per head earns about US$19,400 a person from tourism and tuna, yet imports...
October 1, 2026
Oil Tops US$106 as Iran Warns Its War Could Spread to the Indian Ocean
Brent crude tops US$106 as Iran warns its war could reach the Indian Ocean. Brent prices most of the world's...
September 24, 2026
A Methamphetamine Case Built on a Boat With No Flag Reaches a Kenyan Courtroom
The vessel carried no flag, no registration and no transponder, 350 nautical miles off Mombasa. A magistrate has ruled there...
September 14, 2026
A Comorian Airline Says It Will Start Flying to Mayotte in December
Royal Air Mayotte flights will begin on 15 December 2026, the Comorian carrier says, adding the French department to a...
September 8, 2026