The islands are "scattered" across the Mozambique Channel and western Indian Ocean, said France 24. They include Bassas da India, Europa, Juan de Nova, Tromelin and the Glorioso Islands.

France’s pledge to confront its colonial legacy is being tested in Madagascar, where historic grievances are clashing with modern geopolitics over the Scattered Islands – tiny, uninhabited ...

Explore the fascinating history of the Channel Islands and discover why these islands, situated just miles from the French coast, remain under British sovereignty. Delve into the medieval origins ...

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 ...

The Channel Islands were the only part of the British Isles to be occupied by the Germans during World War Two with islanders enduring five long, harsh years under Nazi rule. From 1940-1945 ...

6 June 1944, following the D-Day Normandy landings, food lines were cut between the Channel Islands and Nazi-occupied France 27 December 1944, t he Red Cross ship SS Vega begins delivering food ...

The Channel Islands, which is marking Liberation Day on Friday and Saturday, were the only part of the British Isles to be occupied by the Germans during World War Two. From 1940-1945 Germans set ...