Tag Archives: British Indian Ocean Territory

In a Vulture Capitalist World Colonialism is in Vogue Again

December 15, 2011 by IndepthAfrica

By Wayne MADSEN (USA) Colonies are the outhouses of the European soul – Thomas Pynchon After decades of being pressured by the United States, the former Soviet Union, China, and the United Nations to grant overseas colonies their independence, four … read more »

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Mauritius to contest legality of new marine park

December 21, 2010 by benim

Mauritius plans to contest the legality of a new marine park around the disputed Chagos islands before the International Tribunal for the Law of the Sea, the Indian Ocean islands’ prime minister said on Tuesday. Britain leased the archipelago’s biggest … read more »

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Facts about Mauritius

October 22, 2010 by benim

Mauritius, a volcanic island of lagoons and palm-fringed beaches in the Indian Ocean, has a reputation for stability and racial harmony among its mixed population of Asians, Europeans and Africans. The island has maintained one of the developing world’s most … read more »

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