From sunny Plage d'Agadir to the chic shores of Camps Bay Beach, here's where to hit the sand on a trip to Africa.

Dreaming of white sand, turquoise lagoons and almost no one else around? These 10 exclusive beaches deliver serious wow‑factor plus the kind of seclusion usually reserved for honeymoon brochures – and ...

This article was produced by National Geographic Traveller (UK). Paradise, we’re often told, is a tropical island: cerulean waters lapping alabaster sands and chic beach bars shaded by palms.

Washington: The United States announced on Tuesday that it will launch formal negotiations with Mauritius next week to maintain its strategic military footprint on the Chagos Archipelago, an Indian ...

The US government has given its official backing to the UK's plan to hand over the Chagos Islands to Mauritius and lease back an important military base. In a statement, the US Department of State ...

The US supports the UK's decision to 'proceed with its agreement with Mauritius concerning the Chagos archipelago'. The US government has given its official backing to the UK's plan to hand over the ...

When people talk about travelling in Africa, the same images tend to surface. A sunrise game drive. A pyramid silhouette against a pink sky. A postcard beach in the Indian Ocean. These experiences are ...

The country is giving away extended stays on five private islands to tourists. I went for a sneak preview Chris is an award-winning journalist with more than 20 years of experience in travel writing.

Remote and off-limits to tourists, Chagos is a paradisiacal slice of the tropics that's home to one of the most pristine reef systems on Earth. So why are they controversial? On our third day sailing ...