Scarlet Red List

Do you know this island in the Indian Ocean belonging to France and claimed by Mauritius? Why evoke today this island apparently without interest? For the record… Mauritius gained its independence from the United Kingdom in 1968. The island had been ceded by France in 1814 to the British Crown before that. It is precisely on the treaty of this cession that the Mauritian state claims its authority over...

The French government has announced new travel restrictions that will enter into force on Saturday (December 4, 2021). Alongside France's green-orange-red classification scheme for countries according to their coronavirus epidemiological situation, the government also introduced a new list marked by "scarlet red" that includes ten southern African countries. Only travel for compelling...