Africa Mauritius 3 years on, researchers concluded that the impact of the incident that saw 1.000 tonnes of Japanese oil spilled into the ocean is still being felt in the country's mangroves; it has been described as 'worst environmental disaster Mauritius has ever faced'
Africa Mauritius PM Ramgoolam said he had requested an independent review of a confidential draft agreement with Britain on the future of the Chagos Islands; Mauritius would have sovereignty, but a 99-year lease for the US-UK military base would also be secured
Africa Mauritius Prime Minister Jugnauth acknowledged the 'serious defeat' of his coalition, the Alliance Lepep, in the parliamentary elections held on Sunday; his rival Ramgoolam, leader of the Alliance of Change coalition, thus marks a remarkable political comeback
Africa Mauritius The government of Mauritius has banned access to social media websites ahead of the parliamentary elections on 10 November and they will be banned until 11 November, the day after the elections
Africa Mauritius Mauritius Meteorological Services outlined the 2024-2025 summer outlook for the Republic, with the aim of keeping the population informed and prepared for the coming season
Africa Mauritius A new variety of papaya, named Goldie, developed by the Agro-Food Research and Extension Institute, was presented by the Ministry of Agribusiness and Food Security at a sales exhibition at Réduit Agricultural Services
Africa Mauritius The Chagos Islands will be returned to Mauritius, a 'historic' agreement after more than fifty years of dispute in the Indian Ocean
Africa Mauritius The Digital Lab On the Go project, an initiative of the Mauritius Digital Promotion Agency, today addressed some 175 elderly people at the Sir Seewoosagur Ramgoolam Recreation Centre to discover cutting-edge technology and improve their quality of life
Africa Mauritius A group of organisations, which support the right to social security, praised the Mauritius government for its decision to extend the universal child allowance, called Contribution Sociale Généralisée, for another year, from July 2024 to June 2025
Africa Mauritius A workshop on the Central Electricity Board Agrivoltaics Scheme, which aims to promote national energy and food security objectives, opened in Long Mountain
Africa Mauritius A workshop focused on defining national priorities for harmonisation with the Codex Alimentarius, or 'Food Code', was launched by the Minister of Agro-Food Industry and Food Safety
Africa Mauritius 126 housing units are to be built by the National Housing Development Company Ltd in Wooton, Curepipe, to meet the population's need for housing, particularly for young people, the elderly, the needy
Africa Mauritius Dmytro Kuleba and Maneesh Gobin, Head of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs of Mauritius, signed a visa waiver agreement during the first visit of the Minister of Foreign Affairs of Ukraine to Mauritius since the establishment of bilateral relations in 1992