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Prime minister of Mauritius reopens talks with UK over Chagos Islands deal

A historic deal for the United Kingdom to hand over control of the Chagos Islands to Mauritius has been put into question after the African island country’s new prime minister issued “counterproposals”. The British government still plans to hand over control of the chain of 60-some islands to Mauritius under the condition that a strategic joint UK-US military base on …

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3 weeks, 1 day ago

Mauritius offers India a gateway for strategic cooperation with Africa

Live Mint

Mauritius is an important gateway for India’s strategic and economic partnership with Africa. Located in the Indian Ocean, Mauritius is in a position to leverage its geographic location, robust economic policies and regional agreements to facilitate trade and investment between India and Africa in consonance with India’s Africa strategy as laid down by Prime Minister Narendra Modi. With the African …

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1 month, 1 week ago

Africa’s ’Year of Elections’ Has Been Hard to Watch

Live Mint

-- It’s been a great two weeks for elections in Africa. “I respect the will of the people.” On Monday, Mauritius’ Prime Minister Pravind Jugnauth conceded to the opposition coalition Alliance du Changement following parliamentary elections on Nov. 10. The African Union and regional bodies such as the Economic Community of West African States and the Southern African Development Community …

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1 month, 2 weeks ago

The island of Mauritius, praised as an African success story, will hold its national election

Associated Press

JOHANNESBURG — The Indian Ocean island nation of Mauritius will hold a national election Sunday, when Prime Minister Pravind Jugnauth seeks to win a second term as leader of a nation often praised as one of Africa’s success stories. The World Bank has described Mauritius, a former colony of sugar plantations, as a “beacon of success for sub-Saharan Africa” and …

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3 months, 2 weeks ago

FOCAC a platform for fruitful cooperation

China Daily

Chinese Foreign Minister Wang Yi, Senegalese Foreign Minister Yacine Fall and Minister of Foreign Affairs of the Republic of Congo Jean-Claude Gakosso meet the press during the 2024 Summit of the Forum on China-Africa Cooperation in Beijing on Thursday. Through joint efforts under the frameworks of the Forum on China-Africa Cooperation, the China International Import Expo and the China-Africa Economic …

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3 months, 2 weeks ago

FOCAC a platform for fruitful cooperation

China Daily

Chinese Foreign Minister Wang Yi, Senegalese Foreign Minister Yacine Fall and Minister of Foreign Affairs of the Republic of Congo Jean-Claude Gakosso meet the press during the 2024 Summit of the Forum on China-Africa Cooperation in Beijing on Thursday. Through joint efforts under the frameworks of the Forum on China-Africa Cooperation, the China International Import Expo and the China-Africa Economic …

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1 year, 3 months ago

PM Modi to Meet Mauritius, Bangladesh PMs, African Union Chief before Meeting with Biden

News 18

Prime Minister Narendra Modi will hold bilateral meetings with Mauritius Prime Minister Pravind Jugnauth and Bangladesh Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina on Friday, according to the Hindustan Times. Prime Minister Modi will also meet French President Emmanuel Macron and Comoros President Azali Assoumani who is the current chairperson of the African Union during the weekend, the Hindustan Times said in its …

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1 year, 3 months ago

Before President Biden meeting, PM Modi to meet Mauritius PM and African Union head during G20

Hindustan Times

As the Narendra Modi government gears up for the G20 Summit this weekend, the Indian Prime Minister will hold bilateral conversations with Mauritian Prime Minister Pravind Jugnauth, Bangladesh Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina followed by his scheduled meeting cum dinner with US President Joe Biden on Friday. It was at PM Modi instance that the African Union was invited to the …

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1 year, 11 months ago

Mouthwatering Mauritius: The heavenly joys of this Indian Ocean paradise island

Daily Mail

'hoovers up the best of the African, Indian, Chinese and European influences', he says The elderly couple in front of us are in the throes of passion. Harry Denning's ten-day Mauritius trip takes him from the beaches of the unspoilt southern tip to the new jewel in the crown of Mauritius's high-end hotel scene in the north - Lux Grand …

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3 years, 2 months ago

World Tourism Day 2021: All the Countries You Can Travel from India on Tourist Visa

News 18

After the first wave of COVID-19 subsided, a lot of countries opened their borders for tourists from India, especially Dubai, Maldives and Seychelles. The travellers from India are exempted from quarantine given that they are in possession of negative PCR-based Covid-19 test results conducted 96 hours before travel, it added. Fully vaccinated international Indian tourists can move freely around Sri …

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3 years, 3 months ago

How India shaped the cuisine of Mauritius

Live Mint

“Pineapples and rum, what else?” I said dismissively when a friend asked me what I was excited about trying on my weeklong sojourn to Mauritius. Creole seafood curries, Indian flatbreads, fragrant Muslim biryanis, Cantonese dim sum, French daubes and coq au vin, English bacon and eggs, I found them all on the island, that too with a uniquely local twist. …

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4 years ago

Mauritius badminton player Kate Foo Kune banned for two years in doping case – Firstpost

Firstpost

Foo Kune was the flag bearer for Mauritius at the opening ceremony for the 2016 Rio de Janeiro Olympics. Lausanne, Switzerland: Four-time African badminton champion Kate Foo Kune was banned for two years on Wednesday in a doping case and will miss the Tokyo Olympics. The appeal was brought by the Badminton World Federation, which challenged its own doping tribunal’s …

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Prime minister of Mauritius reopens talks with UK over Chagos Islands deal

Mauritius offers India a gateway for strategic cooperation with Africa

Africa’s ’Year of Elections’ Has Been Hard to Watch

The island of Mauritius, praised as an African success story, will hold its national election

FOCAC a platform for fruitful cooperation

FOCAC a platform for fruitful cooperation

PM Modi to Meet Mauritius, Bangladesh PMs, African Union Chief before Meeting with Biden

Before President Biden meeting, PM Modi to meet Mauritius PM and African Union head during G20

Mouthwatering Mauritius: The heavenly joys of this Indian Ocean paradise island

World Tourism Day 2021: All the Countries You Can Travel from India on Tourist Visa

How India shaped the cuisine of Mauritius

Mauritius badminton player Kate Foo Kune banned for two years in doping case – Firstpost