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T HE on-going 180th session of the Executive Board of the United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organisation enters critical stage this week, with the thematic debate on protecting indigenous and ...

On 12 December 1946 Sookdeo Bissoondoyal organized a procession of bullock carts in the streets of Port Louis to protest against the arrival of white South African tourists. It was his way of drawing the attention of the public to the policy of apartheid, which most Mauritians had not even heard of at that time. He was arrested and prosecuted. (AllAfrica)

Mauritian President Anerood Jugnauth, Prime Minister Navinchandra Ramgoolam and other senior government officials joined the Chinese community in the Indian Ocean island country to celebrate the 59th ...

LOUIS: Mauritius President Sir Anerood Jugnauth, the ceremonial head of state, was re-elected Friday for a five-year term.

«Business Magazine» published the latest political survey in its issue, yesterday. The results show that Navin Ramgoolam is still a step ahead but that he might need some help to stay there. Will he get it? (AllAfrica)

Mauritius -- along with Botswana, Malawi and Madagascar -- did not sign the Gender Protocol at the Southern African Development Community (SADC) summit in August. While the island nation has made some recent progress in political representation of women at the level of Parliament, much remains to be done to allow women to enjoy their full rights in the political arena. (AllAfrica)

I'm highly amused by the rhetoric that ministers and MPs repeat ad infinitum - "appointing ministers is the prerogative of the Prime minister". Of course, they only pay lip service to it and we all know this but it's still funny to see them put on a serious expression on their faces as they try to convince whoever they are talking to, that they mean every word of this empty expression. (AllAfrica)

The 2nd International Islamic Financial Market in Bahrain. Mauritius should focus on its infrastructure and human resources to keep pace. (AllAfrica)

The World Bank's Doing Business Report 2009 shows Mauritius has gained 5 places in the global rankings on overall ease of doing business, climbing up to 24th out of 181 countries. This result is excellent but trade in the regional community still needs to be boosted. (AllAfrica)

Zimbabwe's President Robert Mugabe signed a power-sharing agreement with opposition rival Morgan Tsvangirai yesterday, relinquishing some of his powers for the first time in nearly three decades of iron rule. (AllAfrica)

The project "Mauritius, sustainable island" will only come to fruition if younger generations commit right now to work towards it in their daily lives. Some are taking up the challenge... elders could give a real helping hand. Students of Sir Leckraz Teelock SSS have built a wind turbine capable of generating electricity to light 100 electric bulbs. (AllAfrica)

Immigration officials in Zimbabwe said on Wednesday th ey had deported 30 foreign nationals suspected of smuggling diamonds from the co u ntry.

When Anand Satyanand came calling on India this week, it marked a rare chance to see history visibly come full circle.

Investors on the floor of the Nigerian Stock Exchange Friday placed 12.8 billion naira on 507.56 million shares in 7,295 deals.

The flight from Paris took about 10.5 hours. It arrived in Mauritius at about 6AM.

The tourist peak season is approaching fast. In order to deal with criminal elements drawn to this manna, the authorities have decided to increase the police presence in tourist hot spots. Tourists are usually greeted at their hotels with a warm smile, a cocktail and a flower necklace. (AllAfrica)

Port Louis The Chagos Refugees Group in Mauritius on Sunday organised a mini cultural fair at the Chagossian Centre in Pointe-aux-Sables 7 km from the capital Port Louis in order to select, for the first time, ...

A human rights lawyer has noted with concern that no Wes t African state has established a real migration policy and appealed to them to i nvolve civil society and the communities in the management of the ...

Fay, Hanna, Gustav and Ike. You could be forgiven for thinking that these names belong to the members a pop foursome. They are, in fact, the names of the four hurricanes that have been holding large swathes of the Caribbean hostage for the past two weeks. A trend seems to be emerging and it is one that should not be taken lightly, especially not by a cyclone-prone island like Mauritius. (AllAfrica)

In the recent days one has been bombarded by reports relating to cases of alleged corruption and the resulting noises in the Legislative Assembly. The one(s) making the noises reminds us of Shakespeare's poor player "That struts and frets his hour upon the stage / and then is heard no more..." and the speeches are reminiscent of the "tale told by an idiot, full of sound and fury, / signifying nothing." (Macbeth) (AllAfrica)

South Africa and Mauritius have pulled out of the Africa junior women's volleyball championship, which starts on Monday at Moi International Sports Centre, Kasarani. (AllAfrica)

Families on the outskirts of Cairo were in tears on Saturd ay after massive rocks from the towering Muqattam hills fell upon their homes, l e aving at least 24 people dead with fears of others in the rubble.

Barely two weeks to the harvesting of crops in Nigeria's north eastern Borno State, swarms of Quelea birds have destroyed 364 hectares o f millet and sorghum farms in three local government areas of the state.

The former Malian minister of rural development, Mr. Modi bo Tiemoko Traore, was appointed general assistant manager in charge of th e department of agriculture and consumers' protection of the United Nations' ...

«L'express» had the rare privilege of gaining access to the Very Important People Supporting Unit's headquarters. Five specialists from Staffordshire University are here on invitation of the PMO to train the police in forensic science. (AllAfrica)

Mark Twain's now famous quote linking Mauritius to paradise now sounds like a bitter remembrance of what our fledgling democracy used to be. The state of moral decay that is gangrening our nation leads us to one conclusion; our motherland deserves a better class of leaders. (AllAfrica)

Taifa Stars board a Port Louis bound flight today for a return leg tie of the 2010 African Nations/World Cup formality qualifier tie against Mauritius to be played in Curepipe on Saturday. Stars have already been shown the exit door of the qualifiers after poor show and now seek pride in Saturday's clash rather than qualifying. (AllAfrica)

Ghana's economy is vulnerabl e and open to the vagaries of external factors despite systematic growth since 2001, a state-owned research in s titution said on Monday.

A number of African countries attending the climate talks here have demanded billions in compensation from rich countries for the impacts o f global warming.

The race to develop an Islamic financing industry through new products, such as shari'ah-compliant hedging instruments, has become the latest focus in the financial sector. «Shari'ah» laws, current practices and proper supervision are highlighted. (AllAfrica)

There is a new dispensation regarding secondary school life, which has taken effect as from Monday 11th August. (AllAfrica)