ON his way to India to attend the 8th Chief Justices of the World Conference in Lucknow - Founding President James R Mancham transited through Mauritius where he paid a courtesy call on the Mauritian President, H.E. The Right Honourable Navin Ramgoolam and discussed with him the plight of the Chagossian people and Mauritius' sovereignty claim over the Chagos archipelago.
FOR much of the past half century, the role that African-Americans play in Africa has been more lip service and rhetorical fealty than reality. That is about the change.
Without much notice in the United States, Africa – and the role that African-Americans can play in promoting its development – is undergoing a profound transformation.
PORT LOUIS (Reuters) - Four Indian Ocean states expect to finalise a new trade deal with the European Union by the end of next week and several countries in Eastern Africa are also likely to back it, Mauritius's foreign minister said.
MALE, Maldives (AP) – While vacationing tycoons and bikini-clad Hollywood superstars blissfully sipped drinks on the Maldives' secluded white beaches, an Islamic revolution fueled by preachers trained in Pakistan and the Middle East was brewing.
PORT LOUIS (Reuters) - Mauritius will attract a record 900,000 visitors this year, up from 788,276 in 2006, thanks to liberalised air access, marketing and reputation, the tourism minister said.
By: Alain Iloniaina
ANTANANARIVO – A key political opponent of Malagasy President Marc Ravalomanana was sentenced to jail for five years recently for the theft of three officials cars in 2003, his lawyer said.
REPRESENTATIVES from 13 Indian Ocean countries are meeting in Mauritius, under the auspices of the United Nations Food and Agriculture Organisation (FAO), to focus on strengthening port security – a key tool for combating illegal fishing.
COLOMBO: THIS Indian Ocean island cluster is a magnet for Hollywood stars such as Tom Cruise, but the Maldives may disappear within generations unless world leaders urgently combat climate change, President Maumoon Abdul Gayoom warns.
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