By raising the Mauritian flag on the Chagos Islands, the east African nation has reasserted – if only symbolically – its claim to sovereignty.
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In the early 1960s, British and American diplomats conspired to establish a military base on Diego Garcia, the largest atoll of the Chagos Archipelago.
My family is Mauritian, but when I take a DNA test, Mauritian didn’t even rank as an ethnicity. It can’t. Everyone from Mauritius is from somewhere else, or from many places at the same time.
Sir Jugnauth considerably shaped the economic and political contours of contemporary Mauritius.
Scientists watched in real time as rising ocean heat transformed the sprawling reef. It was a harbinger for ecosystems everywhere as the planet warms.
Conflict between fruit-growers, the Mauritian government and conservationists has dragged on for years – it’s time for a new approach.
A new study examines the diet of an invasive population of guttural toads in Mauritius and finds a number of species of conservation concern.
Multiple ocean industries are rapidly growing, but efforts to protect vulnerable habitats are stalling.
Mauritius’ oil spill highlights the plight of impoverished communities that live along the coastline.
Marine wildlife rarely remain in one habitat. Most species rely on a healthy network of ecosystems to raise their young and catch their food.
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After the oil spill, the usual sight of families strolling by the sea was quickly replaced by volunteers working hard in a concerted effort to protect their coast.
Independent investigations will need to look into potential failures in response to the disastrous Mauritian oil spill.
Mauritians have been volunteering to help clear an oil spill from the MV Wakashio but have been told not to. It’s difficult when the threat of oil and inaction is what many have seen.
With the dawn of colonialism, nursing and midwifery were formally established and, in many colonies, recognised as the first modern clinical profession on the African continent.
Downgrades have a devastating effect on economies that are already strained. The decision to downgrade during a crisis like the coronavirus pandemic must be challenged.
Mauritius relies on a strategy of being open to imports and exports.
There are two histories of dagga in South Africa - the one of criminalising it and the other of the state trying to make money off it.
In Mauritius there’s been little change in cultural norms and values to genuinely support gender egalitarianism.
What steps can Mauritius take now to get the UK to respect the UN resolution on the Chagos Islands?
Mauritius’ “dynastic politics” does not augur well for the often celebrated image of Mauritius as Africa’s shining democratic model.
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SARCHI Ocean Cultures and Heritage, Nelson Mandela University
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Research Fellow New South Institute, Emeritus Professor at The Nelson Mandela School of Public Governance, University of Cape Town
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Director and Professor of International Human Rights Law, Centre for Human Rights, University of Pretoria
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Professor & Head, School of Science & Mathematics, Mauritius Institute of Education
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Postdoctoral Fellow in International Law, Lund University
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Associate Professor, Graduate School of Business, University of Cape Town
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PhD Candidate, climate change science, Nagasaki University
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Democracy scholar and Associate Professor in Media and Political Systems, University of Mauritius
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Lecturer in Environment and Sustainability, Keele University
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Professor of Physical Geography, University of the Witwatersrand
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Associate Professor of Political Science, Colorado State University
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Head of Department and Senior Lecturer in Health Sciences, University of Mauritius
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Post-doctoral researcher in Astrophysics, University of the Western Cape
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Research Fellow at the Centre for Social Sciences Research (CSSR)/Afrobarometer Assistant Project Manager for Southern Africa, University of Cape Town
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Programme manager of the Master's in Human Rights and Democratisation in Africa at the Centre for Human Rights, University of Pretoria
