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Radicalisation in Paradise – Tackling the Growing Threat in Mauritius

Radicalisation in Paradise – Tackling the Growing Threat in Mauritius

At a recent anti-LGBT demonstration, the well-known protest leader openly wore an Islamic State headband. One might not expect the island of Mauritius – best known for its sandy beaches, political stability and vibrant multiculturalism – to be vulnerable to Islamist radicalisation. But recent events suggest the threat could greater than many think. The LGBT […]

Budget 2018-2019 – Creating Modern Urban Spaces and Developing New Ndu Projects

Budget 2018-2019 – Creating Modern Urban Spaces and Developing New Ndu Projects

The creation of new and modern urban spaces was highlighted during Budget speech 2018-2019. Emphasis is laid on the Côte D’Or City project on 920 hectares of land belonging to Landscope (Mauritius) Ltd at Highlands. A masterplan has already been prepared for developing this project. Furthermore, to regenerate and revitalise the central areas of the […]

One Company’s Tax ‘Heaven’ Is Senegal’s Tax ‘Hell’

One Company’s Tax ‘Heaven’ Is Senegal’s Tax ‘Hell’

A lopsided tax treaty between Mauritius and Senegal means, with the right paper work, companies working in Senegal can avoid paying millions in taxes. When one of the world’s largest engineering companies scored a $50 million deal to build a processing plant in Senegal, one of the world’s poorest countries, it looked to a tiny […]

How the Elite Take Billions Offshore – Revealing The Secret Scams of The Rich And Powerful

How the Elite Take Billions Offshore – Revealing The Secret Scams of The Rich And Powerful

From Cape Verde’s white-sand beaches to Niger’s vast deserts, West African countries are plundered by companies and individuals, while governments do little to stem the flow. Government officials, arms merchants and corporations have spirited away millions of dollars from destitute West African nations through offshore tax havens, an investigation by journalists from the region and […]

Zimbabweans Poorest, Survey Finds, But Who’s the Wealthiest?

Zimbabweans Poorest, Survey Finds, But Who’s the Wealthiest?

NAMIBIANS are the third wealthiest people in Africa, according to an April 2017 report by Mauritius’ AfrAsia Bank and Johannesburg-based market research firm New World Wealth. According to the report, the average wealth of a person living in Namibia (wealth per capita) was US$10 800 (about N$142 500) in 2016, up from US$10 200 (about […]

Ivory Coast Solicits Mauritian Investors to Develop a Biotechnology and ICT Free Zone Project

Ivory Coast Solicits Mauritian Investors to Develop a Biotechnology and ICT Free Zone Project

The Government of Ivory Coast in collaboration with the Village des Technologies de l’Information et de la Biotechnologie (VITIB) has solicited the expertise of Mauritian investors to set up a Biotechnology, Information and Communication Technologies (ICT) Free Zone in Grand-Bassam based on the model of the Cyber City in Ebène. In this context, a high-level […]

China Makes Donation of 3D Printers and Scanners to Mauritius

China Makes Donation of 3D Printers and Scanners to Mauritius

The People’s Republic of China has donated 23 3D printers, 12 scanners and 300 printing filaments to the Government of Mauritius in view of consolidating the existing friendly relationship between the two countries in the wake of the opening of the Confucius Institute at the University of Mauritius: A gateway to China in December 2016. […]

Scientists uncover evidence of an ancient “lost continent” under the Indian Ocean island nation of Mauritius

Scientists uncover evidence of an ancient “lost continent” under the Indian Ocean island nation of Mauritius

Forget Atlantis. Scientists have uncovered evidence of an ancient “lost continent” under the Indian Ocean island nation of Mauritius, according to a new study. The continent, which geologists call “Mauritia,” formed part of present-day Madagascar and India. The rest of the continent probably sank beneath the sea 84 million years ago. “We are studying the break-up […]

Mauritius’ IOX Wants to Build an International Cable to Link India to Africa – ‘We Are Not Operators, We Are Facilitators for the Operators.’

Mauritius’ IOX Wants to Build an International Cable to Link India to Africa – ‘We Are Not Operators, We Are Facilitators for the Operators.’

An ambitious new cable project is seeking to link Mauritius to Africa and India. Formerly with Seacom, IOX’s Arun Kandasamy wants to make Mauritius a hub for enterprise business and a stepping stone for Indian businesses to enter African markets. Russell Southwood spoke to IOX Founder and CEO Arun Kandasamy this week. Kandasamy says that […]

Pravind Kumar Jugnauth Sworn in As Prime Minister of Mauritius

Pravind Kumar Jugnauth Sworn in As Prime Minister of Mauritius

Mr Pravind Kumar Jugnauth was sworn in as Prime Minister of the Republic of Mauritius yesterday afternoon at Sir Harilal Vaghjee Memorial Hall, Government House in Port Louis. The Swearing-In Ceremony of the Prime Minister and Ministers was held in the presence of the President of the Republic of Mauritius, Mrs Ameena Gurib-Fakim, and other […]

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