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July 29
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Mauritius: Teaching Sustainable Development in Schools
Tourism, agriculture, fishing, the water supply - climate change threatens the very foundations of society and the economy in Mauritius. As the Indian Ocean island nation develops... Read more »
July 11
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Mauritius: Small Businesses Tackle Poverty
Raja Venkat, a food vendor on the sidewalk of Immigration Square in the centre of Port Louis, the Mauritian capital, sits on his tricycle with a bag full of dhal puris - small,... Read more »
April 16
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Mauritius: Mauritians Unprepared for Effects of Climate Change
Mauritius may be one of the best-prepared countries in the world when it comes to cyclones, but recent heavy rains and flooding due to climate change have brought the country's... Read more »
April 04
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Africa: Investing in Renewable Energy Means Investing in Lives
Residents of Albion, a small village in Pointe-aux-Caves, western Mauritius, say that by opposing the construction of a new coal power plant near their homes, they are defending... Read more »
February 26
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Mauritius: Green-Fingered Farmers Go Green
By Kritanand Beeharry's side are thousands of watermelon seedlings that he has grown in small pots without the use of chemical fertilisers. Read more »
August 09, 2012
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Mauritius: Fishers Oppose European Vessels
"Look out there, the blue one .... that is a European Union fishing vessel that is threatening our livelihood," says Lallmamode Mohamedally, a Mauritian fisherman, as he points to... Read more »
July 18, 2012
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Mauritius: Probe Exposes Arms Trafficking
An investigation by the Conflict Awareness Project has exposed an active arms trading network of associates of former trafficker Viktor Bout that involves companies from the United... Read more »
March 19, 2012
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Mauritius: Locals Queue as Water Becomes a Luxury
Rani Murthy, a public officer who lives in Plaines Wilhems, central Mauritius, wakes at three every morning to wait for the water tanker from the Central Water Authority so that... Read more »
February 15, 2012
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West Africa: 'A Catastrophic Year' As Hunger Crisis Looms Over Sahel
Seven out of the eight governments in the Sahel - the arid zone between the Sahara desert in North Africa and Sudan's Savannas in the south - have taken the unprecedented step of... Read more »
January 21, 2012
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Mauritius: Mauritius - the Decline of Consumer Cooperatives
Amateurism, high prices, mismanagement, and a limited product range have discouraged Inderjeet Rajcoomarsingh, the former chairman of the Mauritius Agricultural Cooperative... Read more »
January 03, 2012
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Mauritius: Women Find a Political Voice, Locally
Under a new gender quota law introduced in Mauritius, at least one-third of the candidates in local elections must be women. Read more »
December 27, 2011
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Mauritius: Thirsty for Ideas to Address Water Woes
Mauritius plans to privatise its water sector, as rains become rare, and century-old pipes continue to leak almost 50 percent of the water available, added to waste by the... Read more »
August 25, 2011
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Mauritius: Drug Use On the Increase Among Children
With drug trafficking rampant in the small Indian Ocean island nation of Mauritius, social workers and drug treatment centres are noting an increasing number of children and youth... Read more »
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