Mauritius: Climate Change - Water and Energy, Challenges of a Twin Crisis

Mauritius faces two converging pressures - water scarcity and energy insecurity - both intensified by climate change and already visible in rising temperatures, erratic rainfall,… Read more »

Mauritius: A People and Their Choices

Introduction : Mauritius has spent nearly six decades defying the predictions made about its bleak future by Nobel economist James Meade in 1961. The second part of this six-part… Read more »

Mauritius: Moody's Downgrade Risk Rises

Mauritius was downgraded by Moody's in July 2022 to Baa3, only one notch above sub-investment grade, but with a stable outlook. In January 2025, Moody's maintained the Baa3 rating,… Read more »

Mauritius: Mauritius Cannot Sleepwalk Back Onto the FATF Grey List

Mauritius is not on the FATF grey list today. But the country's recent actions show that it knows the danger has not passed. Read more »

Mauritius: Preparing Mauritian Businesses for the Real Economy of Tomorrow

As Mauritius prepares its 2026-2027 Budget, policymakers face a moment of strategic truth. The country must not only balance public finances, but also help Mauritian businesses… Read more »

Mauritius: Stories of Harm - How Violence Has Permeated Our Society...

Mauritius is often praised for its stability, harmony, and social cohesion. Yet beneath this surface lies a daily struggle for many - marked by bullying in schools, harassment… Read more »

Mauritius: 'Before Ai Shapes Mauritius - Who Shapes Ai ?'

As Mauritius accelerates its digital transformation, artificial intelligence is moving from buzzword to policy priority. In this interview with Nad Sivaramen, AI expert Dr. Kwet Ng… Read more »

Mauritius: Air Mauritius and the Creole Language

Last week, I travelled to and from Rodrigues with Air Mauritius. Never in my wildest dreams did I imagine that I would have to translate the announcements into Creole before… Read more »

East Africa: Rajen Narsinghen Outlines Indian Ocean Security Vision

As geopolitical tensions reshape maritime trade routes across the Indian Ocean, disrupt energy corridors through the Gulf and the Red Sea, and intensify strategic competition… Read more »

Mauritius: Slavery - 'The Gravest Crime Against Humanity'

This past month, the global conversation on slavery took a giant leap forward. On the 25th of March 2026, the United Nations passed a resolution that affirmed chattel slavery and… Read more »

Mauritius: Public Sector Audit Report for 2024-2025 - Massive Investments, Disappointing Outcomes

The 800 page audit report - "Making a Difference to the Lives of Citizens" - published on Friday 20 March 2026 highlights widespread governance failures across ministries and… Read more »

Mauritius: Turning Geopolitical Uncertainty Into Strategic Opportunity

Periods of geopolitical instability often reshape global financial flows. The current disturbances in parts of the Middle East have once again reminded investors of the importance… Read more »

Mauritius: Are We Losing the Battle Against Corruption?

The Corruption Perceptions Index 2025 is out. Mauritius' score has dropped from 51 to 48, signalling a setback in the fight against corruption. Read more »

Mauritius: The Quiet Harms of Oligarchic Parties

In his recent editorial, "Changer les règles sans changer les joueurs", Nad Sivaramen highlights a cynical but persistent reality in the Mauritian reform debate: the… Read more »

Mauritius: The Elephants in the Room

I have had the opportunity to read, in The Elephants in the Room broad lines, a few of the proposals for electoral reform submitted on 30 January 2026 on the Government's… Read more »

Mauritius: The Electoral Reform That Never Was

In March 2014, under Prime Minister Navin Ramgoolam, the Government published a consultation paper on electoral reform that was meant to usher Mauritius into a new democratic era.… Read more »

Mauritius: Proposals to Avoid Another False Start

1. We have failed on ALL three key issues. And the unresolved agenda endures Read more »

Mauritius: A New Order of Working - Pax Trumpiana

Following the January 3 abduction of Venezuelan President, Nicolás Maduro, Donald Trump has brazenly flouted international law, rendering the United Nations (UN) - a global… Read more »

Mauritius: Green Rhetoric, Brown Governance

Inside Mauritius' environmental leadership. How Mauritius learned to stop acting and love the status quo. At times even regressing. A carbon-free future fuelled by coal and… Read more »

Mauritius: Will the MMM Split Again?

The question is hardly new. It returns with regularity, like a refrain embedded in the political DNA of the Mouvement Militant Mauricien (MMM): will the party split again? Read more »

Mauritius: Celebrate Valluvar Day

Usually January 15th - 16th Tamilians round the world celebrate Pongol...In India Valluvar Day is celebrated around 15th or 16th January as part of the second day of the tamil… Read more »

Mauritius: Natalia Czajkowska - 'In an Age of Ai, Journalism Must Supply the Conscience'

In a global media landscape marked by disinformation, artificial intelligence (AI) and declining public trust, the Swiss Academy for Leadership and Sustainability (SALS) has… Read more »

Mauritius: Children, Social Media, and a Mauritian Direction

"Children should not have access to social media". As 2026 dawns, this stance is being progressively adopted by multiple countries, following the radical example set by Australia… Read more »

Mauritius: Energy, Not Connectivity, Will Decide Mauritius' AI Future

Over the last few weeks, we have seen a flurry of optimism surrounding the adoption of Artificial Intelligence (AI) in Mauritius. From the use of AI in the workplace, to Mauritius… Read more »

Mauritius: Crashing My Way Into the Mauritian Family Tree

The car could only play one song. Someone with more technical skill than judgment had hacked the stereo so that Britney Spears' My Prerogative played on an endless loop. Perhaps it… Read more »