Passage by the powerful House Ways and Means Committee of a bill to extend for three years the African Growth and Opportunity Act (AGOA) has raised hopes among supporters that the legislation may be enacted early in 2026. The Committee voted 37 to 3 on December 10 to send the bill to the House floor for a vote.

"This outcome reflects years of principled, bipartisan advocacy grounded in the belief that meaningful U.S.-Africa partnerships & trade drive enduring & mutual

Cabo Verde, Mauritius, and Seychelles have become the first sub-Saharan African countries to eliminate measles and rubella.

The three countries were verified by the African Regional Verification Commission for Measles and Rubella Elimination, established by the World Health Organization (WHO). Their achievement placed them among the 94 and 133 countries globally that had eliminated measles and rubella,

The agreement between the United Kingdom and Mauritius over the Chagos Archipelago has been described as a "victory for international law, postcolonial justice, and above all, for the Chagossian people," but it does not deliver real justice for the people. Over 50 years ago, the UK and US forcibly displaced the entire Chagossian population to establish a military base on Diego Garcia, an act described as a

The UK-Mauritius deal to transfer sovereignty of the Chagos Islands was revived after a British court lifted a last-minute injunction that had blocked the agreement. The High Court initially blocked the signing following a legal challenge from two British-Chagossian women representing the islands' displaced residents.

Prime Minister Pravind Jugnauth has said that his Lepep Alliance suffered a "big defeat" in Sunday's parliamentary election. The PM's concession comes before the final results are announced. Jugnauth has declared that "the population has decided to choose another team". Opposition leader Navin Ramgoolam is set to take over as prime minister for the third time as head of his four-party Alliance

Mauritius has ended its suspension of social media ahead of the November 10 general elections, which threatened voter access to information.

The ban was announced after leaked audio recordings surfaced online, which the government said threatened national security and public safety. The recordings included calls and conversations involving politicians, senior police officers, journalists, and foreign diplomats.

In a historic move, the UK has agreed to hand over the Chagos Islands to Mauritius, ending decades of dispute and negotiation over Britain's last African colony. Under the new agreement, the UK will still retain control of Diego Garcia, used by the U.S. government as a military base for its navy ships and long-range bomber aircraft. 

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A colonial-era piece of legislation that made same-sex relationships illegal has been declared unlawful in Mauritius, according to a Joint United Nations Programme on HIV/AIDS (UNAIDS) report.

The 1898-era Section 250 of the Mauritian Criminal Code was declared unlawful by the nation's Supreme Court. The statute had imposed a five-year prison sentence on anybody found guilty of having same-sex relationships.

Mauritius, with one of Africa's strongest economies and the second highest GDP per capital on the continent, is seeking to attract international investors and boost econmic ties across Africa. A delegation from the government and private sector is on a U.S. visit to promote awareness and provide information about the country's attractions. In an AllAfrica interview, Minister of Financial Services and Good Governance Mahen Kumar Seeruttun highlighted opportunities Mauritius offers investors

The government of Mauritius is prioritizing revitalization of the tourism sector to reverse the major decline since the global Covid outbreak began in 2020. According to the latest proejections from Statistics Mauritius, visitors will reach near pre-pandeic levels by the end of 2023. Late last year, Prime Minister Pravind Kumar Jugnauth announced plans for creating a 10-year blueprint aimed