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    Mauritius protests: “When people feel lost, they resort to revolt”

    By Vel Moonien
    May 26, 2022
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    Mauritius: How did the pyramids of Plaine Magnien get there?

    By Jacques Achilles (For bird)
    April 6, 2022
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    By Roukaya Kasenally
    May 12, 2021
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    By Olivier Pasnin, Suthananda Sunassee, Vikash Tatayah, Anne Turner & Catherine Ward
    September 2, 2020
    The oil spill’s long-term impacts on Mauritius’ fragile ecosystems will take years to fully comprehend, but the signs are already clear. The environmental crisis ...
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    Mauritius: The waves sound different now. Heavy. Sticky. Suffocating.

    By Deeya Jahajeeah & Jess Auerbach
    August 13, 2020
    Mauritians have come together in the wake of the devastating oil spill. Yet nothing could prepare the tiny country for the challenge it now ...
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    How Mauritius’ unique political culture helped it beat COVID-19

    By Myriam Blin & Jess Auerbach
    May 28, 2020
    When a welfare state and good neighbours prove their worth. Read all our COVID-19 coverage  Every day at 6pm, one of the co-author’s 10-year-old ...
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    Mauritius’ micro-politics: Everybody needs good neighbours

    By Jess Auerbach
    October 29, 2019
    In some elections, people vote for the soul of their nation. In Mauritius, they vote for their neighbours. Politics in Mauritius is perhaps unique ...
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  • Mauritius is known for having one of the most diverse societies in the world. Credit: Miwok.
    Living in TranslationMauritius

    Nu tou Creole: Are we Mauritians really African?

    By Shaheen Beeharry
    May 7, 2019
    The Kreol language binds Mauritius’ diverse communities together and links us all, inescapably, to our country’s African origins. This is the fourth article in ...
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  • Mauritius has had a close relationship with China since independence, in part due to its diaspora links. Credit: Lukas Litz Obb.
    EconomyEditor's PicksMauritius

    China in Mauritius: Gateway to Africa or forgotten friend?

    By Roukaya Kasenally
    August 30, 2018
    China and Mauritius will reassert their friendship again at FOCAC, but is it just a matter of time before Beijing outgrows its tiny partner? ...
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