Tag: Mauritius
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Mauritius elects new parliament
Parliamentary elections were being held in the Indian Ocean island state of Mauritius on Sunday, with the Alliance Lepep governing coalition, led by Prime Minister Pravind Kumar Jugnauth, seen as favourites to retain power.
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Colombia 2024: Falconets progress to third round as Mauritius withdraw
The Mauritius Football Association has notified the Confederation of African Football of the withdrawal of the country’s U20 Women National Team from the ongoing African qualifying series for next year’s FIFA U20 Women’s World Cup finals. “Kindly note that CAF was informed of the withdrawal of Mauritius FA from the African qualifiers of FIFA…
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We are officially COVID-19 free, Mauritius declares as lockdown continues
Mauritius has become coronavirus-free with no active case for 15 days, the country’s ministry of health has said. The Indian Ocean island nation recorded 332 coronavirus cases, 322 recoveries, and 10 deaths. While all 220 recently repatriated citizens from abroad were still under quarantine. In Africa, Mauritius becomes the first country on the continent to…
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Mauritius first female president to resign after credit card expenditure row
Mauritian President, Ameenah Gurib-Fakim, will step down next week, the Prime Minister, Pravind Jugnauth, said on Friday. Mr. Jugnauth said Mrs. Gurib-Fakim would resign after she was accused of using a credit card issued by an international Non-Governmental Organisation to buy clothes and jewellery. The prime minister added that the president would resign after the…