Today is Mauritius' National Day. The date commemorates when the people of Mauritius celebrate the anniversary of becoming an independent state under the Commonwealth on 12th March 1968. #FactsMatter #Mauritius
Today is Mauritius' National Day. The date commemorates when the people of Mauritius celebrate the anniversary of becoming an independent state under the Commonwealth on 12th March 1968. #FactsMatter #Mauritius
Internet shutdowns at record high in Africa as access ‘weaponised’ https://www.theguardian.com/technology/2025/mar/09/internet-shutdowns-record-high-africa-2024-access-weaponised #EquatorialGuinea #Guinea-Bissau #Humanrights #Technology #Mauritius #Worldnews #Internet #Ethiopia #Tanzania #Comoros #Burundi #Nigeria #Senegal #Africa #Guinea #Kenya
A dirty 2024 election flyer on the ground reminded me today that Mauritius, a tiny African country 680 miles east of Madagascar, outranks the US in democracy.
Antananarivo, Madagascar
The Chagos Islands Were Never Britain’s to Give Away
https://consortiumnews.com/2025/02/13/the-chagos-islands-were-never-britains-to-give-away/
Mark Curtis says Nigel Farage and the Conservatives are having a meltdown about Britain “giving up sovereignty” of illegally occupied land. By Mark Curtis Declassified UK Britain’s Foreign Secretary David Lammy will this weekend in Munich meet his new U.S.…
#Politics #AmericanEmpire #CivilRights #Commentary #IndigenousPeople #Legal #Militarism #TrumpAdministration #U.s. #U.s.StateDepartment #UnitedKingdon #UnitedNations #ChagosIslands #DiegoGarcia #ForeignSecretaryDavidLammy #MarkCurtis #Mauritius #Neocolonialism #NigelFarage #U.s.SecretaryOfStateMarcoRubio
A sperm whale dives into the ocean depths to hunt squid near the southern tip of Mauritius, one of only three places where these huge creatures are residents all year round.
Taken with an underwater camera case.
The underwater waterfall in the south of Mauritius, where sand flow and currents create the illusion of the island being sucked into the sea.
Drone panorama in heavy wind, just about made it back!
#mauritius #photography #drone #lemorne #travel
UK still finalizing Chagos deal that’s spooked Trumpworld – POLITICO https://www.byteseu.com/571804/ #China #DonaldTrump #Elections #GreatBritain #JoeBiden #Mauritius #Military #Negotiations #NigelFarage #Produce #StephenDoughty #U.K.Election2024 #UnitedKingdom #UnitedStates
UK government denies rift with Mauritian PM over Chagos Island deal https://www.theguardian.com/world/2024/dec/17/uk-government-denies-rift-with-mauritian-pm-over-chagos-island-deal #ChagosIslands #KeirStarmer #DonaldTrump #Worldnews #Mauritius #Politics #UKnews #Labour #Africa
"#Chido hit Mauritius’ #Agalega atoll last Wednesday at more than 200 kilometers per hour, a force that damaged equipment designed to record wind speed."
“Approximately 95% of buildings including homes, the hospital, the police and the national coast guards facilities in the north island have been destroyed. Around 98% of the infrastructure are completely damaged in the south of the island.”
https://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2024-12-17/cyclone-chido-leaves-death-damage-from-mauritius-to-mozambique
#Mauritius
Chagossians want a say as UK-Mauritius deal faces fresh scrutiny https://www.byteseu.com/546985/ #BritishIndianOceanTerritory #BritishParliament #ChagosIslands #Chagossians #DiegoGarcia #DonaldTrump #FrankieBontemps #GreatBritain #Mauritius #NavinRamgoolam #UnitedKingdom
Dharam Gokhool (74 ans) nouveau Président de l'#IleMaurice. Consultez son parcours personnel et la galerie de portraits de ses prédécesseurs depuis l'instauration de la République https://www.election-politique.com/dirigeant.php?k=MU&kr=&id=32139&l=b
#BBCNews - New #Mauritius PM has reservations about UK's #Chagos deal
https://www.bbc.com/news/articles/crr9y0rz15vo
Navin Ramgoolam (77 ans) nouveau Premier Ministre de l'#IleMaurice . Consultez son parcours personnel et la galerie de portraits de ses prédécesseurs depuis 1961 https://www.election-politique.com/dirigeant.php?k=MU&id=32128&l=b
Navin Ramgoolam (77 ans) nouveau Premier Ministre désigné de l'#IleMaurice . Consultez son parcours personnel et la galerie de portraits de ses pairs de 1961 à aujourd'hui https://www.election-politique.com/pays.php?k=MU