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Minister defends controversial Chagos plan after key architect of the deal is arrested

Former Mauritius Prime Minister Pravind Jugnauth is under arrest, the country’s Financial Crimes Commission has said

The Independent UK

Keir Starmer’s Chagos Deal in Chaos as Mastermind Faces Brutal Interrogation

Sir Keir Starmer’s controversial plan to transfer the Chagos Islands to Mauritius has been plunged into chaos after the deal’s mastermind, former Mauritian

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‘Tug of war’: Chagos Islands deal tearing families apart in Mauritius

Mauritius awaits Trump’s approval for UK to hand over archipelago, with Chagossians at odds over what’s in it for them.

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Mauritius elections landslide – why voters were determined to get Jugnauth’s government out

Mauritius’ opposition coalition – the Alliance of Change – won the country’s 10 November 2024 election by a landslide, taking all the seats in parliament. Its leader, Navin Ramgoolam, has been appointed prime minister.

The Conversation

Opposition secures landslide victory in Mauritius election

Former Prime Minister Navin Ramgoolam has won a third term in the Indian Ocean nation, official results show.

Al Jazeera

Mauritius Opposition Coalition Wins Landslide Victory In Election

Mauritius' opposition coalition secures all parliamentary seats in a decisive election victory, marking a significant political shift in the stable African...

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Mauritius opposition wins country's election by a landslide

Mauritius’ opposition coalition has won the country’s election by a landslide

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Mauritius Opposition Leader Claims Sweeping Vote Win

Mauritius opposition leader Navin Ramgoolam said Tuesday that his alliance had won a crushing election victory over the governing coalition, after the incumbent prime minister conceded he faced a "huge defeat".

International Business Times

Mauritius' prime minister says his ruling coalition is set for a 'huge' election defeat

Mauritius’ prime minister says his ruling coalition is set for a “huge defeat” following Sunday’s parliamentary elections

The Independent UK

Mauritius PM concedes defeat by opposition in legislative election

Mauritius' incumbent Prime Minister Pravind Jugnauth said on Monday his political alliance was headed for a major defeat by the rival opposition coalition led by a three-time former premier, following Sunday's parliamentary election.

Radio France Internationale

Mauritius PM Pravind Jugnauth concedes defeat in parliamentary election

Opposition leader Navin Ramgoolam looks set to take over the post of prime minister for a third time.

Al Jazeera

Mauritius Awaits Results Of Close-fought Vote

Mauritians are set to find out Monday who will govern their Indian Ocean island nation for the next five years after a hotly disputed election race.

International Business Times

Mauritius holds an election with the ruling party seeking a new term

People in Mauritius are voting for a new Parliament with the ruling party seeking to secure a second five-year term for Prime Minister Pravind Jugnauth

The Independent UK

Mauritius votes under shadow of wire-tapping scandal, Chagos deal

Mauritius votes on Sunday in a legislative election overshadowed by a wire-tapping scandal that has sparked concerns over the erosion of rights in the Indian Ocean nation. The poll follows last month's historic agreement granting Mauritius sovereignty over the Chagos Islands after a lengthy legal battle with Britain.

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Al Jazeera

Mauritius holds parliamentary election with cost of living crisis key issue

About a million people expected to choose 62 members to parliament with cost of living crisis on top of voters’ mind.

Al Jazeera

Mauritius election 2024: Amid wiretapping scandal, what’s at stake?

The election is being held amid explosive allegations of wiretapping operations by government operatives.

International Business Times

Mauritius Votes In Close-fought Election Race

Mauritius votes on Sunday in a tight election race that has been clouded by a wire-tapping scandal in a nation usually touted as one of Africa's most stable and prosperous democracies.

The Independent UK

Fears British High Commission phones were hacked during Chagos Islands talks

Exclusive: British high commissioner hit in huge leak of purported phone conversations between high-profile Mauritian figures

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International Business Times

Mauritius To Hold Legislative Election On November 10

Mauritius will hold legislative elections on November 10, the presidency announced on Friday, just a day after Port Louis sealed a landmark deal to regain sovereignty over a chain of islands from Britain.

France 24

UK cedes Chagos Islands to Mauritius in deal securing Diego Garcia military base

The UK agreed on Thursday to renounce sovereignty of the Chagos Islands, an archipelago of more than 60 islands in the Indian Ocean, but agreed a deal with Mauritius to secure the future of a UK-US military base on the island of Diego Garcia.

Evening Standard

UK announces landmark deal to hand Chagos Islands back to Mauritius - minus US military base

Tories attack the deal but US President Joe Biden calls it ‘historic’

Al Jazeera

‘Kids whose insides are destroyed’: The return of drug abuse to Mauritius

Mauritius grapples with a drug epidemic of unprecedented proportions, years after use and peddling peaked in the ’90s.

The Hindu

Morning Digest | PM Modi, President Biden welcome progress in defence ties; Ukraine war unlikely to end in immediate future: UN Secretary General Antonio Guterres, and more

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The Hindu

India committed to Global South, says PM Modi after talks with Mauritian leader

PM Modi & Mauritian PM Jugnauth held talks in Delhi, reaffirming India's commitment to Global South. Commemorating 75th anniv. of bilateral ties, they discussed cooperation in infra, FinTech, culture & more. Modi to hold 15 bilateral meetings over 3 days at G20 Summit.

The Hindu

External Affairs Minister Jaishankar meets his counterparts from Tanzania and Solomon Islands; discusses bilateral cooperation

Jaishankar also met Mauritius Prime Minister Pravind Jugnauth on the sidelines of the summit.

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