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A tech company says it could be five years away from bringing the dodo back.
The real challenge facing the Mauritian government is how to turn a diplomatic triumph into sustainable economic development.
Members of parliaments across Africa face regular accusations of being unrepresentative of their constituents.
The Kenyan education department should establish the root causes of the low performance in maths, and fix them.
Mauritians were determined to bring change following a wide range of failures by Prime Minister Pravind Jugnauth’s government.
The UK’s handover of the Chagos archipelago and retention of Diego Garcia is a strategic move that raises questions about the intentions of major powers’ relations with small island nations.
There’s been a gradual erosion of democratic rights and liberties in the island of Mauritius.
Societal challenges may be national or global in scale, but need local knowledge and local partnerships to solve at the local level.
Today, several thousand members of the extended Chagossian community live in the UK.
The deal that’s been announced is a rare win-win moment in international relations, with all the relevant actors able to claim a meaningful victory.
The agreement marks the transfer of sovereignty, but does not fully return the islands to Mauritius.
The first International Astronomical Union General Assembly was held just over 100 years ago, in Rome, Italy.
There is a danger that if offshore sector revenues dry up, the Mauritian economy will soon face economic turmoil.
Scientists have monitored mangroves in Mauritius, and found some forests are growing.
Garment workers around the world experience unacceptable forms of exploitation.
Recycled plastics are not safe if the chemicals used in creating them in the first place are harmful.
Ghana needs strong political will to enhance its climate change regulation.
Getting climate funds to frontline communities may require rich countries and the UN easing control over how the money is spent.
The trend towards decriminalising same sex relations in the SADC region contrasts with moves towards harsher punishment in other parts of Africa.
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SARCHI Ocean Cultures and Heritage, Nelson Mandela University
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Democracy scholar and Associate Professor in Media and Political Systems, University of Mauritius
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Senior Research Fellow New South Institute, Emeritus Professor at The Nelson Mandela School of Public Governance, University of Cape Town
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Professor & Head, School of Science & Mathematics, Mauritius Institute of Education
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Associate Professor of Political Science, Colorado State University
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Professor of International Human Rights Law, Centre for Human Rights, and acting SARChI Chair in International Constitutional Law, University of Pretoria
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Postdoctoral Fellow in International Law, Lund University
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Reader in Politics, Governance and Development, Global Development Institute, University of Manchester
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Associate Professor, Graduate School of Business, University of Cape Town
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Lecturer in Environment and Sustainability, Keele University
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Professor of Physical Geography, University of the Witwatersrand
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PhD Candidate, climate change science, Nagasaki University
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Afrobarometer Senior Analyst/Methodologist, University of Cape Town
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Professor and Dean of Faculty of Medicine and Health Sciences, University of Mauritius
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Post-doctoral researcher in Astrophysics, University of the Western Cape