The island is hailed by visitors for its gorgeous sun-swept beaches and lagoons and has a low crime rate overall, according ...

Anurag Srivastava, a 1999-batch Indian Foreign Service (IFS) diplomat, is currently serving as a joint secretary helming the ...

Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif has felicitated Dr Navinchandra Ramgoolam on his resounding victory in the general elections ...

Credible votes in Botswana, Senegal, South Africa and Mauritius have shone this year. But political repression and violence keeps many discredited regimes in power.

Mauritians were determined to bring change following a wide range of failures by Prime Minister Pravind Jugnauth’s government ...

The first African election this year, in Comoros on Jan. 14, descended into deadly violence and a curfew after President ...

In this edition of Wilson Center NOW, we discuss the state of democratic governance in Africa and what US and African leaders can learn from recent trends on the continent with Charles Ukeje and Rawia ...

Mozambique has witnessed protests since the country's disputed outcomes of the Oct. 9 elections which saw ruling party Frelimo's candidate Daniel Chapo declared the winner.

While many nations, like the United States, have built formidable military forces to safeguard their sovereignty, over 20 ...

Across Africa, some countries carry names that immortalise the influential figures behind them. While many nations choose names that capture their landscapes or ideals, a few bear the legacy of ...

Mauritius' opposition coalition has won the country's election by a landslide, taking all seats in the country's parliament ...

Mauritius' opposition won decisively which paves the way for a peaceful handover that would buttress the country’s ...