Mauritius, one of Africa's richest countries and a stable democracy in a sometimes volatile neighbourhood, is holding a legislative election on Sunday.

Mauritius, which sits about 2,000 kilometers (1,240 miles) off Africa’s east coast, has developed a successful economy underpinned by its finance, tourism and agricultural sectors. The island ...

Mauritius was voting Sunday in a close-fought parliamentary election, with police at polling stations as the opposition warned about the risk of fraud in a nation touted as one of Africa's most ...

JOHANNESBURG (AP) — The Indian Ocean-island nation of Mauritius will hold a national election this weekend, when Prime Minister Pravind Jugnauth seeks to win a second term as leader of a nation ...

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 ...

The Mauritius government has ended its recent suspension of social media, which threatened voters’ access to information ahead of the general elections on November 10. Social media is an ...

JOHANNESBURG (AP) — The government of Mauritius on Friday banned access ... to national security and instructed the ...

The president is head of state but has a titular role, with the prime minister exercising full executive powers and authority over government. Mauritius ... is driven by tourism -- the islands ...

PORT LOUIS (Reuters) - Mauritius holds a parliamentary election ... of its revenues from a flourishing offshore financial sector, tourism and textiles. It has forecast 6.5% economic growth this ...