Mauritius

In mid-December, in the midst of the controversy over racist remarks by Senator Trent Lott, Bush administration officials intimated that a presidential trip to Africa in January would demonstrate the U.S. president's sensitivity to African American concerns. If President George W. Bush had followed through on his plan to visit five African countries, Africans would have posed hard questions. Is your policy "just another trip"? Or are you willing to commit real resources to responding to ...read more

The role of women as an engine for trade and development in Southern Africa needs better recognition, Mauritian Minister for Women's Rights Arianne Navarre-Marie told NGOs on Monday meeting to discuss US-African trade cooperation.

A specially equipped bus is travelling around Mauritius, offering people in remoter areas an opportunity to experience the benefits of cyberspace.

Citizens of the island nation of Mauritius are hoping to develop new skills and participate in online communities thanks to innovative government efforts. The country seeks to benefit from a fiber optic cable that runs through Mauritius, primarily established to connect Europe and southern India.

Given that there has not been any democratic debate and given that NEPAD contains serious threats to our people, we call on the Mauritian government not to go ahead with the presentation of NEPAD in the coming G8 meeting and its launch in July 2002.

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