Mauritius (East Africa, Africa)

Mauritius (East Africa, Africa)

FILE PHOTO: Former Prime Minister of Mauritius and candidate for Alliance du Changement party Navin Ramgoolam casts his ballot as his wife Veena Ramgoolam stands beside, at a polling centre during the Mauritian general election in Vacoas/Floreal, Mauritius November 10, 2024.
Mauritius
Mauritius’ Ramgoolam returns as prime minister after 10 years
Mauritius opposition leader Navin Ramgoolam appointed as Mauritius prime minister after his coalition's landslide win in parliament general election, marking his return to post after decade.
FILE PHOTO: Fuel tanks at the edge of a miltary airstrip on Diego Garcia, largest island in the Chagos archipelago.
United Kingdom
UK to cede Chagos Islands, securing Diego Garcia base
Britain will cede sovereignty of the Chagos Islands to Mauritius, in a deal securing the UK-US Diego Garcia military base's future and potentially allowing people displaced decades ago to return home.
Members of the gay and lesbian community in Mauritius take part in a march for gay rights and gender equality in the town of Rose Hill June 2, 2007.
Mauritius
Mauritius Supreme Court strikes out colonial-era anti-LGBT Law
The Supreme Court of Mauritius has struck out a colonial-era law criminalising same-sex relations, bucking a trend elsewhere in Africa
FILE PHOTO: Quin Karala, 29, a member of the lesbian, gay, bisexual, transgender, intersex and queer (LGBTQ) community and a single mother of one poses for a picture with rainbow colours at the offices of Rella Women's Empowerment Program, for LGBTQ rights advocacy, after a Reuters interview in Kulambiro suburb of Kampala, Uganda April 4, 2023.
Uganda
An in-depth look at restrictions on LGBTQ rights in Africa
Uganda has enacted one of the world's strictest anti-LGBTQ laws in a continent where only 22 of 54 nations allow homosexuality.
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