Port Louis, Mauritius, Nov 7, 2024 (AFP) - Banks, beaches and boom times: four facts about Mauritius

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2024-11-07

Mauritius, one of Africa's richest countries and a stable democracy in a sometimes volatile neighbourhood, is holding a legislative election on Sunday. Here are some facts about the Indian Ocean island nation: Mauritius prides itself as a secure and prosperous nation free of the social and political upheaval roiling some of its African neighbours. Elections are calm and politics steady in the scattering of islands about 850 kilometres (530 mile......

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