By the AFREEQUE newsroom, based on Defimedia
The Court of Appeal of the British Indian Ocean Territory validated on 12 November 2026 the expulsion orders targeting Misley Mandarin and three other Chagossians living on Coin Island. The ruling backs the territory’s commissioner in the case, according to Defi Media.
India’s High Commissioner to Mauritius, Anurag Srivastava, announced that Mauritians of Indian origin will be able to apply for an Overseas Citizen of India card up to the seventh generation. The extension notably grants access to a lifetime visa for India and was announced during a commemoration of the arrival of indentured labourers on 2 November, according to Defi Media.
🇲🇺 Mauritius · Source: Defimedia ·
Airline Air Mauritius recorded a net profit of 78.63 million euros, or about 4.1 billion rupees, for the 2025-2026 financial year. After adjusting for three accounting items, including the revaluation of provisions and foreign exchange gains, it stands at 35.83 million euros, according to Defi Media.
🇲🇺 Mauritius · Source: Defimedia ·
Mauritian Prime Minister Navin Ramgoolam and his British counterpart Andy Burnham agreed to prepare a joint plan to advance the Chagos issue before the end of 2026. A first deadline was set for December, according to a statement from the Mauritian prime minister’s office cited by Defi Media.
🇲🇺 Mauritius · Source: Defimedia ·
Four civilians were killed and seven houses burned in an attack attributed to the ADF, on the night of 11 to 12 November 2026 in Kamahume, Mabalako, in Beni territory. According to Kivu Morning Post, the intervention of the FARDC limited the damage. The attack comes days after the one in Cantine, which left 43 people dead.
🇨🇩 DR Congo · Source: Kivu Morning Post ·
Bank of Mauritius raises key interest rate to 5%The Bank of Mauritius raised its key interest rate by 25 basis points, from 4.75% to 5%, at a meeting of its Monetary Policy Committee on 11 November. The increase aims to contain inflation, which reached 6.4% in October, above the target range of 2% to 5%, according to Defimedia.
Washington concerned by security ties between Madagascar and RussiaLieutenant General John Brennan expressed concern that Russia could extend to Madagascar its security cooperation model developed in the Sahel. He highlighted the strategic importance of the Mozambique Channel and referred to Russian weapons and instructors supplied to Madagascar, according to Ahora EG.The week in Africa
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