By the AFREEQUE newsroom, based on Defimedia
Illustrative image · Dominik Ruhl · Pexels · Licence PexelsMauritian minister Rajesh Bhagwan is leading a delegation to COP31 calling for accessible climate finance suited to small island states. Mauritius is notably seeking stronger commitments for adaptation and a stronger fund for loss and damage, according to Defi Media.
Mauritius's health system has opened new services, including a centre devoted to diabetes and a kidney transplant unit, two years after the ministerial change, according to Defi Media. Minister Anil Kumar Bachoo also highlights the settling of debts and the rollout of the E-Health system.
🇲🇺 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 ·
President Denis Sassou-N’Guesso received Khalilur Rahman, president of the 81st session of the UN General Assembly and Bangladesh’s foreign minister, in Brazzaville on 8 November 2026. The two officials called for climate commitments to be turned into action, particularly for the forests of the Congo Basin, according to Les Echos du Congo-Brazzaville.
🇨🇬 Republic of Congo · Source: Les Echos du Congo-Brazzaville ·
The Mauritian government plans to renew 114 kilometres of water pipes with Indian funding of 2.9 billion rupees over two and a half years. The project is part of a programme to replace 1,500 kilometres of the network, according to Defi Media.
🇲🇺 Mauritius · Source: Defimedia ·
Showers expected in Mauritius on 9 NovemberMauritius will have sunny weather in the morning before partly cloudy to cloudy skies and occasional showers arrive in the afternoon. Rainfall will mainly affect the east, south and central plateau, according to the 9 November weather forecast.
Randrianirina calls for faster Madagascar national consultationMadagascar’s head of state Michaël Randrianirina is calling on religious leaders and authorities to speed up the implementation of the national consultation, acknowledging delays. In a speech in Antsirabe, he invoked patriotic commitment to overcome financial constraints, according to L’Express de Madagascar.The week in Africa
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