By the AFREEQUE newsroom, based on Defimedia
Opposition leader Chetan Baboolall will ask an urgent parliamentary question on child protection during the 10 November sitting. Addressed to Arianne Navarre-Marie, it will cover five points, including child deaths linked to violence and their placement, according to Defi Media.
A 64-year-old man died on Monday 9 November in Belle-Rose after falling from a mango tree where he was installing protective netting. Taken to PMOC hospital by the SAMU ambulance service, he died about an hour later, according to Defi Media.
🇲🇺 Mauritius · Source: Defimedia ·
A one-year-old girl died on 1 November in Roche-Bois, Mauritius, after an autopsy found a laceration to her intestine. Her mother’s partner has been arrested and police are investigating the circumstances of the death, without ruling out foul play, Defi Media reports.
🇲🇺 Mauritius · Source: Defimedia ·
Mauritian party Lalit is proposing a 106-member National Assembly, a government limited to 12 to 15 ministers and the possible recall of elected representatives by voters. Its submission to the Constitutional Review Commission also proposes making kreol an official language of Parliament and defining Mauritius as a secular state, according to Defi Media.
🇲🇺 Mauritius · Source: Defimedia ·
Hindu House president Luxshemee Ramdhun-Bundhun called on Mauritius's Parliament to guarantee a place for all ancestral languages at the launch of Divali celebrations in Cassis. She defended the preservation of Bhojpuri, Hindi, Tamil and other languages in the name of cultural diversity, according to Defimedia.
🇲🇺 Mauritius · Source: Defimedia ·
Mauritius calls for climate finance suited to small island statesMauritian 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.
Nairobi court suspends online alcohol salesThe Milimani High Court has temporarily suspended online alcohol sales and delivery in Nairobi, pending a hearing on 18 November. Sellers must obtain a licence and verify that customers are at least 18, according to orders issued on 9 November.The week in Africa
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