By the AFREEQUE newsroom, based on Defimedia
Mauritius’s anti-drug brigade searched the home of Ashik Jagai, former head of the Special Striking Team, in Vallée-des-Prêtres on 27 October. No compromising evidence was found during the operation, whose reasons remain unknown, according to Defimedia.info.
Mauritian police arrested a 35-year-old self-employed worker in Glen Park, Vacoas, on 25 October 2026, after finding 28 strips of paper containing synthetic cannabinoids at his home. Officers also seized 11,350 Mauritian rupees in cash, according to ION News, as the investigation continues.
🇲🇺 Mauritius · Source: ION News ·
Mauritius’s anti-drug brigade is investigating two suspected maritime cannabis deliveries totalling just over one tonne between Thailand and Mauritius. Seven crew members were arrested after a Thai boat was searched off Baie-du-Tombeau on 23 October, and are provisionally charged with conspiring to import dangerous drugs, Defimedia reports.
🇲🇺 Mauritius · Source: Defimedia ·
Mauritian Prime Minister Navin Ramgoolam has rejected allegations that his government deployed Israeli equipment to intercept citizens’ WhatsApp communications. He was responding to a question from opposition leader Chetan Baboolall during the Parliament’s urgent questions session, Defimedia reports.
🇲🇺 Mauritius · Source: Defimedia ·
Senegalese President Bassirou Diomaye Faye appointed army corps general (2S) Mbaye Cissé as Senegal’s extraordinary and plenipotentiary ambassador to Canada at the Council of Ministers meeting on 28 October 2026, according to Senego and SeneNews. He will be based in Ottawa and represent Senegal to the Canadian authorities, including Louise Arbour, Governor General and Commander-in-Chief of Canada, according to SeneNews.
🇸🇳 Senegal · Source: Senego ·
Air Mauritius reassesses three A350s and seeks five medium-haul aircraftAir Mauritius is reassessing its order for three Airbus A350-900s and seeking up to five medium-haul aircraft to adapt its fleet to the profitability of its routes. The review follows a 10-year network analysis by Seabury Aviation Partners, Defi Media reports.
South West fighting worsens tensions between Somalia and KenyaFighting in Somalia’s South West state is worsening tensions between Mogadishu and Nairobi, which is accused of hosting former regional leader Cabdicasiis Xasan Maxamed Laftagareen. Somalia’s Parliament is seeking diplomatic explanations, while financial sanctions imposed on Laftagareen and nine others remain at the heart of the dispute, Caasimada reports, citing The Standard.The week in Africa
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