Analysis - Mauritius is an island that is famed for its beautiful beaches and for its reputation as an "African success story". Since its independence from the UK in 1968, it has had tremendous ...

African women with no education have, on average, 5.4 children, according to the International Institute for Applied Systems Analysis. Women who have completed primary school have, on average, 4.3 ...

The Minister of Financial Services and Economic Planning, Dr (Mrs) Jyoti Jeetun, held, today at the seat of the Ministry in Ebene, a high-level working session with representatives of the World Bank, ...

“I was very privileged to have been able to take the risk,” she says, reflecting on her unlikely leap into politics. “I don’t ...

Women presidents in Africa. ... In Mauritius, the world-renowned biologist Ameenah Gurib-Fakim in 2015 became the first woman elected to hold the largely ceremonial role in the archipelago.

Former Mauritius President, ... Women feed Africa. The question is, how do we empower the women who do so much? They need tools, financing and the means to transform what they already do.

Women parliamentarians can also serve as role models to encourage more women to get involved in politics. Low representation Over the past 50 years women’s lives have improved on a number of fronts.