PORT LOUIS, Mauritius (RNS) -- Fear of losing one's job or being ridiculed by friends and family often pushes transgender people to hide their feelings and identities on the African island nation.

PORT LOUIS (Reuters) - Mauritius appointed Ameenah Firdaus Gurib-Fakim as its first woman president on Thursday after her predecessor stepped down from the the ceremonial position last week. "It is ...

Port-Louis — "We have had enough of the training given to us in cooking, sewing and household works... We now have another dream: of participating actively in the development of our island at decision ...

Juliette François, Director of Prevention, Information et Lutte contre le SIDA (PILS), (Prevention, Information and fight against HIV/AIDS), the only Mauritian Non Governmental Organisation which ...

The Junior Minister of Finance, Mr Dhaneswar Damry, met with representatives of women entrepreneurs and associations, this afternoon, in Port-Louis, to discuss the way forward in the context of the ...

- "Violence against women is a grave violation of human rights and yet it is still widespread across the world. The perception that harassment or being violent towards women is normal and acceptable ...

Full house this Sunday morning at LPT Hall, GRNW. The MLF was holding a Round Table to “take stock of the situation of Mauritius in crisis”. At least 70 to 80 representatives of women’s associations ...

PORT LOUIS, MauritiusPORT LOUIS, Mauritius — Court officials in Mauritius say the trial of two men charged with murdering a honeymooning Irish woman is set to begin Tuesday. Michaela Harte’s body was ...

The Union Budget contains details about the estimated receipts and the expenditure of the government for a particular fiscal year. The Budget is allotted for the upcoming fiscal year, which runs from ...