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Mauritius coy to acquire 26% stake in Nigerian electronic waste recycling agency
New National Star
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June 9, 2025
BY EMMANUEL OLUKOTUN A Mauritius-based private equity fund, uMunthu Investment Company, is ready to acquire a 26% stake in Hinkley Ewaste Recycling Limited, a top electronic waste recycler, in Nigeria. This was made public in a notice submitted to...
Mauritius investment firm to acquire 26% stake in Nigerian e-waste recycler Hinckley
Nairametrics
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June 9, 2025
uMunthu Investment Company II, a Mauritius-based private equity fund, is set to acquire a 26% stake in Hinckley Ewaste Recycling Limited, one of Nigeria’s leading electronic waste recyclers. The details of the deal were revealed in a notification...
Mauritius eyes growth and reform at API investment forum 2025
TravelDailyNews Asia-Pacific
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June 4, 2025
Mauritius sets strategic goals for sustainable investment, economic reform, and global appeal ahead of API Mauritius Property Investment Forum. PORT LOUIS, MAURITIUS – With a new government at the helm, Mauritius is setting its sights on economic...
Mauritius aims to halve budget deficit next fiscal year
Times LIVE
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June 6, 2025
Mauritius aims to halve its budget deficit to 4.9% of GDP in the fiscal year that starts in July, its prime minister said on Thursday, adding urgent changes were needed to improve the health of public finances. Prime Minister Navin Ramgoolam,...
From Lab Coats To Presidency: Meet The First Female President Of Mauritius
MENAFN
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June 14, 2025
(MENAFN- Khaleej Times) It's not often that one meets a global leader who can speak about molecular structures and macroeconomics, sustainability and leadership values in the same breath. Gracefully toggling between biodiversity and diplomacy,...
Culture Summit Africa 2025 to spotlight the people behind Africa’s culture-led companies
AfricaBusiness.com
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July 4, 2025
10–11 September 2025 | The Tryst, Johannesburg Hosted by Happy Sandpit www.culturesummit.co.za Culture Summit Africa 2025 will bring together over 100 leaders in HR, transformation, people strategy and leadership for a bold two-day event focused...
MARK ETHERIDGE: Ferguson strives to save our seas from choking pollution
BusinessLIVE
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She finally got to Easter Island in 2019, swimming nonstop for 19 hours around the Chilean territory in the Pacific Ocean, the first human to do so. There’s no doubting that seawater flows through Ferguson’s veins and such is her marine pedigree...
IUCN hosts IslandPlas workshop in Mauritius to help tackle…
IUCN
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Ébène, Mauritius, 09 June 2025 – The International Union for Conservation of Nature (IUCN) hosted the national IslandPlas inception workshop on April 24, 2025, in Ebène, Mauritius. The event gathered key stakeholders from Mauritius to help address...
From Kamla Susheila Persad-Bissessar to Kamala Harris: Indian-origin individuals who hold leadership positions in different countries
The Times of India
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July 4, 2025
In an increasingly interconnected world, Indian-origin individuals are making waves far beyond their ancestral homeland. Whether rising to prime ministerial posts in Europe, steering global corporations in Silicon Valley, or shaping foreign policy...
Oceans at Risk: Report Warns Global Fossil Fuel Expansion Threatens Marine Biodiversity
Inter Press Service
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June 9, 2025
Biodiversity, Climate Action, Climate Change, Conferences, Conservation, COP30, Economy & Trade, Editors' Choice, Europe, Featured, Global, Headlines, Natural Resources, Ocean Health, Sustainable Development Goals, TerraViva United Nations, Trade...
Ghana Rugby Eagles depart for Mauritius, Federation appeals for support ahead of Africa Men’s 7s
Graphic
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June 9, 2025
Ghana’s national rugby team, the Ghana Rugby Eagles, is departing Accra today for Mauritius to participate in the Rugby Africa Men’s 7s tournament, scheduled for June 21–22 at the Labourdonnais Sports Club. As the team embarks on its mission,...
Kingston University seals partnership with Polytechnics Mauritius Ltd to enhance higher technical education STEM pathways
Kingston Nub News
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June 9, 2025
Kingston University and Mauritian higher technical education provider Polytechnics Mauritius Ltd (PML) have formalised a new partnership designed to expand career development opportunities for students and staff from both institutions. The...
British Return of Chagos Islands to Mauritius Maintains Imperialist Control Over Military Base
News Ghana
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June 9, 2025
Sixty years of occupation of Diego Garcia will be preserved as the United States and the UK will continue to utilize this African islands territory to attack oppressed nations Geostrategic Analysis Another legal maneuver by the governments of the...
Spirit of Tasmania IV leaves the Port of Leith
Ships Monthly
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July 3, 2025
The roll-on/roll-off passenger ferry Spirit of Tasmania IV departed the Port of Leith on 30 June 2025 and started the 14,857-nautical-mile voyage to Hobart. She had been docked there since December 2024, having been delivered by her builders but...
The Sixth Edition Of The European Film Festival In Mauritius: 5 Dates, 5 Locations, 10 Films, 7 European Union (EU) Member States To Celebrate Europe Day!
MENAFN
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June 6, 2025
(MENAFN- African Press Organization) Download logo This sixth edition of the European Film Festival Mauritius, organised from 3 to 30 May 2025 to mark Europe Day and the 75th anniversary of the Schuman Declaration, featured films from seven EU...
Politics LIVE: 'Insult to injury!' British taxpayer cash used to 'pay off Mauritius's debts' as country BREAKS with Chagos deal
GB News
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June 6, 2025
Mauritius's Prime Minister bragged of using British taxpayers' cash to pay off his country's debts. The Indian Ocean nation signed Labour's multi-billion-pound Chagos Islands "surrender" deal just weeks ago - with Sir Keir Starmer hailing how it...
Ocean is our lifeline: Why climate change is drowning small island nations and threatening us all
Asianet Newsable
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June 5, 2025
For most people, the ocean is a place for vacations, Instagram-worthy sunsets, or seafood platters. But in reality, the ocean is a life-support system for both humans and marine life. It is deeply tied to the air we breathe, the climate we live...
Fury as Mauritius uses UK Chagos deal cash to pay for debts instead of indigenous resettlement
The Independent
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June 6, 2025
Your support helps us to tell the story From reproductive rights to climate change to Big Tech, The Independent is on the ground when the story is developing. Whether it's investigating the financials of Elon Musk's pro-Trump PAC or producing our...
France brings in new protective measures for outdoor workers...
Modern Ghana
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The heatwave that has hit Europe over the last week has seen temperatures in France top 40°C, and the country is joining Spain and Italy in implementing new measures to protect those working outdoors from the effects of the heat, as deaths are...
Gibraltar’s controversial Eastside marina development ‘is actually HELPING Spain’s beaches and restoring marine environment’
Olive Press
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June 6, 2025
GIBRALTAR’S Eastside development is actually repairing the health of beaches on the Spanish side of the border, according to the project’s main contractor. Darren McComb, who oversees construction of the £165 million luxury complex being built on...