2024 in Mauritius
Events in the year 2024 in Mauritius.
Incumbents
[edit]Events
[edit]- 15 January: Cyclone Belal hits Mauritius, causing floods.[3]
- 3 October: The United Kingdom agrees to relinquish sovereignty over the Chagos Archipelago to Mauritius in exchange for the UK and the United States retaining control over their joint military base in Diego Garcia.[4]
- 1 November: The government blocks access to social media until 11 November, citing issues of public safety and threats to national security.[5] The ban is lifted on 2 November following public uproar.[6]
Scheduled
[edit]- 10 November: 2024 Mauritian general election[7]
References
[edit]- ^ Arora, Sumit. "Pritivirajsing Roopun elected as new President of Mauritius by parliament". Archived from the original on 2021-06-03. Retrieved 2019-12-04.
- ^ Jean Paul Arouff. "Mauritius elects incumbent PM for five-year term". www.nasdaq.com. Retrieved 8 November 2019.
- ^ "Cyclone Belal: Flooding as storm hits Réunion and heads for Mauritius". BBC News. 2024-01-15. Retrieved 2024-01-16.
- ^ "UK will give sovereignty of Chagos Islands to Mauritius". BBC News. 2024-10-03. Retrieved 2024-10-03.
- ^ "Mauritius govt bans access to social media ahead of parliamentary polls". Africanews. 2024-11-01. Retrieved 2024-11-01.
- ^ "Mauritius reverses decision to block access to social media". Africanews. 2024-11-05. Retrieved 2024-11-05.
- ^ "Mauritius to hold legislative election on November 10". France 24. 4 October 2024. Retrieved 5 October 2024.
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