Coral reefs, seagrasses and mangroves make Mauritian waters extraordinarily rich in biodiversity. "There are very few such marine areas with such rich biodiversity left on the planet. An oil spill ...

Coral nurseries are planted near Pointe aux Feuilles, Mauritius, in July. LING XIN/XINHUA PORT LOUIS — Off the east coast of Mauritius in the Indian Ocean, not far from Pointe aux Feuilles ...

The captain and first officer of a ship that ran aground on coral reef in Mauritius have been found guilty of endangering safe navigation. The captain, Sunil Kumar Nandeshwar, admitted to drinking ...

Mauritius’s constitution protects fundamental rights and freedoms including freedom of the press, but Index on Censorship ...

Chagos, a cluster of more than 55 coral islands in the Indian Ocean, was initially administered as a British colony alongside Mauritius until 1965, when the U.K. carved it into the British Indian ...

Mauritius offers varied geography that includes dreamlike beaches, volcanic mountains, lagoons, and coral reefs. Le Morne Brabant, a UNESCO World Heritage Site, is an island icon, while Black ...