Substantial protests against the government. Opposition leader Arvin Bollel says democracy doesn’t work in the country. On 2/6, the Foreign Minister was forced to resign on corruption charges.

Commerce minister steps down after allegations that he has obstructed investigation into the death of Militant Socialist Movement (MSM) leader Soopramanien Kistnen in 2020.

Foreign minister resigns office and party affiliation with the MSM, citing irreconcilable differences with the government of the MSM.

Mauritius says it is free of the COVID-19 virus.

AU orders UK to end “colonial administration” of Chagos Islands in the Indian Ocean. A February opinion by a UN court said the islands belong to Mauritius.

Final election results give the Militant Socialist Movement (MSM) wins 38 of 62 seats in parliament, assuring Jugnauth another five-year term as prime minister. The Labor Party wins 13 and the Mauritian Militant Movement 9.

Parliamentary elections in Mauritius. It is the first election during Prime Minister Pravind Jugnauth’s term. He was appointed after his father retirement in 2017. The two main opponents are Navin Ramgoolam and Paul Berenger, who accuse Jugnauth of nepotism and misuse of public funds. However, Mauritius has become one of Africa’s richest nations from tourism and the financial sectors. Jugnauth has also introduced a minimum wage.

Legislative elections scheduled for 11/7. Prime Minister Pravind Kumar Jugnauth dissolves the National Assembly. There are seventy seats in the Assembly.

UN court orders UK to return Chagos Islands to Mauritius. The UK had taken the islands from Mauritius before independence in 1968 and evicted all the inhabitants so that a military base could be cconstructed on Diego Garica, the largest of the islands. The base is now leased to the US, for whom it is a key base for military operations in the Middle East.