Indian Ocean Express

Menaces sur la production électrique La production électrique de Maurice est sérieusement menacée par l’arrêt des opérations du terminal pétrolier de Fujaïrah (United Arab Emirates), where does the fuel oil go from for the Saint-Louis thermal power plants?, Fort Victoria and Fort George. All three units provide, ensemble, about 40% of the country's electricity. But at the beginning of March, a boat which was to transport the fuel which....

An enarque, former policeman, nouveau Premier ministre Mamitiana Rajaonarison a été nommé Premier ministre de Madagascar le 15 mars, a few days after the dismissal of his predecessor by the president of the Malagasy transition, Michaël Randrianirina. Aged 53, the new head of government is a former gendarme, from the same promotion of the Antsirabé Military Academy as the....

Air Seychelles sur Mahé-Paris La compagnie seychelloise a lancé le 20 mars un programme de trois vols hebdomadaires directs entre Mahé et Paris, planned with a 290-seat B787 Dreamliner belonging to Etihad Airways. This program is scheduled to last one month and could be renewed if the war in the Middle East continues to disrupt air connections passing through the hubs..

Froid diplomatique entre Maurice et les Maldives L’île Maurice a suspendu le 27 février ses relations diplomatiques avec les Maldives, who decided to no longer recognize Mauritian sovereignty over Chagos. In 2025, the archipelago, which is home to a major US military base in Diego Garcia, had been officially returned to Mauritius by the United Kingdom. But the finalization of this....

La zone franche installée pour cinq ans Inscrit dans la loi de programmation pour la refondation de Mayotte, the global free zone regime for the entire Mahorais territory came into force on March 3, 2026, with retroactive effect from January 1, for a period of five years. Companies from almost every sector, if they count less....

«M'safara», futur réseau de bus interurbain Début février, Mahorais were invited to vote online on the baptismal name of the future interurban bus network. They had to choose between four proposals. The result of the vote, in which nearly 2,500 people participated, was announced on February 17 during the plenary session of the assembly of....

Coopération entre le CEB et EDF Réunion Dans le sillage de la visite d’Emmanuel Macron en novembre dernier, energy cooperation is strengthening between Mauritius and France, via Reunion. EDF Réunion and the Central Electricity Board are now involved in a strategic partnership which notably provides technical assistance from Reunion specialists in carrying out diagnostics,...

La Russie envisage l’ouverture d’une ambassade Lors d’une conférence de presse donnée le 20 janvier dernier, Russian Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov took stock of his country's diplomatic progress in Africa. In 2025, Russia has opened three embassies on the continent – ​​in Niger, in Sierra Leone, and South Sudan. The...

Standard rating & Poor’s maintenue L’agence Standard & Poor’s Global Rating lifted the negative surveillance it had established in mid-October on Madagascar following the takeover of power by a junta. The risk of a payment default by the country then increased, but the return to calm has reassured the financiers. The country was able to honor the service of....

DS Automobiles, high end brand, aims to embody the art of French travel. New proof is given with the new DS No. 4, previewed by DS Automobiles Réunion on January 19. Long 4,40 m, large of 1,87 m and height of 1,49 m with antenna, DS No. 4 displays balanced proportions..