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Elections in Africa often increase the possibility of civil unrest. Even in instances when the electoral process goes smoothly, the affected state will often experience some disruptions that could impact private-sector o...

Please find the latest edition of the OSAC Regional Analysis Bulletin (RAB). This week’s bulletin contains articles highlighting recent run-off presidential elections in Senegal, ongoing political tensions in Mauritius b...

On March 29, Mauritian President Anerood Jugnauth announced his intention to resign from the largely ceremonial role effective Saturday, April 1, marking the latest development in a longstanding political row between the...

More than 200 Muslims staged a protest in front of the Prime Minister’s Office in Port Louis. The group protested a court decision prohibiting a mosque from using loudspeakers for the call to prayer. The leader of an Ant...

An American student was the victim of sexual assault in the form of groping by a bus conductor in Port Louis. The victim reported the crime immediately to bus company and local police, but then began receiving harassing...

On April 6, members of a local Islamic movement staged an anti-U.S. demonstration outside U.S. Embassy Port Louis.

Special warnings are issued in response to extraordinary political threats to U.S. shipping, including war, terrorist threats and seizure and harassment of vessel by government authorities.

This is a report of criminal activity perpetrated against American citizens in Mauritius during the fourth quarter of 2004 as reported by the U.S. Embassy Port Louis.