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Recent news and information relating to Mauritius and Australia.
Request for Invitation for Bids – 28 September 2017
Find below the link to the latest round of Invitations for Bids in various Ministries/Departments in the Government of Mauritius. This request includes requests from: Ministry of Health and Quality of Life Ministry of Public Infrastructure and Road Transport Road...
Request for Invitation for Bids – 13 September 2017
Find below the link to the latest round of Invitations for Bids in various Ministries/Departments in the Government of Mauritius. This request includes requests from: Ministry of Health and Quality of Life Ministry of Public Infrastructure and Road Transport Road...
Request for Invitation for Bids – 12 September 2017
Find below the link to the latest round of Invitations for Bids in various Ministries /Departments in the Government of Mauritius. This request includes requests from: Ministry of Health and Quality of Life Download: Request for Invitations for...
Event: Africa Down Under Conference 6-8 September 2017
Now in its 15th year, the Africa Down Under (ADU) Conference was created to raise awareness of Australia’s interests in African mining and energy. Over that period, the conference has grown into the largest African mining-focused event outside of the continent itself,...
Mauritius Metro Express Project Contract Awarded
An Rs 18.8 billion contract to design and construct the Metro Express Project in Mauritius has been signed between the government and Larsen & Toubro... Read more...
Mauritius to Host Third Edition of the UNESCO-Merck Africa Research Summit
Mauritius will host the third edition of the UNESCO-MERCK Africa Research Summit in November 2017. The summit will serve as a platform for deliberation on research being undertaken to deal with and prevent cancer...Read more...
Mauritius: Leading Experts Share Latest Insights On Management, Prevention and Control of Diabetes
Some 200 leading experts in the field of diabetes gathered from 28 to 30 July 2017 at the Intercontinental Mauritius Resort in Balaclava for a three-day International Conference on diabetes and associated diseases...Read more...
Australia is the First State in the Asia-Pacific Region to Sign the Mauritius Convention
On 18 July 2017, Australia became the first state in the Asia-Pacific region to sign the United Nations Convention on Transparency in Treaty-based Investor-State Arbitration, also known as the Mauritius Convention...Read more...
Australia’s High Commissioner to Mauritius Appointed
Australia’s Minister for Foreign Affairs, Hon. Julie Bishop has announced the appointment of Ms Jenny Dee as Australia’s High Commissioner to Mauritius. This is contained in a press release issued from the Australian Department of Foreign Affairs and Trade...Read more...
Naval Power: Mauritius Looks to Perth Base for Renewable Energy Solutions
First to be threatened by climate change, island nations want renewable energy, even if it costs them more. Peering across from the other side of the Indian Ocean, the Mauritian government is not gathering intelligence on Australia’s military power, however – but...