Cabinet of Mauritius

Force in Play

Let the curfew lapse on 19 October; the National Assembly adopted its curfew amendment on 20 October

Mauritius lifted its overnight curfew on 19 October, and schools and roads reopened. Protests over water shortages and living costs had started on 7 October; the shooting of 27-year-old Elodie Thomas at a Camp-Levieux roadblock two nights later turned them violent.

Updated Oct 29