Mauritius has lifted a nighttime curfew that was imposed last week amid a rare wave of violent demonstrations. The government announced on Monday that the “favourable evolution of the situation” had allowed the end of the curfew. The protests on the Indian Ocean archipelago began last week over water shortages and the rising cost of living, but violence exploded after a police officer shot and seriously wounded a woman on Saturday.
Roads are open, all schools have reopened with classes running as usual, and daily life is back on track,” the Mauritius Tours tourism operator confirmed on its website. The unrest saw at least 188 people arrested on charges including looting, arson, damage to police stations, and possession of explosives in the following days. The police officer who shot the woman in the neck has been arrested and brought to court, authorities said.
The island nation of Mauritius is usually viewed as a model of stability and prosperity in Africa. The last major unrest was in 1999, when a renowned singer died in police custody. However, the unrest provoked a British government update of its travel advice, which urged people travelling to the popular holiday destination to take care.
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