Mauritius lifts curfew imposed amid wave of violent protests

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. “The curfew currently in effect will not be extended, effective today,” the office of Prime Minister Navin Ramgoolam said in a statement. “The last curfew ended at 4:30am on Monday 19 October, and it has not been extended.