Protesters block roads and burn tyres in response to a police shooting of a 27-year-old woman.

Mauritius is extending a curfew for two more nights and tightening security after unrest sparked by police shooting a woman during protests over water shortages and the cost of living.

Mauritians gather in Port Louis, Mauritius, on October 20, 2026, following an announcement that the government would not extend a nightly curfew imposed since October 13. The prime minister's office said the decision followed a favorable evolution of the situation after weeks of unrest triggered by public outrage over the police shooting of 27-year-old Elodie Thomas on October 9 and ongoing water supply difficulties.

Mauritius shuttered schools and the country’s main business lobby group urged companies to allow staff to work from home on Tuesday after overnight unrest in the Indian Ocean island nation.

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A police sergeant is provisionally charged after Elodie Thomas, 27, was shot in a van in Camp-Levieux, Mauritius. She is in critical condition.

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The Mauritius nationwide curfew plan advanced on Friday, 16 October 2026. The Cabinet agreed to introduce a Police (Amendment) Bill in the National Assembly.

Public discontent unleashed a wave of unrest that spread across the island nation of 1.3 million and tapped into grievances ranging from high living costs to changes in social spending.