How Mauritius Became Africa's Avant-Garde in Sustaining Peace

Abstract

This article investigates how Mauritius has been successful in sustaining peace since 2010. The Mauritian government's inclusive economic development and social security policies to combat poverty and marginalisation, both structural risk factors of violence in society, have been constitutive of a holistic approach that promotes United Nations (UN) pillars—inclusive development, human rights, and peace and security—essential to sustaining peace. This article argues that endogenous Mauritian initiatives, which predate the UN sustaining peace agenda, have generated durable peace, evidenced by the island state's constant position as the top African country on the Global Peace Index.

Keywords:

• Marshall Plan
• Mauritius
• sustaining peace
• Vision 2030
• whole-of-government
• whole-of-society