Press Freedom: Economic Fragility Threatens Pluralism in Mauritius and Worldwide

According to Reporters Without Borders' 2025 World Press Freedom Index, the financial precariousness of media organizations is one of the main factors undermining press freedom.

Mauritius has improved its ranking by six places, now sitting at 51st, positioned between Mauritania and Ghana. However, this advancement remains fragile as the polarization of the media landscape intensifies against a backdrop of increasing economic pressures. In Port Louis, newspaper publishers are criticizing the poaching of...