Ameenah Gurib-Fakim

Exclusive: Mauritius’ First Female President on Why We Need Science Diplomacy to Address Major Challenges

By Stella Paul
If we want to address the great challenges this world is facing, we have to factor in science into all our narratives, according to Dr. Ameenah Gurib-Fakim, the first woman president of Mauritius and renowned biodiversity scientist.

“The Ocean Is Not a Dumping Ground”

By Nasseem Ackbarally
An internationally renowned scientist, Ameenah Gurib-Fakim became Mauritius’s sixth president on June 5, 2015 – and one of the few Muslim women heads of state in the world.


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