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Mauritius President Ameenah Gurib-Fakim has resigned after being embroiled in a scandal over the use of a credit card to buy luxury personal items. According to local media, Gurib-Fakim’s lawyer said, she will leave office on 23rd of this month.
It has been alleged that Gurib-Fakim made personal purchases, buying jewellery and clothing using a credit card provided by London-based Planet Earth Institute.
Africa’s only female head of the state, Gurib-Fakim is an internationally renowned scientist and biologist.