Author: Seychelles News Agency
$ 6.6 million allocated for biodiversity, climate change projects in Seychelles
New projects in Seychelles addressing priority areas in biodiversity, land degradation and climate change mitigation will be considered for funding un [...]
Kim must make ‘meaningful’ gesture to see sanctions ease: Trump
North Korean leader Kim Jong Un must make a "meaningful" gesture if he wants to see sanctions lifted, US President Donald Trump said Wednesday ahead o [...]
Burundi urges summit over troop drawdown plan in Somalia
The presidents of Burundi and Somalia on Tuesday called for an urgent summit to discuss the contested withdrawal of 1,000 Burundian troops from Somali [...]
Seychelles Ports Authority aims to minimise congestion during expansion work
The Seychelles Ports Authority is working with port users on new measures to reduce congestion at Port Victoria when expansion work starts next year, [...]
Seychelles’ long relationship with cinnamon summarised in 6 historical facts
Cinnamon: warm, spicy and aromatic. It's one of the world’s most-used spices. Renowned for its bark and used as an essential oil, it is used as medici [...]
Semenya says gender rules ‘do not empower anyone’
Double Olympic 800 metres champion Caster Semenya said Tuesday that proposed rules that would oblige her to lower her testosterone levels "do not empo [...]
Uganda’s ruling party endorses Museveni for sixth-term run
Uganda's ruling party has endorsed President Yoweri Museveni, 74, as its candidate in 2021 elections, which could see him seek a sixth term in office, [...]
Commonwealth’s role in good governance, human rights part of discussion with Seychelles’ president
The importance of the Commonwealth to ensuring good governance and the respect of human rights was the focus of discussions between the Seychelles’ Pr [...]
New policy to guide how Seychelles’ genetic resources can be used by researchers, businesses
Seychelles has launched a policy that will guide how researchers and foreign institutions can access the country’s genetic resources and the local kno [...]
UN urges India, Pakistan to take immediate steps to defuse tensions
UN Secretary General Antonio Guterres on Tuesday called on India and Pakistan to take immediate steps to defuse tensions and offered to help broker a [...]