Author: Seychelles News Agency
Stigma, blame means African women wary to say #MeToo
The #MeToo campaign has given mostly Western women confidence to speak up about violence at the hands of men, but in Africa women say stigma and victi [...]
Agreement between Air Seychelles and Air India gives travellers more connections
Air Seychelles and Air India are now offering travellers enhanced connections on their respective networks following the signing of a codeshare agreem [...]
Seychelles’ top court hears case of alleged sex attack at hotel against Russian travel writer
The Seychelles Supreme Court has begun hearing evidence in the case of a Mauritian man charged with sexual abuse for an alleged attack against a Russi [...]
Hunger and fighting persist despite ‘peace’ in South Sudan
South Sudan's warring leaders signed another peace deal last month, but while the political elites prepare to carve up power once again, hunger and fi [...]
Seychelles’ ambassadors, assembled on home turf, say climate change, poverty reduction are key issues
Climate change, the Blue Economy and poverty reduction are three important issues for Seychelles' foreign policy interactions, said the island nation' [...]
German tourist drowns on Seychelles’ La Digue Island
The police in Seychelles say that a German man died, presumably by drowning, on Wednesday afternoon on La Digue Island.
The incident happened at Pe [...]
UN Security Council heads to DR Congo ahead of polls
The UN Security Council is heading to the Democratic Republic of Congo this week ahead of December elections, amid tensions between Congolese authorit [...]
5 Seychellois families who found relatives in Reunion thanks to a genealogy group
The first settlement in Seychelles can be traced back to 1770 when the islands’ first habitants settled on St Anne Island. The group included the Fren [...]
Indonesia quake kids traumatised as rescuers race against clock
Many children have been separated from their families and are "in shock and traumatised" following Indonesia's devastating quake-tsunami, aid workers [...]
New book — National Botanical Garden of Seychelles — offers insights on tropical plants
Visitors to the Seychelles Botanical Gardens can now gain a better insight into the plant community of the garden thanks to a newly published guideboo [...]