Category: News
Nigeria Islamic police destroy nearly 4 mn beers
Religious police in northern Nigeria's city of Kano have destroyed nearly four milllion bottles of beer, on grounds that sale and consumption of alco [...]
Libya PM rejects attempted ouster by parliament
Libya's interim Prime Minister Abdelhamid Dbeibah on Tuesday defied attempts by parliament to replace him, setting up a potential showdown between hi [...]
Seychelles’ Central Bank unwinding COVID support measures
The Central Bank of Seychelles (CBS) has begun removing policies and measures put in place in 2020 to assist businesses affected by the COVID-19 pand [...]
After 20 years at Ralph Lauren, top exec returns to Seychelles to head postal services
The Seychelles Postal Services (SPS) has a new chief executive, Mariella Buisson, who was appointed by President Wavel Ramkalawan recently.
Buisson, [...]
Madagascar cyclone toll rises to 92 amid calls for aid
The death toll from Tropical Cyclone Batsirai has risen to 92 in Madagascar, authorities said Wednesday, as humanitarian organisations ramped up aid [...]
3 drug mules arrested in Seychelles since Jan. – 2 Ugandans and a Tanzanian national
Authorities in Seychelles have arrested three persons arriving into the country in possession of controlled drugs since the beginning of the year, th [...]
DR Congo govt alleges ‘actions against national security’
Investigators in the Democratic Republic of Congo have uncovered "serious indications of actions against state security", the government said Tuesday [...]
Seychelles and Mauritius agree on new terms for sustainable fishing
Seychelles and Mauritius have extended an existing bilateral fisheries agreement for 60 days that will see the increase in license fees and a new env [...]
Blinken heads to Asia as Ukraine crisis boils
US Secretary of State Antony Blinken headed for the Asia-Pacific on Tuesday aiming to shore up regional partnerships in the face of an expansive Chin [...]
Mauritius to lead ‘historic’ trip to contested islands: PM
The prime minister of Mauritius announced on Monday a "historic visit" by a research vessel to the disputed Chagos Islands, an archipelago it claims [...]