Category: News
Seychelles sends condolences to India following glacier and dam disaster
Seychelles' President Wavel Ramkalawan has sent a message of condolence to Narendra Modi, Prime Minister of India, for the loss of lives as a result o [...]
China grants Seychelles $6.2 million for new projects
Seychelles has received a grant of SCR132 million ($6.2 million) from the Chinese government to finance projects that the two governments will do in c [...]
India glacier disaster leaves 26 dead, workers hunt for survivors
Emergency workers in India on Monday raced against time to dig through mud and rocks choking a Himalayan tunnel after a devastating flash flood -- tho [...]
Seychellois convicted of trafficking in persons for defrauding 3 Bangladeshi labourers
The Seychelles' Supreme Court has convicted a Seychellois for trafficking in persons after he was found guilty of defrauding three foreign nationals a [...]
Somali opposition leaders ‘no longer recognise president’
Somalia's opposition leaders have announced that they no longer recognise President Mohamed Abdullahi Mohamed, after his term expired without a politi [...]
Poverty rate in Seychelles had been dropping before COVID-19 hit, study shows
The poverty rate in Seychelles had been on the right track before the island nation's tourism industry was crippled by COVID-19, a new study shows.
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AU leader Faki secures second 4-year term at summit focused on Covid
Chad's former prime minister Moussa Faki Mahamat on Saturday won a second term as head of the African Union's executive body at the opening of a two-d [...]
Study finds 2 new flowering plant species in Seychelles
Two new endemic species of ‘Craterispermum’ — known in Seychelles as ‘Bwa dou’ — have been revealed by the Seychelles National Herbarium.
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African leaders to tackle Covid, conflict at virtual summit
African leaders will open a two-day virtual summit Saturday to discuss the continent's Covid-19 response as well as security issues that have been ove [...]
Photo competition nets huge harvest of Seychelles’ flora and fauna
Over 5,000 new flora and fauna have been recorded and added to the Seychelles' biodiversity database through a photo competition organised by the Plan [...]