Category: News
Uganda wraps up violent and chaotic election campaign
Uganda is bracing for a charged vote next week after a campaign mired in disarray and violence, with President Yoweri Museveni accused of seeking to h [...]
Seychelles Tourism Board capitalizing on virtual opportunities to increase visibility for island nation
Maintaining a strong presence and visibility internationally remains a core marketing strategy for the Seychelles Tourism Board (STB) in 2021, where m [...]
Political leaders, followed by health care workers, to kick off Seychelles’ COVID -19 immunisation campaign on Sunday
Seychelles’ political leaders will kick off the COVID–19 immunisation campaign on the island nation this Sunday.
The Minister of Health told a press c [...]
Ghana army moves to quell parliament clash ahead of swearing-in
Ghanaian soldiers intervened in parliament to quell a clash between opposing parties in chaotic scenes overnight ahead of the body's swearing-in on Th [...]
US Congress certifies Biden win over Trump
Congress formally certified Joe Biden as the next US president on Thursday, dealing a hammer blow to Donald Trump whose supporters stormed the Capitol [...]
China’s Foreign Minister to stop in Seychelles on final leg of African tour
Seychelles’ Foreign Affairs Ministry has announced that the State Councilor and Foreign Minister of the People’s Republic of China, Wang Yi, will visi [...]
5 most-read news articles of 2020 for the Seychelles News Agency
The year 2020 brought about challenges globally and in Seychelles as the COVID-19 spread and dominated news at both international and local levels.
As [...]
WHO virus mission to China in disarray as entry denied
An expert mission to China to find the origins of the coronavirus pandemic stumbled before it even began, with the head of the World Health Organizati [...]
Import ban on balloons into Seychelles to take effect April 1
A ban on the importation of balloons by both businesses and individuals into Seychelles will take effect April 1, said a top official. Two months late [...]
New legislation expected to better protect Seychelles’ children against sexual assault
New legislation addressing sexual crimes against children is being proposed to update some of the "archaic" systems that currently exist in Seychelles [...]