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Seychelles ranked top in Africa on Yale’s Environmental Performance Index
Seychelles is ranked first in Africa on the Environmental Performance Index 2020, scoring high marks in the protection of biodiversity.
The archipelag [...]
Seychelles tightens regulations for fishing crews after new cases of COVID-19
West African crew members joining a French fishing fleet operating in the Seychelles’ waters will make crew changes via another Indian Ocean-bas [...]
Millions under new Australia lockdown as global virus cases soar
Millions in Australia's second-biggest city went into lockdown Thursday to battle another coronavirus outbreak, as spikes across the world added to th [...]
Kenya, US launch talks on free trade agreement
Kenya on Wednesday launched talks to seal a free trade agreement with the United States which it hopes will transform its economy, despite criticism i [...]
6 Seychellois with loose connection to Spanish fleet test positive for COVID-19
Six Seychellois citizens who work with one of the ground agents of the Spanish fishing fleet operating in the Seychelles’ waters have tested pos [...]
Air Seychelles plans special flights to five cities in India
Air Seychelles plans to extend its special flights to five cities in India, the airline said on Wednesday.
The airline said in a communique that [...]
Brazil’s president contracts virus as US starts WHO withdrawal
Brazilian President Jair Bolsonaro has tested positive for the coronavirus after months of downplaying the dangers of the disease, as the United State [...]
United Seychelles to announce vice president candidate at Aug. 1 congress
The Seychelles’ ruling party, United Seychelles, will announce its vice-presidential candidate during its annual congress on August 1, said a pa [...]
Pandemic may push 50 million Africans into extreme poverty: AfDB
Nearly 50 million Africans could be driven into extreme poverty in the economic fallout of the coronavirus pandemic, the African Development Bank (AfD [...]
13 more sailors in Seychelles have COVID; warning given on social gatherings
Another 13 seafarers on the Spanish fishing fleet in the Seychelles’ waters have tested positive for COVID-19, bringing the total positive cases [...]