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Official: Visitors to Seychelles must follow anti-COVID rules when nation re-opens Aug. 1
Visitors to Seychelles must follow a set of regulations before their arrival and during their stay to ensure safe health during the COVID-19 pandemic, [...]
US ‘looking at’ banning TikTok and other Chinese apps: Pompeo
Secretary of State Mike Pompeo has said the US is "looking at" banning Chinese social media apps, including TikTok, over allegations Beijing is using [...]
Kenya to emerge from virus lockdown, resume international flights
Kenyan President Uhuru Kenyatta on Monday announced a "phased reopening" of the country, with the resumption of international flights from August 1 as [...]
400 people — Seychellois and foreigners — have lost jobs in tourism downturn
Nearly 230 Seychellois and more than 170 foreigners in the tourism sector in Seychelles have lost their jobs due to the economic downturn as a result [...]
Madagascar re-imposes lockdown amid surge in virus cases
Madagascar has placed its capital Antananarivo under a fresh lockdown following a new surge in coronavirus infections, two months after the restrictio [...]
India becomes third hardest-hit country for virus cases
India announced Monday that it has nearly 700,000 coronavirus cases, taking it past Russia to become the third-hardest-hit nation in the global pandem [...]
Trust fund to help women in Seychelles start business initiatives during COVID slowdown
Faced with dwindling economic activities due to the COVID-19 pandemic, more women in Seychelles are being encouraged to try a new business venture tha [...]
Virus sours July 4 celebrations in US as Mexico cases soar
A surge in coronavirus cases sapped the fun out of July 4 celebrations in the United States as the pandemic also accelerated through neighboring Mexic [...]
New reggae bar will soon infuse Seychelles’ La Digue island with spirit of Bob Marley
Reggae lovers in Seychelles' La Digue island will soon be able to enjoy food, music and a drink at the country's first reggae bar.
Owned by couple Eth [...]
Ethiopian PM says singer’s death part of plot to sow unrest
Ethiopian Prime Minister Abiy Ahmed said Friday that the killing of a popular singer, and subsequent violence that has left nearly 100 dead this week, [...]