Category: News
India and France hold biggest naval exercises — with one eye on China
With the aircraft carrier Charles de Gaulle at the centre, France and India on Friday stepped up their biggest naval exercises as the Indian Ocean's s [...]
Discovery of new paradise flycatcher nest lifts spirits of those protecting Seychelles’ critically endangered bird
The discovery of a new nest of the Seychelles’ critically endangered bird, the paradise flycatcher, in an unusual tree is a positive sign that the spe [...]
UN kicks off major climate change effort
UN Secretary-General Antonio Guterres calls it the defining issue of our time: climate change is moving to the center stage at the United Nations, thr [...]
Seychelles studying rules to govern mobile money, cryptocurrency, internet banking
Seychelles expects to have a national strategy that will guide the implementation of financial technology by the end of the year, said a top official [...]
Seychelles hosts regional African island states to examine Blue Economy ahead of UN climate change summit
Representatives from Seychelles and other African states shared experiences and identified challenges and opportunities in the Blue Economy in a regio [...]
Anti-Boko Haram militia frees 900 children in Nigeria: UN
Nearly 900 children held by a pro-government militia force fighting Boko Haram insurgents in northeastern Nigeria were freed on Friday, the UN said.
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ANC win closely-watched South Africa poll with absolute majority
South African President Cyril Ramaphosa's ruling ANC won re-election on Friday with an absolute majority in parliament, results showed, but with dimin [...]
Seychelles’ Supreme Court refers case between President, speaker on salary dispute to Constitutional Court
The Seychelles’ Supreme Court on Friday ruled that the case brought by President Danny Faure against the Speaker of the National Assembly will be refe [...]
Seychelles’ men face steep climb vs. Botswana in African football tourney Saturday
The Seychelles’ national football team will face Botswana in the African nation’s championship (CHAN) at Stad Linite on Saturday.
The Seychelles Pirat [...]
Goal of Truth, Reconciliation Commission is national unity, not a witch-hunt, says Attorney General
The members of the newly set up Truth, Reconciliation and National Unity commission in Seychelles were sworn in at State House in Victoria on Thursday [...]