Category: News
Comoros opposition rejects reform referendum ‘farce’
Opposition groups in Comoros on Wednesday dismissed the results of a referendum that allowed President Azali Assoumani to run for another term as a "f [...]
Seychelles approves first Committee on Truth, Reconciliation and National Unity
The National Assembly has approved a bill that will set up a commission to provide the public with the opportunity to settle past political divisions [...]
DR Congo ex-warlord Bemba returns home to mount election challenge
After more than 11 years abroad -- a decade of it behind bars -- former DR Congo warlord Jean-Pierre Bemba made a triumphant return home on Wednesday [...]
Opposition protests as ZANU-PF wins Zimbabwe parliament
Zimbabwe's ruling ZANU-PF party won the most seats in parliament, official results showed Wednesday, as the opposition MDC protested against alleged w [...]
Blue economy, climate change top the agenda between Seychelles, New Zealand.
Seychelles and New Zealand, both members of the Commonwealth, will cooperate in the fields of economic relations, the blue economy, and climate change [...]
Companies in Seychelles aim to cut use of fossil fuels in new initiative
More than two dozen executives from Seychelles whose companies spend heavily on energy produced from imported fossil fuels have joined state officials [...]
Comoros president wins controversial vote extending his powers
Voters in Comoros overwhelmingly backed controversial constitutional reforms that would allow President Azali Assoumani to run for another term, an el [...]
Grace Mugabe immunity unconstitutional: S.Africa court
A South African court ruled Monday that former Zimbabwean first lady Grace Mugabe did not have diplomatic immunity when she allegedly beat a young wom [...]
Poland plans to open honorary consulate in Seychelles
Poland plans to open an honorary consulate in Seychelles, the newly accredited Polish ambassador to the island nation told President Danny Faure on Tu [...]
Four million in Indian state risk losing citizenship
India on Monday effectively stripped four million people in Assam of citizenship, sparking fears of mass deportations of Muslims from the northeastern [...]