Seychelles remains a country that will always advocate for peace and prosperity in the world, and will not take sides in any conflict, according to the foreign affairs and tourism minister, Sylvestre Radegonde. He said in an interview with the media on Friday during the annual diplomatic cocktail at the Laila Resort, Anse Royale, that [...]
Brazil criticized the "paralysis" of the UN Security Council on the wars in Gaza and Ukraine as it opened a G20 meeting Wednesday where the international community's deep divisions were on display. The outlook is bleak for progress on the thorny agenda of conflicts and crises gripping the planet as foreign ministers from the world's [...]
Seychelles got a "narrowed" rating for 2023 from the CIVICUS Monitor, a global civil society alliance, and the chief executive of Citizens Engagement Platform Seychelles (CEPS) said the country has not done too badly. The latest CIVICUS Monitor country rating update, which came out in December 2023, indicates when civil society faces an increasingly hostile [...]
The wetland sanctuary of the Nature Seychelles located at Roche Caiman is in need of funds following an incident in December where the place was flooded due to heavy rains and high tides, said a top official. The flood damaged most of the boardwalks available for visitors at the sanctuary and the chief executive of [...]
US President Joe Biden called his Russian counterpart Vladimir Putin a "crazy SOB" at a reelection fundraising event, earning a sarcastic response Thursday from the Kremlin leader. Biden, 81, has regularly had harsh words for Putin since Moscow's invasion of neighboring Ukraine two years ago, including calling him a "butcher" and a "war criminal." And [...]
A bill for the 11th amendment to the Constitution of Seychelles pertaining to elections and presidential immunity will be presented to the National Assembly this year, said President Wavel Ramkalawan in his State of the Nation Address on Thursday. Ramkalwan started his address by saying that the State of the Nation Address "is a moment to [...]
The Beau Vallon Promenade project in the north of Mahe, Seychelles' main island, will begin on Thursday, February 22, with the felling of several trees in the area, in the first phase, to make space for the planned development. The development spearheaded by the government and financed by the construction company Laxmanbhai will give a facelift to [...]
Citizens Engagement Platform Seychelles (CEPS) will join the rest of the world to celebrate non -governmental organisations (NGOs) on a bigger scale this year. The chief executive of CEPS, Alvin Laurence, revealed week-long activities to the media in a press conference on Wednesday under the theme "Building a sustainable future." He said, "We are holding this week to showcase the [...]
A new outbreak of unrest in northern Mozambique, scene of a jihadist insurgency, has forced thousands to flee their homes, according to UN figures and sources in Cabo Delgado province. An alert from the UN migration agency IOM said recent attacks in the Macomia, Chiure and Mecufi districts had displaced 13,088 people -- most of [...]
After two years of war in Ukraine, there is no prospect of negotiations to find a breakthrough as Russian President Vladimir Putin, emboldened by the erosion of Western support for Kyiv, girds for a long conflict. 2024 will be another year of war because Ukraine is determined to keep on fighting to recapture territory, while [...]
